When working a booth at a sewing show or expo, we are frequently asked where we get our beautiful fabrics. This is typically followed by a lament that “there are no good fabric stores where I live.” Rae and I are indeed lucky to have an excellent fabric store near…
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…
Sewing shirts has become one of my favorite things. I got addicted last spring using my Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern modified with the Shirt Variations. The shirts are pretty easy to sew and very easy to wear. As the weather in Baltimore gets warmer, I just throw one on with…
Journeying into new territory, like sewing pants that fit, starts with a carefully crafted mock up and a brave spirit. The Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern is your guide for a successful journey. If you choose to have a pants sizing in our pink fitting room at an Expo, you…
Choosing the perfect buttons for your jacket can be a challenge when you are open to a variety of possibilities. In this photo-filled post we are going to choose buttons for a very colorful Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) that I am making for my client, Sally. It is perfect for…
Sewing basic jackets might seem boring after last week’s 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 in March at the Original Sewing…
This quilted vest is the perfect antidote to our cool spring weather, which is why it’s featured in our early spring photo montage on the home page. It is both cozy and cheerful thanks to a mix of bold prints and small geometrics used to piece the vest sections. It…
A warm Fit for Art welcome to our friend and Eureka! Pants collaborator, Sarah Veblen who has prepared the directions for you to add elastic into pants finished at the waist with a facing. Special thanks too to Monica Walker who provided the photographs for this post. She worked on…
In any garment sewing, it is wise to be observant when placing a print on the body. Usually I am trying not to draw attention to my bust line and full arms, so my habit is to drape my printed fabric on the dress form or over my body in…
In the Fun in New York City post and on the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo blog “The Makers Experience” posted on February 6, we talked about the fabulous sheer bundles we have available in our Expo booth. They are perfect for stitching up a Tabula Rasa Jacket with Swing Variations. The new…
