We love sewing knit tops the Tabula Rasa way with the pattern’s easy square armhole, some interesting knit fabrics and a fun detail or two. Take a look at our knit gallery pages to inspire you to jump on the knit bandwagon. Today we will take a close look at…
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Trendy Velvet Pants
Drapey pants are perfect for holiday occasions that call for something special. If you have developed a Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern, you can get right to work. Because velvet is very trendy this year, Carrie and I decided to add a pair of velvet pants to our holiday wardrobe. …
Pintuck Pocket for You!
In this season of thanksgiving, Rae and I want to express our thankfulness to you, our community of supporters. We are so grateful for your enthusiasm and sharing of Fit for Art patterns with fellow sewists. You inspire us to continue creating new patterns and variations and to pursue our…
Longarm Couched Jacket
Today we welome Joy, a friend from the Easton MD area who has created a great Tabula Rasa Jacket, her first actually with embellishments using a long are quilting machine. We asked her to write about it so we could share it with our Sew! Lets Get Dressed readers. So…
Home Dec Hooded Jacket
Last winter I searched my studio for zippers and stash fabric to test the Rain or Shine Variations (RSV) for the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ). One of my favorite finds was a navy home decorator remnant I had purchased years ago at G-Street Fabrics. I remember loving the art-deco print…
Reversible Mulberry Shirt
We are getting ready to attend the annual conference of our professional association, the Association of Sewing & Design Professionals. This year it is being held in Vancouver (Canada) where it looks to be a good bit cooler and rainier than home. Two new Rain or Shine Variations pieces I’ll…
Lapped Zippers in Pants
Our pants post this month provides step-by-step instructions and photos of a lapped zipper application for your Eureka! Pants that Fit. In our Eureka! Pants Licensing Seminar last month, I demonstrated this lapped zipper technique since some of the students were not confident inserting a lapped zipper. This is my favorite…
Orange Linen with Liberty Trim
It’s a stash busting week again as we look at my orange linen unlined duster made with the Rain or Shine Variations (RSV) for the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ). Like last week’s black and white top, this warm orange colored topper is perfect for the change of seasons here in…
Versatile Black & White
Sewing black and white tops is so practical. They can be paired with either black, white, or bright colored pants moving from season to season in style. (If you don’t wear black and white, imagine that I am writing about your favorite light and dark neutral colors.) Earlier this summer…
Curved Jewel Neckline
Rain or Shine Variations (RSV) gives you so many new looks for your Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ). Today we will look at an easy summer blouse that features the jewel neckline on this center front opening pattern. These two beautiful Liberty of London prints had been sitting on my shelf…