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Posted on May 3, 2016May 3, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Sewing Basic Knit Tees

You know we love to share our mixed fabric knit tops to inspire you to have fun mixing knits into tees and tunics.  But don’t lose sight of the fact that the Tabula Rasa Knit (TRK) pattern makes great solid color basic tops that will complete an ensemble or support… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Knits
Posted on April 19, 2016August 9, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Wrap It Up with an Obi Belt or Sash

Anna Modeling Obi Belt 2

A few months ago we posted a blog with directions on how to alter your Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern to give it a trimmer fit.  Today we are presenting an alternative method for pulling the jacket in to define your waist by adding an obi belt or attached sash!  Detailed directions… 

Categories: Design, Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets
Posted on March 15, 2016June 15, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Cozy for Spring – Flower Garden Reversible Quilted Jacket

Front of reversible Flower Garden Jacket.

Quilted Tabula Rasa Jackets are great fun to make and wear. We have made it even easier with some new direction booklets that walk you through the steps to recreate two of our favorite quilted jackets. I am thinking about this now because Spring in the mid-Atlantic is the perfect… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Quilting
Posted on February 23, 2016February 22, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Tape a Pants Waist

In our Eureka! Pants that Fit and Sporty Details patterns, we mention taping the waist for a stable finish at the top of the pants.  If you don’t know what that is, read on! Pants with curved waist finishes, such as a facing or a shaped waistband, can stretch out of shape easily.… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Pants, Technique
Posted on February 2, 2016February 3, 2016 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Trimmer Fitting Tabula Rasa Jacket

Brown Plaid wool

Occasionally a prospective customer comments that she doesn’t like the “boxy” style of the Tabula Rasa Jacket.  The TRJ pattern was deliberately designed with fairly straight seams to make the pattern an easy “blank slate” for wearable art, and to keep construction simple.  If you would prefer a curvier fit… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets
Posted on January 26, 2016June 4, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

The Details of Sporty Details

Sewing jean-style pants that look like they came from the store demands the hardware that gives your sewn jeans an authentic look.  While I am not a purist, certain detailing is important. So, here is my supply list for sewing Eureka! Pants that Fit with Sporty Details.  You can purchase… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Pant Details, Pants, Sporty Details
Posted on January 12, 2016January 15, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 5 Comments

Sweater Quandry – Redesign or Recycle

With good intentions, I often visit my closets and drawers each January for a little cleaning out.  some things are easy to part with because they are worn or ill-fitting.  Other items, that should be disposed of, prove more challenging.  I seem to have an irrational attachment to them.  One… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Repurposed, Technique
Posted on January 5, 2016January 5, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Common Fitting Adjustment Videos

As our name implies, we are all about Fit and helping everyone get a comfortable fit for their body.  We started Fit for Art Patterns with the goal of offering a basic, well fitting, easily adjustable jacket pattern for home sewers, wearable artists, teachers and sewing professionals.   Our first… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets
Posted on December 22, 2015June 4, 2023 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Pants with a Shaped Waistband

Wool shaped waistband with tab and lining.

I love the clean lines of the back zipper Eureka! Pants with a faced waist, but I have struggled to get them to stay put on me, especially since I like to wear them a little below my waist.  Finally I’ve settled on  a waistband that satisfies my style and fitting… 

Categories: Design, Glamour Details, How to, Pants, Pattern work, Technique
Posted on December 8, 2015August 25, 2018 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Fit for Art Pajamas and Robe

Rae and Carrie modeling sleepwear

Rae and I have been eyeing a lovely bolt of Japanese cotton lawn that we bought earlier this year.  We’ve also talked for some time about creating Fit for Art sleep wear, and suddenly it clicked into place – the lawn is perfect for pajamas and robes! I made a… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Shirts

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