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Posted on September 15, 2015October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Interfacing—Now There Are Four

Fusible interfacing is such an important tool for sewers. I keep several different types in the studio and use them to provide support in most of my garments. Interfacing is particularly important when I am pushing the limits of a fabric. Here is a case in point. I made the above Tabula Rasa… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Jackets
Posted on August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Quilted Jackets for the Fall

The quilted Tabula Rasa Jackets in my closet are real favorites when the weather is cool and crisp.  Deep in the “dog days” of a Baltimore summer, I am wishing for fall weather and thinking about designing clothes to freshen up my fall wardrobe.  When this urge to sew for… 

Categories: Design, Events, Helpful Hints, Jackets, Quilting
Posted on July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

See Something New This Summer

Summertime is the perfect time to break from your routine and visit an exhibit to expand your horizon.  There are so many wonderful local, regional, national and international exhibits available at museums large and small.  Hopefully there is one near you that will expand your vision and creatively inform your… 

Categories: Events, Inspiration
Posted on June 16, 2015September 9, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Outfits by Lugene

This June we are delighted to have several teaching opportunities. We sure do love to teach classes that revolve around our patterns! This weekend I presented a trunk show at Sew Right Sewing Machines in Queens, New York followed by teaching a two-day Tabula Rasa Jacket Workshop.  It was great… 

Categories: Design, Events, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Pants
Posted on June 9, 2015June 11, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Quilt En Sud

I am back from 17 lovely days in France visiting my daughter Anna. We had some wonderful adventures and I plan to share them in some of this summer’s posts once I have sorted through all the photos and memories.   I will start at the end, the final weekend… 

Categories: Events, Inspiration, Quilting
Posted on May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 7 Comments

Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – Our Blog-O-Sphere Birthday

Sew! Let’s Get Dressed is celebrating its 1st birthday this week. Carrie and I are delighted to have those first 52 posts behind us and are looking forward to many more weeks of sharing our sewing adventures with you.  To be honest, we were not sure what we were doing… 

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Posted on April 14, 2015October 18, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Sewing Basic Jackets

Sewing basic jackets might seem boring after last week’s blog post about a colorful, pieced and quilted vest, but it is a good way to get started with a new pattern and to test the fit of your Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern. We met lots of new friends at our… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets
Posted on November 11, 2014August 19, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Edye’s Quilted Jacket

Fall is the perfect time of year for making and wearing cozy quilted jackets.  One of our favorites is featured on our updated home page.  We call it Bow Wow Chow Mein after the Alexander Henry fabric featured on the front and back of this quilted Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ).… 

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Posted on September 30, 2014 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Pants Musings

Helping you sew pants that fit your body and your lifestyle is one of our goals at Fit for Art.  In the last few months we have had a number of opportunities to work toward that goal.  At the American Sewing Expo this past weekend I did over 20 pants… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Pants
Posted on September 23, 2014 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Tabula Rasa Jacket Celebrations

We are celebrating the 4th anniversary of the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern’s public debut.  As we pack our van and head out for the American Sewing Expo in Novi, MI, we are remembering the same trip 4 years ago when we set up our first Fit for Art booth to… 

Categories: Design, Events, Jackets

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