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Category: Design

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Quilted Jacket Musings

How do you get started on a new sewing project like a quilted or layered jacket? If you have been sewing complex projects for years, this might be second nature, but for a rookie or returning sewist, a multi layered project can seem daunting.  I am already thinking about sewing… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Quilting, Rain or Shine, Shirts, Vests
Posted on July 20, 2021June 18, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Summer Tees—Finished and Enjoyed

In previous posts we teased you with plans to sew a couple of Tabula Rasa Knit Tees in fun SewBatik jersey. Finishing sewing projects takes more than planning, as you well know. We proudly featured the finished tops in our OSQE booth and in a knits class. Now it is your turn to… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Knits
Posted on July 13, 2021October 18, 2023 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

What’s the Big Deal about the Fitting Grid?

The Eureka! Pants fitting booth, with our girlfriend modeling the Paris Postcard Jean Jacket.

Have you wondered why we make such a fuss about the grainlines and horizontal balance lines on Fit for Art’s patterns? Maybe you’ve seen pictures of the fitting shells made for the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern and wondered why the conspicuous lines are drawn on them. Maybe you are working with one… 

Categories: Design, Fitting, Helpful Hints, Pattern work
Posted on June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — 12 Comments

Sketching the Square Armhole

When exploring design ideas for a new piece or group of fabrics, sketching is a great tool.  Not extravagant fashion sketching, but basic sketching.  When it is done on a croquis or body model that reflects your proportions, the information is invaluable. Carrie and I both work on our personalized… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration
Posted on June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Stitching Reflections of Life

Are you sewing or designing in any new ways?  The forced isolation of the last 14 months led me to take a virtual art quilt class.  It’s part of my ongoing effort to develop a more abstract eye in relation to sewing and wearable art.  My travel schedule has never… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Online teaching, Quilting, Sewing Retreat
Posted on May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Sewing for Personal Style

It’s time for #MEMADEMAY, the month when garment stitchers focus on their personal makes.  It prompted me to muse about my personal style, a topic I have been pondering a good bit during the pandemic when many of the constraints we once perceived regarding our wardrobe fell away.  One simply… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Wardrobe
Posted on February 23, 2021February 4, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Styling with Style Maker Fabrics

We have had fun over the past few weeks creating cozy new duds with a group of coordinating fabrics from Style Maker Fabrics.  Back in the fall Rae ordered a cabled sweater knit and two rayons in closely related colors with her birthday discount from Style Maker.  Later, Carrie succumbed… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Shirts, Twin Set
Posted on January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 by Carrie Emerson — 3 Comments

Becky Fulgoni Meets the Tabula Rasa Jacket

We are pleased to introduce you to Becky Fulgoni!  You may already know her as a Threads Magazine digital ambassador. Becky says: “My love affair with fabric and sewing started when I was in grade school.  Being extra tall, sewing my own clothes meant that I could have sleeves and… 

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on January 19, 2021May 22, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Knit Sewing Supports

Sewing fashionable knit garments has been a Fit for Art goal for many years. We are constantly pushing the design envelope with the core Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic pattern (TRK) by adding variations to change up the look of the basic knit top adjusted for your personal fit. When… 

Categories: Clever Crossing, Design, Fabric, Knit Tops, Knits, Twin Set, Wide Neckline
Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Jumpstart 2021 Sewing

We are sewing Fit for Art’s two newest variations to jumpstart our new year sewing:  Jean Jacket Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket and Twin Set Variations for the Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic.  Both of these fun designs are casual and comfy, which is certainly the best kind… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jean Jacket, Knits, Twin Set

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