I hope that you have been thinking about, and perhaps even playing with some fabrics, for your own pieced jacket as I suggested in last week’s post. This is the second week of conversation about the pieced blue scarf jacket that received so many compliments during our fall appearances. Read…
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Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Piecing a Scarf Jacket

Stitch up a scarf band to finish your Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ)! I used a scarf band on this blue mixed fiber TRJ that has been hanging on our wardrobe wall at the last several sewing shows. The scarf band creates a built-in tie closure for a soft daytime look. Many…
Sew Let’s Get Dressed – Color Block Knit Tee

Color block garments are all the rage this season, so Carrie is going to take a turn to blog about making a color block Tee with the new Tabula Rasa Knits pattern. I’ve been thinking about this project for months, seeing lots of color block garments in the fashion news…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Fabric for Fitting Pants

Teaching weekend pants classes is one of my passions; each time I teach pants I meet new sewing friends who want to begin their Eureka! Pants that Fit journey with Fit for Art. This past weekend I was in East Berlin, PA at The Manning’s Handweaving Center helping 9 wonderful…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Transitional Shirts with Button Frame Details

We are sewing a lot of button frames these days since one of the design extra’s in our Shirt Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket is button frames. If you have some fun cottons in your stash consider stitching them into a lovely transitional shirt. This is an excellent variation…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Drawstring Pants and Memories

Make some drawstring Eureka! Pants that Fit to use for sleeping, lounging or a swim suit cover up. I made a sample pair over the 4th of July weekend to use in an upcoming class. I like to make samples for a particular person so they are realistic in size…