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Posted on September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Knits – Bundles, Boats and Ballets

Stitching up knits with coordinating fabric is a great way to expand your wardrobe with a one of a kind top, and we are here to help!  This is the third fall that we have assembled knit bundles with 2 ½ yards of coordinating fabric to encourage you to make… 

Categories: Design, Events, Fabric, Inspiration, Knits
Posted on August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Pants Progress

Sewing pants was the focus of 3 participants at our Sew! Let’s Get Dressed Retreat last week.  Each had a different focus because their pants needs and sewing skills were different, but each left having made great progress on their Eureka! Pants journey. Let’s start with Sarah’s story.  She has… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Pants
Posted on August 9, 2016August 5, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Museum Magic

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… 

Categories: Events, Inspiration
Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 6 Comments

Retreat to Sew – Pants?

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… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Pants
Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Sometimes Life Gets In the Way

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… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Pattern Development
Posted on June 7, 2016June 6, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Imperfect Fabric – Perfect Top

  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… 

Categories: Events, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Knits
Posted on April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

It’s Pants Contest Time

Fit for Art Patterns has partnered with Pattern Review (PR) to sponsor the May Pants Contest.  We are hoping that all of you Eureka! Pants that Fit gals will enter.  The contest is not hard; you simply need to make a pair of woven, long pants with a closure during… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Pants
Posted on March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Missteps on the Eureka! Pants Path

We really do believe that you can use the Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern to sew pants that look and feel good.  That’s why we build a fitting room, offer custom sizings at shows, and teach classes that include fitting assistance.  We love it when you e-mail and say, “I… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Pants
Posted on March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Challenge to Self!

“A little challenge goes a long way when you want to take your sewing up a notch.”  This is the opening sentence of the description for a new class I am teaching at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expos (OSQE) this spring.  It also captures my philosophy of sewing.  I… 

Categories: Design, Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration
Posted on October 20, 2015October 31, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

ASDP Sewing Friends and Follies

Baltimore chapter at the ASDP conference

We love to get together with sewing friends to learn, share, and of course shop.  Each October we attend the National Education Conference of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (ASDP), a trade association I have belonged to for over 20 years.  This year’s conference convened last weekend in… 

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