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Category: Fabric

Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

A Tabula Rasa Trench Coat

In 2020, while confined to my house during the pandemic isolation, I decided to enter the Threads Challenge for members of Association of Sewing and Design Professionals.  The theme was to design and make a garment or ensemble that reflected one of the Four Elements: Earth, Wind, Water and Fire. … 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Dress, Fabric, Jackets, Outerwear, Pattern work
Posted on October 18, 2022October 17, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Revamped Dress – A New Favorite

Some clothes are hard to part with.  I feel that way about many of the handmade garments in my archive. This is especially true when the fabric is special.  In that case, the garments are worth revisiting and restyling. Identify a garment that needs an update. To inspire me as… 

Categories: Alterations, Carpe Diem, Dress, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Repurposed
Posted on September 20, 2022September 16, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Design Interrupted and Adjusted

Do you love of embellishments as much as I do? And there always seems to be new challenges and new ideas that capture my attention. It starts the planning juices flowing but sometimes a busy schedule interrupts the project and when it is revisited, the design idea moves in a… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Knits, Twin Set
Posted on September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Fanciful Linen Hem

The uninterrupted hemline of the Carpe Diem opens up some fun hemline design opportunities.  A new linen top, designed and made as spring became summer, is an excellent example of creative energy moving a Carpe Diem hemline to the next level. Plan the Project It started with a stash search… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Hems and finishes, How to, Inspiration
Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Technique Magic – Sashing

In the search for creative inspiration, it occasionally happens that a technique or idea propels you in a variety of different productive directions.  Such is the case with the quilting technique sashing.  I came across it in a quilting book called Maverick Quilts by Alethea Ballard.  The subtitle is why… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Knits, Quilting
Posted on June 14, 2022June 13, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Vintage Lace Ruched Top

Thanks to our friends at Classic Sewing Magazine, our wardrobes for summer have been replenished with some of the jacket/tops featured in the current issue.  When I began planning the article, I ordered several pieces of cotton lawn from Farmhouse Fabrics and there was one remaining piece.  The one remaining… 

Categories: Band Variations, Design, Fabric, Fitting, Helpful Hints, Jackets
Posted on May 17, 2022June 2, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

New Pink Tees

Over the last few weeks while Carrie has been working on her new summer wardrobe, I have been sewing pink Tabula Rasa Knit Tees.  Seems I wore out most of my essential tees while living through isolation and was reminded of this every time I wanted to wear my beautiful… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Knits, Wardrobe, Wide Neckline
Posted on April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Cotton Lawn Parrots

Sewing cotton lawn fabric into blouses and tops makes for easy summer dressing.  My article in the current issue of Classic Sewing Magazine features 3 Tabula Rasa Jackets stitched into effortless Spring to Summer tops.  This post is about a 4th top designed and sewn at the same time. Find… 

Categories: Band Variations, Digital Patterns, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Sleeves and Cuffs
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 29, 2022March 28, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Soft Pink Cardigan

At the top of my sewing to do list for many months was to make this pink cardigan with my Tabula Rasa Knit Pattern and the Twin Set Variations.  The soft pink French Terry printed with cherry blossoms had been draped on the dress form from the day it arrived… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Knits, Twin Set

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