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Category: Free Pattern

Posted on December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Holiday Gift – Composition Book Cover

It is the Fit for Art tradition to offer a gift idea with downloadable instructions to thank you for your ongoing support.  Why not gift yourself the time to make one for yourself?  Or, choose stash fabrics or an embellishment technique to decorate one for a friend or family member. … 

Categories: Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Surface Design, Technique
Posted on November 30, 2021December 12, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Sale/Carpe Diem/Free Gift Patterns

It’s after Thanksgiving and before Christmas so here is a post full of ideas, not exactly related, to get you through the holiday season in style! Starting with the Cyber Sale this week where you will get great deals on our entire online store.  Just in time for holiday dressing… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Free Pattern, Inspiration
Posted on October 20, 2020October 21, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

The Artistic Artifacts Vest

At Fit for Art we are inVESTed in garment sewing, encouraging our sewing community of all skill levels to sew successful garments that fit. We have teamed up with Artistic Artifacts, a fun sewing, quilting and craft store to make an artistic vest using their signature fabrics. We were so… 

Categories: Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Vests
Posted on December 10, 2019December 9, 2019 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Holiday Gifts Past and Present from Fit for Art

Free Download Flowers from Fit for Art

We hope many of you are in the process of creating handmade Artful Slumber Masks for holiday gifting!  As another little nudge to get you started, take a look at these masks, some in progress and some ready for bedtime.  If you missed Rae’s post Handmade Holiday Gifting, go back… 

Categories: Free Pattern, Inspiration
Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Handmade Holiday Gifting – Artful Slumber Mask

Every holiday season in appreciation for your loyal participation in our blog, Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, we gift you with a free downloadable project.  This year in honor of our busy travel schedule we give you the Artful Slumber Mask. This little project is easy to construct and it is… 

Categories: Design, Free Pattern, How to, Inspiration, Surface Design
Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Sew the Gift of Flowers

We love to share a project with you each December.  It is a small gift we can give you for a year of encouragement.  This year our gift is a new Fit for Art flower, the Denim Dahlia.  You can make one into a wonderful pin to perk up a… 

Categories: Free Pattern, How to, Inspiration, Repurposed, Surface Design
Posted on September 25, 2018June 9, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 6 Comments

A Tabula Rasa Shirt Dress

Classic shirt dresses are totally on trend this year, so I decided to make myself a Tabula Rasa version for fall with some lovely black denim purchased recently at Mood in NYC.  I like that this denim is not a dark or dense solid black; the weft fibers are white,… 

Categories: Dress, Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Pockets, Shirts
Posted on October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

A Tricky Ensemble Treat

It’s Halloween so let’s look at this ensemble which began with some orangy red and black Sew Batik Rayon.  I considered several designs before deciding to make wide leg Eureka! Pants.  My plan was to combine them with a top made from a stash piece of organic cotton knit in… 

Categories: Design, Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Knits, Pants, Pattern Development
Posted on November 29, 2016August 9, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Pintuck Pocket for You!

Two-sided Travel Raincoat

In this season of thanksgiving, Rae and I want to express our thankfulness to you, our community of supporters.  We are so grateful for your enthusiasm and sharing of Fit for Art patterns with fellow sewists.  You inspire us to continue creating new patterns and variations and to pursue our… 

Categories: Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Pockets, Rain or Shine, Technique
Posted on April 19, 2016August 9, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Wrap It Up with an Obi Belt or Sash

Anna Modeling Obi Belt 2

A few months ago we posted a blog with directions on how to alter your Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern to give it a trimmer fit.  Today we are presenting an alternative method for pulling the jacket in to define your waist by adding an obi belt or attached sash!  Detailed directions… 

Categories: Design, Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets

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