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Posted on October 4, 2022October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Jacket Making Adventures

There is so much Tabula Rasa Jacket energy right now. We hope you are feeling it too. We have sent printed patterns and digital pattern files all over the world. Our booth at the expo was full of new friends having jacket sizings and members of our sewing community getting new ideas,… 

Categories: Fitting, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on September 27, 2022June 4, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Jeans: Wide Leg and High Waist

Chasing a fashion trend, I decided to make myself a pair of wide leg, high waisted jeans.  One of my pandemic obsessions has been scrolling through the Vogue Daily E-zine.  This summer, every day, there was a feature with a model or actress sporting wide leg – high waist jeans.… 

Categories: Design, Glamour Details, Helpful Hints, Pant Details, Pants, Pattern work, Sporty Details
Posted on September 20, 2022June 18, 2024 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 13, 2022September 12, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 14 Comments

Take Time to Make Jackets

Make time for Tabula Rasa Jackets as we move into a new season and want a little wardrobe refresh.  Where I live, we are moving into fall, the perfect time to make time to make a jacket.  Or you could say take the time to take a jacket making class. … 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jackets
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 August 9, 2022November 19, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Inside the La Cascade Studio

Our week at La Cascade came to an end this morning when we brought our 7 participants back to the airport to return to the states, or continue their travels. This afternoon when I went to pick up the last of the materials, the studio looked as forlorn as it… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Sewing Retreat
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 21, 2022July 6, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Summer Wardrobe Update

In the Spring, I shared the beginning of my Summer Pants Journey featuring 2 pairs of elastic waist pants, one in brown linen and one in moss green Tencel, based on the Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern.  For the last several weeks I have been busy sewing several tops, which… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Pant Details, Pants, Pattern work, Wardrobe
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 31, 2022May 31, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Pockets for the Gold Bee Quilted Jacket

Pockets seem to be required additions for many stitchers making DIY garments.  I love pockets myself, but I know how pockets can shift the shape and fit of a garment so I add them carefully.  Our Pocket Variations Pattern for the Tabula Rasa Jacket offers a number of interior and… 

Categories: Digital Patterns, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Pockets, Quilting

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