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Category: Design

Posted on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 5 Comments

Beautiful Carpe Diem Blouse

Sweet off- white blouses are a staple of many women’s wardrobes and for good reason.  So, when my friend Sally brought me a 7 yard piece of vintage China silk, embroidered here and there with ivory flowers, a blouse was my first design idea.  The embroidery was centered on the… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration
Posted on March 22, 2022April 9, 2022 by Carrie Emerson — 6 Comments

Toile Spring Jacket – Decisions!

At the Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, my new Toile Spring Jacket stood out front of our booth beckoning new customers in.  I promised I would write a blog post about it soon, so here is part 1. This charming upholstery weight toile fabric home was lugged home from… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Inspiration, Jackets, Pattern work, Rain or Shine
Posted on January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Fabric Inspiration – Pre-Packaged

True to our name – Fit for Art – we love to create patterns that inspire creative play and can be transformed into wearable art.  Small pieces of precious fabric are often the starting point for artful garments and Laura Murray sells some that truly speak to me. When we… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration
Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Flannel Tunic for Cold Days

With the weather turning colder here in Baltimore, my thoughts turned to a Carpe Diem Tunic for winter wear.  I feel warmer with my neck surrounded, so I started imagining ways to add a collar to the Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic pattern.  Here is how I did it… My… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, How to, Inspiration
Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 by Carrie Emerson — 6 Comments

Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic Details

We hope you caught last week’s release of our new core pattern – the Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic. In today’s post we share many of the great details of the Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic pattern to start you dreaming and planning your dress and tunic wardrobe.  This pattern… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Digital Patterns, Dress, Inspiration
Posted on November 2, 2021November 1, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Collage and Paint before you Sew

Embellishing fabric for a unique garment is one of my passions.  It is also the organizing principal behind our French Retreat which we hope to host again in August of 2022.  It was there that I first envisioned a summer weight embellished garment combining my interest in collage and stencil… 

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Surface Design, Technique
Posted on October 12, 2021June 4, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

The Bride Wore Eureka! Pants

With great joy the Fit for Art patterns universe celebrated the marriage of Carrie’s daughter, Meg, in August of this year. It was a grand celebration and our Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern was center stage in the bride’s ensemble. Time now to take a look at the process of… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Glamour Details, Inspiration, Pant Details, Pants, Pattern work
Posted on September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Play With Your Patterns

Fit for Art’s trunk show at the Fredericksburg Original Sewing & Quilt Expo is themed “Play with Your Patterns”.  Our goal is to encourage viewers to get the most out of their favorite patterns rather than starting with a new pattern for every project. There are so many benefits to… 

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Pattern work
Posted on September 7, 2021September 6, 2021 by Carrie Emerson — 4 Comments

Fit for Art’s New Look!

Three Core Pattern Covers

We hope you have heard (and seen) the big news by now!  As part of our celebration of Fit for Art’s 10th Anniversary, we are redesigning our pattern covers, starting with the three core patterns.  We hope you followed along on our week-long reveal and love the new look as much… 

Categories: Design, Digital Patterns
Posted on August 24, 2021August 23, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Grid Pellon Pattern Particulars

Have you created a tru-grid pellon pattern to aid in your design and sewing process?  We have sold a lot of gridded pellon fabric during the pandemic as we have shared our design and piecing ideas with many new sewing friends online.  Because I talk about it so much, I… 

Categories: Design, Equipment, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Pattern Development

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