My daughter Anna, French tour guide extraordinaire, became engaged last winter. Everyone was so excited. When she visited the states in May, we set out to plan a lovely ensemble for the small city hall wedding the couple were planning. She wanted a lace top and pants that could be…
Some clothes are hard to part with. I feel that way about many of the handmade garments in my archive. This is especially true when the fabric is special. In that case, the garments are worth revisiting and restyling. Identify a garment that needs an update. To inspire me as…
How do you choose the final finishes on each sewing project? Utilitarian clothes are often finished by machine, but pretty clothes feel special when finished by hand. Hand Finishes for the Blouse Early this spring, I made a tunic length blouse using my Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern modified with the…
Two months of i-sew-lation has given me time at home to wear all the pants in my Fall to Spring pants drawers and take inventory. My body has changed shape a little and my preferred silhouettes have changed in the last few years leaving me with an overflowing drawer of…
Here is the story of two pairs of pants. I have been longing for them all fall and winter but could not find the time to make them. One pair a grey performance knit Eureka! exercise pants, the second pair, narrow Eureka! Pants in navy stretch faux suede. Indulge me…
Our friend Edye has been a Eureka! Pants Professional for over 5 years. She uses her Eureka! Pants knowledge, samples and patterns to work as a sewing professional week in and week out. So, when she had some major body weight shifts this last year, she decided to revisit her…
Welcome to our newest friends from the ASG conference and online shopping! This week we are going review the resources available on our website in Helpful Hints and Video Tutorials to help you sew successfully with your new patterns. In addition, don’t miss the inspiration offered in our Photo Gallery…
Today we will think about patterns and what is needed to keep a pattern working hard for you. I don’t mean the process of making changes during the development of a pattern, but the destiny of a frequently used pattern. Be forewarned, this is a new year’s confessional. Our pattern…
Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. Pants grainlines are political football in sewing circles. Bloggers and writers each have an opinion they feel strongly about and often they are at odds with their colleagues. That adds to lots of conflicting information…
Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. When we were putting the finishing touches on the Rain or Shine Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ), I stitched up a funnel neck blouse in a beautiful blue silk twill from our friends…
Tabula Rasa Jacket
$15.00 – $20.00
Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic
$15.00 – $20.00
Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic
$20.00 – $30.00
