In the Fun in New York City post and on the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo blog “The Makers Experience” posted on February 6, we talked about the fabulous sheer bundles we have available in our Expo booth. They are perfect for stitching up a Tabula Rasa Jacket with Swing Variations. The new…
Category: Jackets
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – Trimming the French Jacket
One of the last steps in completing a Tabula Rasa French jacket is to apply the trim. I love the way trim personalizes the jacket; trims can keep the jacket conservative and predictable, dress it up, provide an artful edge, or give it a fanciful finish. Whichever direction you choose…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – Managing the French Jacket Handwork
The Tabula Rasa French jacket pieces are quilted to the lining and the bouclé seams have been sewn on the machine. Reaching this place is satisfactory because after hours of basting, fitting and quilting there is actually a jacket. But one look at the inside reminds you that there is…
Sew Let’s Get Dressed- French Jacket Tools and Tricks
Much of the sewing on a couture French jacket is handwork. I can attest to this fact because even though I spend several hours a day hand stitching, my jacket is not finished. I have found that having a supply of good needles close by is helpful and so is…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – Cutting Out French Jackets
Welcome back to a post about our Tabula Rasa French Jacket experiment. We find ourselves at the scariest part of any fine sewing project, cutting apart your precious fabric. In the design stage everything seems so perfect; you have sketched your ideas and gathered materials, constructed and fit the mock-up,…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – French Jacket Fabric
Why does bouclé always look so beguiling at the fabric store? I believe it is the interesting mix of textures and colors that draw me in. So, I must also confess that four times I have succumbed to the temptation and purchased pieces of this stunning fabric. My first two…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – Happy Holiday Jackets
We love to dress up for the holidays, even if that just means a great top or jacket to complement our black pants or blue denim jeans. This photo was snapped last year, just after Christmas, when our mothers and daughters were visiting for the holiday. Everyone is resplendent in…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Edye’s Quilted Jacket
Fall is the perfect time of year for making and wearing cozy quilted jackets. One of our favorites is featured on our updated home page. We call it Bow Wow Chow Mein after the Alexander Henry fabric featured on the front and back of this quilted Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ).…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Suitable for Work
The jacket montage on our home page was updated for fall and the first Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) is Bobbie’s Shirt Jacket. I made it for my cousin Bobbie who is a busy mom of 3 and a full time professional with a large tech company. She usually works from…
Sew! Lets Get Dressed – Adding a Scarf Tie
I hope that you have been thinking about, and perhaps even playing with some fabrics, for your own pieced jacket as I suggested in last week’s post. This is the second week of conversation about the pieced blue scarf jacket that received so many compliments during our fall appearances. Read…
