Today we take a closer look at how to make your own binding tape for a quilted jacket or coat. While commercially made binding tape can be purchased, making your own ensures that you can get just the right fabric to match your vision. (For a few projects featuring purchased…
Category: Jackets
Have a Comfy Holiday!
As the holiday season reaches full swing, Carrie and Rae at Fit for Art Patterns wish you a comfy holiday season. Over the years it seems that holidays have become quite casual and we are hoping you are finding a closet full of Fit for Art creations to keep you…
A “Fitting” Thank You Gift
We have been sharing over the last few weeks some of the many blessings we are thankful for. Today we confess that we are so thankful for you! So we are offering a “fitting” thank you gift. In years past, we have offered up a number of little sewing projects that…
Thankful for Hand Sewing Zen
In recent years, Rae has embraced the practice of slow-paced hand stitching and incorporated it into a number of jackets, tops and more. If you have seen the current issue of Threads Magazine, the coat featured in Boro Composition is completely embellished by hand and even the seams were finished by…
Transitional Wardrobe with Fit for Art
At the change of seasons, we like to refresh the collection of garment samples included in the banner on the home page of FitforArtPatterns.com in hopes of inspiring your sewing, and ours! With Fall arriving where we live, on the East Coast of the US, we’ve selected a group of…
Vintage Buttons that Can Burn
Here’s a mystery story about buttons that can burn. Two years ago, Rae made a series of lawn Tabula Rasa Jackets, to introduce summer TRJ design options to the readers of Classic Sewing Magazine. Lovely lawn was ordered from Farmhouse Fabrics for the tops. She was especially fond of a piece covered…
Spicy Summer Looks for Hot Days
With this year’s French adventure in the rear view mirror, we are back to the basics of sewing garments that look and feel great. Our current home page banner offers a look at some spicy summer looks that can be stitched up in a hurry. (See an image of the…
Asymmetrical Band Front
We have been playing around with an asymmetrical band front for the Tabula Rasa Jacket for many years. It is now time to show you the adjustments needed to change your Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern into this less predictable style. You have recently seen a garment made in this style…
Spring Coats – Rain or Shine Style
As we gathered on a chilly spring weekend in Baltimore for our annual early spring retreat, Rain or Shine Variations of the Tabula Rasa Jacket seemed to be on many agendas. It is also a great way to focus on more openings and closings before tonight’s virtual class for Fabric…
Double Benefits with Cotton Jacquard
We are so excited to offer you this double-faced cotton jacquard fabric! Fit for Art sold bundles of this beloved japanese black and tan fabric years ago. We rediscovered it last summer at a wholesale textiles show and finally have it in hand to sell to you. Rae and Carrie…