At Fit for Art we are inVESTed in garment sewing, encouraging our sewing community of all skill levels to sew successful garments that fit. We have teamed up with Artistic Artifacts, a fun sewing, quilting and craft store to make an artistic vest using their signature fabrics. We were so…
Category: Inspiration
Quilt Fanciful Fashions
The autumnal season and quilted jackets are ideas that belong together like latte and pumpkin spice. Each fall we have at least one blog post and class about quilting Tabula Rasa Jackets. For my September OSQE Quilted Jacket Class I started a pair of quilted jackets which were used as…
Handwoven Remnant Vest
The Tabula Rasa Jacket is the perfect choice for garments made with handwoven fabric. Because it is Spinning and Weaving week at the Handweavers Guild of America we are bringing you a few tips from our Handwoven Tips Booklet. This featured vest was made and photographed to illustrate the planning…
Waterfall Cardigan Sewing
Welcome to waterfall cardigan sewing. This fun swingy knit style is part of the new Twin Set Variations for the Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic. I love putting on these easy fitting cardigans for a casual afternoon curled up with a book, or a trip out of the house…
Distinctive Jean Jacket
Sewing distinctive garments from stash fabric was the topic of my American Sewing Guild Virtual Conference Class this past Saturday morning. It was fun putting together this presentation because transforming stash into garments is one of my favorite things. During the planning process I got a fun e-mail from our…
Celebrating Sleeve and Cuff Details
Changing the look of sleeves on a DIY jacket or shirt can really personalize the garment. We knew this when we created the Sleeve and Cuff Variations pattern for the Tabula Rasa Jacket. It was the very first variation pattern we developed and is still a fun and useful resource. …
Fabric Gifts from Africa
As part of our series about fabrics from afar, enjoy this story about the most recent fabric my “French” daughter Anna gave me for Christmas. It was an exploding bag full of African Wax Cloth remnants she purchased in Mayotte last summer while visiting friends who live there. What fun…
Silky Swing Variations – a Deep Dive
Let’s go into detail about the fun Island Vacation Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) that features the, now downloadable, Swing Variations digital pattern. It is the first sample we mention in our fun trunk show video to inspire you to sew a TRJ with some swing variation details. This luscious little…
Zooming and Sewing
It’s time for an I-sew-lation check in to see how you are filling your sewing hours in this unusual time. We hope you have found some fun sewing projects in addition to mask making to keep your machine humming and your creativity blossoming. If you need some ideas, check out…
Will Travel for Fabric – to Revel
As summer overtakes us and our isolation lingers, we want to scatter our Sew! Let’s Get Dressed blog with some posts about travel and fabric memories. Enjoy some virtual travel and fabric shopping and some in the moment sewing inspiration. The first time I visited Satilin, the small but lovely…