It is time to settle on the design for my Tabula Rasa Jacket embellished with painted squares. Last week I shared with you about the painting process and this week we will consider some design options. The squares have been heat set and fused to the light fusible web so…
Author: Rae Cumbie
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – Inspiring Play on Labor Day
On Labor Day it seems appropriate to take a break from work for an enjoyable diversion. When your work and your favorite hobby converge, as mine do, and your studio is in your home, this can be a challenge. But yesterday I devised an excellent diversion — playing with Shiva…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Fabric for Fitting Pants
Teaching weekend pants classes is one of my passions; each time I teach pants I meet new sewing friends who want to begin their Eureka! Pants that Fit journey with Fit for Art. This past weekend I was in East Berlin, PA at The Manning’s Handweaving Center helping 9 wonderful…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Transitional Shirts with Button Frame Details
We are sewing a lot of button frames these days since one of the design extra’s in our Shirt Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket is button frames. If you have some fun cottons in your stash consider stitching them into a lovely transitional shirt. This is an excellent variation…
Meet the Tabula Rasa Knits
Our winter, spring and summer sewing was great fun this year because we were using our Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic patterns. It is so easy to stitch up these two great square armhole knit tops! Plan to make several because the more knits you sew, the easier it is to…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – “Normcore” Contemporary Wardrobe Basics
All week I have been preparing for our trip to the American Sewing Guild’s Annual Conference in St. Louis July 24-27. Including travel time, we will be gone 7 days. That’s a lot of outfits to put together, ranging from car travel comfort to fashion show ensembles. The core of…
Sew! Lets get dressed – Reading Directions
Fit for Art Patterns is having a very busy summer as we finish up a new Tabula Rasa Jacket Variation and a new Tabula Rasa Pattern. We love the name Tabula Rasa, which is Latin for blank or erasable slate. Our patterns offer a great fit and a variety of…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Drawstring Pants and Memories
Make some drawstring Eureka! Pants that Fit to use for sleeping, lounging or a swim suit cover up. I made a sample pair over the 4th of July weekend to use in an upcoming class. I like to make samples for a particular person so they are realistic in size…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Black Pants Weekend (part 2)
I am back to finish my black pants weekend sewing Eureka! Pants that Fit. I have already cut and prepared the pants for construction and am returning to the studio around 4PM Saturday afternoon with 2 1/2 hours to sew… No time to dilly dally! First I finished the small pockets that I…
Sewing Pros – A retreat just for you!
Nothing shows your fitting, design and sewing competence more than the clothes you make and wear for yourself. Linger after the ASDP conference for two days of planning and building your wardrobe at Steve’s Sewing on the outskirts of Philadelphia. In state of the art classrooms, work with Rae Cumbie…