Carrie experimented with echoing the angles of the asymmetrical front band style to the entire Tabula Rasa Jacket in her Rose Trellis Jacket. Here’s a look at sleeve and back details which echo the angled asymmetrical front band and hem. (The pattern modifications for the asymmetrical jacket front are covered…
This month’s blast from the past revisits our tutorial on drafting your own pattern for an Asymmetrical Band Front with your personalized Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern. We have been playing around with an asymmetrical band front for the Tabula Rasa Jacket for many years, so this post shows you the…
As we celebrate our 15th anniversary we are bringing you back to some evergreen posts that will teach you, or remind you, of great techniques to improve your sewing inside and outside your new creations. This post contains step-by-step photos of a number of clean finishes to keep the inside…
It seems an odd time of year to be writing about silky linings in quilted jackets, but as we recruit and prepare students for success in our Quilted Jacket class at Artistic Artifacts in early October, lining is on the materials list. What could be better, then than a list…
Today we present an update on warm weather Tabula Rasa tops, one in our series of favorite blog posts to celebrate our 15th anniversary. Now that summer is almost here on the East Coast, it feels like a good time to inspire you to sew unlined Tabula Rasa jackets, shirts…
As we celebrate Fit for Art’s 15th anniversary we are repeating some of your favorite blog posts with an occasional update. It is true that the Swing Variation for the Tabula Rasa is truly one of Rae’s favorites and this post shows some really terrific ways to finish it to…
We have come to the final post in our series featuring extra bites of information we wished we could have included in Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets. Rae’s grandest Opus project was this reversible collage coat incorporating a series of lovely Asian inspired fabrics. This was the first project for which…
At the Fall Sew Successfully Retreat, Debbie accomplished a sewing project she had been dreaming about for several years. She created her Coat of Many Colors from beginning to end during the 3-day retreat with a little guidance and support from Fit for Art. Here, in her own words, is…
Fit for Art is pleased to let you know that a long-time dream of ours is finally coming to fruition as another French connection. We are pleased to introduce French translations of the instructions for the Tabula Rasa Jacket Pattern and for the free download, Make a Tabula Rasa Vest. …
We are starting the new year with one of the last tips in our series on the quilted jackets in our book, Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets. Here are some notes about hemming and lining the kids Orphan Block coat, project #8. This jacket has a front band and a free…
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