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Author: Rae Cumbie

Posted on September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Geisha Jacket – The Appliqués

The foundation pieced Tabula Rasa Jacket I started on Labor Day features four appliqués cut from a Japanese scarf.  Today we will look at the creation of these appliquéd sections as a follow up to the Sewing Play on Labor Day post about the jacket’s design and fabric placement.  … 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Technique
Posted on September 15, 2015October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Interfacing—Now There Are Four

Fusible interfacing is such an important tool for sewers. I keep several different types in the studio and use them to provide support in most of my garments. Interfacing is particularly important when I am pushing the limits of a fabric. Here is a case in point. I made the above Tabula Rasa… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Jackets
Posted on September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Sewing Play on Labor Day

As I am sure you know by now, I love to sew and I love to collect fabric.  One of my collections has been on my “wish I had time to sew” list for several years.  It is a group of deliciously drapey blue and taupe fabrics destined to become… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on August 25, 2015December 3, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 6 Comments

Underlining Pants

Underlining is a couture technique that offers a number of benefits to careful garment sewers.  When you underline, a second layer of fabric is hand basted to your fashion fabric to provide support or to change the fabric’s nature.  Today we will consider underlining pants.   I mentioned this briefly… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Pants, Technique
Posted on August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Quilted Jackets for the Fall

The quilted Tabula Rasa Jackets in my closet are real favorites when the weather is cool and crisp.  Deep in the “dog days” of a Baltimore summer, I am wishing for fall weather and thinking about designing clothes to freshen up my fall wardrobe.  When this urge to sew for… 

Categories: Design, Events, Helpful Hints, Jackets, Quilting
Posted on August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 8 Comments

Scrap Happy Knit Tee

In the spring, after we had finished cutting and assembling our knit bundles, there were a few small pieces left over.  We could not throw them away, so they went into the bucket for small knits.  Usually these scraps become contrasting neck bindings, pockets or yokes.  One colorful floral piece… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Knits
Posted on July 28, 2015July 31, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

White Pants

In the heat of the summer, nothing makes you look cooler than white pants.  I save my ankle length white Eureka! Pants that Fit for the hottest days. Even though they are lined, they look and feel cool.  But beware, white fabric requires special attention in the planning and sewing… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Pants
Posted on July 21, 2015July 23, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

White Shirt – With A Twist, Part 2

Last week’s post outlined the creative process I used to plan my new white shirt and prepare to stencil the shirt using Paint Sticks. Here is the rest of the story and the finished Tabula Rasa Jacket with the Shirt Variations! To get started, I cleaned off my dining room table,… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Shirts, Surface Design
Posted on July 14, 2015July 23, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

A White Shirt – With A Twist

Last winter, when I was making note of the 2015 spring and summer fashion trends, the omnipresence of the white shirt on the pages of the fashion magazine caught my eye.  While I am not a slave to fashion, I realized that a new white shirt would be an excellent… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Shirts, Surface Design, Technique
Posted on July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

See Something New This Summer

Summertime is the perfect time to break from your routine and visit an exhibit to expand your horizon.  There are so many wonderful local, regional, national and international exhibits available at museums large and small.  Hopefully there is one near you that will expand your vision and creatively inform your… 

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