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Posted on January 17, 2023January 25, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Shirt and Shacket Sewing

We shared our love for sewing shirts and the every popular shackets Tabula Rasa Style with the participants of Pam Damour’s Webathon on Friday and thought you might enjoy knowing this information too. Here are the tips we shared with her audience in a fast paced presentation. You have plenty… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Shirts
Posted on January 10, 2023January 13, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Focus on Sustainable Sewing

There is lots of chatter about sustainable wardrobes in the sewing world; we are focused on sustainable sewing ourselves and want to encourage sustainable wardrobe sewing for our community.  About a year ago I made the beautiful featured Carpe Diem Tunic with scraps from many different previous projects. I wear… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Repurposed, Wardrobe
Posted on January 3, 2023January 13, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Up Your Game – Sewing Garments

It’s 2023, a great time to up your sewing game in meaningful ways.  Now that we can again gather carefully, the fun and fit of sewing with our 4 Core Wardrobe Patterns is at your fingertips. Here is a little look at some of our upcoming classes you might want… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration
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 29, 2022November 28, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Fabric Collage a Lovely Jacket

This week fabric collage is at the forefront of my brain.  As we put the final touches on our Day of Creativity class Saturday with the Richmond/Charlottesville ASG, previous creative projects come to mind. Today we will look closely at the Our Lady of Guadalupe quilted Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ). … 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jackets, Quilting, Surface Design
Posted on November 22, 2022November 21, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Thankful for Sew Great a Year!

It was fun to take a deep breath of frosty morning air last week and give thanks for a fabulous Fit for Art year.  Though 2022 is not yet complete, here in the USA we take stock of our many blessings this week as we gather and feast on Thanksgiving… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration
Posted on November 15, 2022November 19, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Pastel Blue of Occitanie, France

This summer’s Fit for Art retreat in Southern France included an amazing day with the dye vats of Denise Lambert, woad historian and so much more.  Denise has devoted the past 30 years to re-discovering an historical color “Dyer’s Woad – Isatis tinctoria” and incorporating it into modern industry.  From… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Sewing Retreat
Posted on November 8, 2022November 7, 2022 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Transitional Waterfall Cardigan

During these shoulder seasons, it is nice to have some tops that can transition from warm days to cool nights. Lately I’ve found myself relying on pieces like this periwinkle print Waterfall Cardigan made in french terry with basic knit tank tops.  Construct these knit tops easily with the Twin… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Knits, Twin Set
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 October 11, 2022June 18, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 7 Comments

Piecing with Knit Fabrics

As we were preparing for the Fredericksburg Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Carrie took on the task of creating a sample top with the fabric from one of our new knit bundles featuring a bright floral print on black with solid black or green. Because I was using pieces left… 

Categories: Clever Crossing, Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Knit Tops, Knits

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