Mythic fabric calls for inventive design and so it was this spring that for the third year, Rae pulled out this beautiful silk blend gazar and began imagining a design. If you follow us on social media, you have had glimpses of this project before. Keep reading to learn how…
Three recent books have dropped onto our desks, and each one tells the story of a woman style icon. All three are very enjoyable, but in different ways; consider them for your summer into fall reading list. Inspirational and Entertaining Let’s start with the most colorful: Behind the Seams, My Life…
We are finishing up our week of Enchanting France – Embellishing Fabric at La Cascade studio retreat center, so it’s a busy time. Here are a few photos to inspire you to join us next year! Stay tuned for reports about our day of pastel dyeing and our visit to…
We can’t help noticing that barrel leg style pants and jeans are all over the fashion world these days in both ready-to-wear and new patterns from indie pattern companies. Elle magazine declared “Barrel-Leg Jeans Are Officially The Denim Shape Of 2024“. If you’ve invested time in getting your Eureka Pants…
In her quest to add looser fitting garments to her summer wardrobe, Carrie is experimenting with her TNT Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic pattern. She started by collecting images of shift dress variations on a Pinterest board (check out Inspo: Shift Dresses on Fit for Art’s Pinterest page). Many of those pins…
Every now and then there is an exhibit that really speaks to one’s current interests. This exhibit Woven Histories, currently at the National Gallery of Art on the Washington DC mall, was such an experience for Rae. A very informed art history buff and friend recommended the exhibit, knowing how much I…
Carrie had been contemplating how to devise a peplum top when a fortuitous email showed up in her box. MoodSewciety.com (a unit of Mood Fabrics) frequently posts free patterns to its mailing list; in March, the Beaufort Peplum Ensemble (MDF370) was featured in crisp linen. Carrie happily took up the challenge…
Our first Sew! Let’s Get Dressed blog post was published on May 13, 2014. My how time flies when you are having fun! That post, entitled True Confessions, still captures our basic philosophy about sewing clothing and our motivations for starting Fit for Art Patterns in 2010. We have added much more…
As summer approaches, it is time to think about fun ways to spend time. Isn’t that what summer was all about when we were kids? Our busy schedules and full spaces make it hard to find the space for play and for finding new creative adventures. If you love fabrics,…
Nothing like spring and a looming special event to instill the feeling that one’s wardrobe needs a little boost. This week I will head out of town to celebrate the wedding of a nephew with lots of family, some of whom I was with this time last year at the celebration…
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