Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. Redesigning outdated, ill fitting or slightly damaged garments into new creations is most satisfying. It’s even good for our environment overrun with discarded clothing and fabric scraps. So, it was with glee that I…
Knits are on the cutting table right now as we prepare for our next expo. We are making some new knit samples and preparing new knit bundles. It is fun to imagine which style of Tabula Rasa Knit Tee or Tunic, Clever Crossing Variations, or Wide Neckline Variations will complement each…
Last Friday I whipped up a pair of pants to wear out to dinner that night in celebration of my daughter Sarah’s birthday. All during the holidays I had wished for some festive narrow black pants that were not denim, but there was no time for stitching. When I returned…
It is time to sew up a sheer holiday jacket using your Tabula Rasa Jacket Pattern(TRJ). Now that you know how it goes together, you can try out a challenging fabric or seam technique, both of which are featured in this sample. It is made from 3 fabrics: a geometric…
Sewing Eureka! Pants that Fit for winter is on our current agenda. Maybe you are thinking about it too. Your personalized Eureka! pattern can be made in cozy winter fabrics like wool or corduroy and can certainly be lined if you live in chilly climates. Read about making velvet holiday pants…
This is the perfect time of year to make yourself a Cowl Collar Surplice Front Tee! In cold weather I like to have my neck covered. The cowl collar surrounds my neck in cozy warmth without feeling constricted, as it does when wearing a turtleneck. I have recently made two…
Clean finish is a term we use in the construction section of the Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern. It refers to any place where there is a raw edge that needs to be finished, such as a waistband, facing, seam or hem area. Recently a student, who was making pants at home,…
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…
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…
Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic
Price range: $20.00 through $30.00
Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets
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Tabby Jacket
Price range: $15.00 through $20.00
