It is great fun to find new fabrics and shapes to update a dated garment. So, when Katy, who I regularly design and sew for, brought me the dress she wore to her daughter’s wedding and asked for a redesign, I was all in. She had a wedding to attend…
Another post, another zipper! We are finishing out this series of zipper posts in advance of the Zipper Sampler class I am teaching at the Schaumburg Original Sewing and Quilt Expo (OSQE), and the Zipper Sampler stage presentation I will be leading at the Fredericksburg OSQE. Exposed zippers continue to…
The new Fit for Art pattern for Tabula Rasa Knits, Clever Crossing Variations (CCV), provides two ways to make a knit top with a crossover yoke front in addition to the surplice front. While the surplice front is limited to a tee hem line, you can easily use either crossover…
As I return to the studio after almost 6 weeks away, I am itching to sew for fall. It is such a refreshing time to be planning and sewing with the cool nip in the air each morning. A lovely floral linen, purchased at the ASG Conference, was really calling…
This week Sew! Let’s Get Dressed returns to our occasional zipper feature to discuss Fly Front Zippers. Read last October’s post about lap application zippers and January’s about invisible zippers for additional zipper education. Fly zipper insertion techniques developed over time as men’s pants changed and zippers became readily available…
When designing and constructing jackets that will illustrate a magazine article, there is a certain level of anxiety that accompanies the project. Most of my days in the studio are spent designing and testing new patterns or sewing up new clothes to hang in the booth and write about on…
Cotton sateen, with or without spandex, is an excellent fabric for stitching up Eureka! Pants that Fit. The fabric is almost always washable with enough drape and opacity to yield successful pants. I kicked off the early summer season by making some much-needed navy sateen pants. My favorite navy pants,…
Clever Crossing Variations, a pattern for Tabula Rasa Knits, includes a graceful short tulip sleeve that carries the “crossing” theme into another aspect of the knit top. Construction of the tulip sleeve is a bit different from the regular Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic sleeve, so we thought we’d give…
We love to sew knits, and we are happy to encourage you to sew fun knit tops with a variation to the Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic. Welcome to the Clever Crossing Variations. We called this package of variations Clever Crossings because it is full of great patterns, templates…
Is sewing for summer different from sewing in the cooler seasons? If you live in a seasonal climate like I do, the answer is yes. Hot and humid weather calls for clothing that is effortless, light, airy and washable. No opportunities to get lost in layers of facings, interfacings, linings…
Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic
$15.00 – $20.00
Tabby Jacket
$15.00 – $20.00
Knit Wearable Mock-up Kit
$30.00 – $38.00
