Carrie has been playing with a group of 3 very special Japanese indigo fabrics gifted to Fit for Art several years ago by our friend Julie B. The group includes 3 different motifs in white on indigo-dyed cotton fabric; each length of fabric is just over 14” wide. Curiously, the…
As we celebrate Fit for Art’s 15th anniversary we are repeating some of your favorite blog posts with an occasional update. It is true that the Swing Variation for the Tabula Rasa is truly one of Rae’s favorites and this post shows some really terrific ways to finish it to…
This vest has been percolating in Rae’s brain ever since June of 2024. She and Carrie each bought a bundle of ½ yard pieces from our Japanese fabric supplier at the h+h americas show when we were there to sign our Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets Book for Fox Chapel Press. …
We are always talking about connecting with sewing friends and trusted teachers whether in person or online. This week we want to encourage you to participate in a challenge initiated by Tomkat Stitchery, The Precious Fabric Challenge. The gals who keep Tomkat Stitchery going, a very informative online sewing community, are so…
Here are Fit for Art’s Tips for cutting and sewing Double Gauze for cool tops. Because this fabric is one of Rae’s daughter’s favorites, she has been stitching up Carpe Diems for Anna for 3 years, including during her maternity and nursing days. Double gauze is a double faced fine…
The 100 Day project is an invention, made easy by the internet, where folks join a community of creative souls to work for 100 days on a skill or project they want to try. Every person is doing their own thing – some hope to establish a daily practice, some…
As we continue to spend the next few weeks thinking about sewing with knit fabrics, we want to offer up some Knit Cutting Table Tips to make your Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic sewing successful. If your experience with sewing is mostly with quilting cottons or other woven fabrics,…
We hope you have seen the current issue of Threads Magazine (Summer issue 2025, number 230, pp. 28-35) and enjoyed the beautiful stacked sheer top and accompanying article Rae used to feature the Carpe Diem Pattern. The concept and collage for this weightless top represents stacked sheers inspired by Pinterest. Rae…
We’d like to share some suggestions for what to buy when a fabric store is going out of business. It is early enough in Joann’s going-out-of-business sale to pick up some fabrics that might just help you expand your sewing practice for a modest price. Our Joann’s is brimming with…
Enjoy this close look at Rae’s first boucle Carpe Diem dress. It is made with the large piece of Boucle left on the cutting table after the tiny jean jacket mash-up pieces were cut and stitched together for her friend Sally. Sally’s personalized size small Carpe Diem pattern fit just right…
Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic
Price range: $20.00 through $30.00
Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets
$22.99
Tabby Jacket
Price range: $15.00 through $20.00
