Sewing knit tunics with the Tabula Rasa Knit (TRK) pattern has become a bit of a passion for me. The only thing I like better than designing and sewing tunics is wearing them. It has become one of my go to looks. I was inspired by Nancy Penzi of Grand…
Fabric shopping and museum hopping were on the agenda recently when Carrie and I took a trip to NYC. We got most of our errands out of the way on the first day so we could spend our second day at the museums. There are so many excellent exhibits in…
Getting away from the usual daily grind with passionate sewing friends old and new is such a great way to move your sewing to a new level. It can seem overwhelming to get all that equipment packed up and into the car, but the dedicated attention to your sewing goals…
Sewing up a beach cover up seems like an old fashioned activity. In fact, the vintage beach coat patterns I pinned to my Pinterest page while designing this Rain or Shine Variation (RSV) of the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) were so inspiring. I do think that a beach cover up…
Ready to sew up some really fun new variations for your Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ)? Then these Rain or Shine Variations are just for you. They are so irresistible! Here is a closer look at this jam-packed variation pattern. Our first idea for naming these TRJs was “Center Front Variations”…
Since you follow us by reading this blog you know that we have been working on the Rain or Shine Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket for a while. If you visited our booth at one of our spring shows, you were even teased with some fabulous samples made from…
The seasons are changing, so all of a sudden my unlined summer Tabula Rasa Jackets (TRJ) are coming out of the closet. Just like summer pants fabrics, the fabrics I choose to sew for summer tops are light weight and washable. So, their engineering needs to be washing machine safe too. Today…
We buy fabric for all sorts of reasons: it is a great print, or the perfect color, has the right drape, is the perfect fiber combination, will fill a hole in our wardrobe, will bliss the heart. Now I will confess that I also buy fabric to match an…
What are some good sources for pants fabric? This question came from one of you and it seemed timely to think about summer pants fabric in particular. Summer is fast approaching here in the northeast, so light weight pants are on my mind. I feel fortunate that I do not…
Every time I approach a group of fabrics destined to be a Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ), I consider both the design and the engineering. It is easy to dream up a pieced front and back for a jacket, but it is quite another thing to stitch it together into a…
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