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Category: Inspiration

Posted on January 1, 2019December 31, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Sew a Sparkly New Year

Beautiful bling is always in fashion for parties, weddings, events, or just a little pick me up.  As you plan your 2019 sewing projects, consider a Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) made with sparkly fabric like this silver sequined jacket.  It will expand your Fit for Art core wardrobe so you… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Technique
Posted on December 18, 2018August 24, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

New Knit Details

Our Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic (TRK) pattern and its Wide Neckline and Clever Crossing Variations offer an endless set of knit top possibilities, and here are a couple more.  I crafted this top with one of our knit bundles in holiday colors and designed the new U-neck “collar”… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Knits, Technique
Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Sew the Gift of Flowers

We love to share a project with you each December.  It is a small gift we can give you for a year of encouragement.  This year our gift is a new Fit for Art flower, the Denim Dahlia.  You can make one into a wonderful pin to perk up a… 

Categories: Free Pattern, How to, Inspiration, Repurposed, Surface Design
Posted on November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Sew Thankful for You

With our final 2018 Sewing Expo behind us, Carrie and I were taking stock of the year as we drove home on Sunday.  It is Thanksgiving week in the USA so we want to heap our thanks on everyone who has helped us rise to new heights in 2018. Each… 

Categories: Events, Fabric, Inspiration, Resources
Posted on November 13, 2018August 9, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Sewing Swingy Expo Treats

Sewing swing tops was on the agenda last weekend in preparation for our final Original Sewing and Quilt Expo of 2018.  We are returning to Novi, MI for a weekend of sewing fun and hope you will be joining us. Perhaps you are wondering why I needed new swing tops… 

Categories: Design, Events, Fabric, Inspiration, Jackets, Surface Design, Swing Variations
Posted on November 6, 2018September 22, 2021 by Carrie Emerson — 4 Comments

Boro Report

Vest Back in progress

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  During our August retreat, we introduced a technique called “boro”.  This is a trendy hand quilting technique we had read about in a terrific article by Mary Ray in Threads magazine, Boro Style, issue number 195… 

Categories: How to, Inspiration, Surface Design, Vests
Posted on October 30, 2018June 20, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Pins, Paints, Inspirations

What drives your design process? I am often inspired by a hole in my wardrobe. Recently one emerged: a solid tee or tunic to wear with a new necklace. I have two black Tabula Rasa Knit Tees, but both are looking too tired to accompany a shiny new necklace. So… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Knits, Surface Design, Technique
Posted on October 16, 2018October 15, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Weaving Together Connections

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Sewists and Weavers are both in love with wonderful fabrics and fibers.  This became clear to me in 2004 when I first taught at the Creative Strands Conference.  I was delighted to share my philosophy… 

Categories: Events, Fabric, Handwovens, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Quilting Cozy Jackets

Tips For Quilted Jackets

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Sewing a quilted jacket made with the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) pattern is a great project as the cooler weather rolls in.  I certainly want to sew clothes that make me feel warm and cozy… 

Categories: Design, Events, Fabric, Inspiration, Jackets, Quilting
Posted on September 25, 2018June 9, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 6 Comments

A Tabula Rasa Shirt Dress

Classic shirt dresses are totally on trend this year, so I decided to make myself a Tabula Rasa version for fall with some lovely black denim purchased recently at Mood in NYC.  I like that this denim is not a dark or dense solid black; the weft fibers are white,… 

Categories: Dress, Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Pockets, Shirts

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