
Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic Patterns were flying out the door this month. We are so pleased that many of you are ready to make these fun tops. As you get started, here are a few ideas to light your path and visuals from a basic top I am making…
Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic Patterns were flying out the door this month. We are so pleased that many of you are ready to make these fun tops. As you get started, here are a few ideas to light your path and visuals from a basic top I am making…
This week features my favorite variation for Tabula Rasa Knits – the Surplice from Clever Crossing Variations. Why do I love this variation? The band is so easy to put on; the surplice is great for shaping at the waist when you want a closer fit; and the overlapping front…
This week we are pleased to bring you a collaboration with our friends at SewBatik, a fellow Expo vendor side-lined by COVID-19. We have loved and sewn tops with SewBatik’s rayon batik fabric for years. Knit jersey batik joined their line-up a few years ago, so I made this fun…
When times are good and when they are hard, sewing is one of my reliable friends. So when we found out last Friday morning that the OSQE in Atlanta would close a day early, we spent a busy day teaching and giving trunk shows before packing up and heading home. …
We are always talking about developing Three Core Patterns for One Great Wardrobe. Today we introduce Marie who has conquered all three of our core patterns and is gradually stitching up a comfortable and interesting wardrobe. Because she is pleased with her new wardrobe additions, we are tickled pink! It…
What do you wear when you feel bad? Have you made some super comfortable house clothes that keep you from looking as bad as you feel? This past week I have had a very persistent case of the flu. By the time you read this I hope to be better…
The neoprene coat I made last summer has been a fun addition to my Tabula Rasa Jacket outerwear collection. It is made with a heavy black knit fabric in the scuba family. To give it some attitude, I got out the fluid textile paints and added some dots and dashes. I…
Today we’d like to share a few more painted knits outfits from a trunk show, Around the Clock with Fit for Art. Read on for an evening and a daytime outfit included in the trunk show that both feature one of our painted Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic samples.…
Sewing Fit for Art Patterns into outfits for every time of the day is our trunk show theme this year. Since many of you cannot attend an Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, we plan to bring you an occasional highlight. Today we will see a bedtime ensemble. I stitched up…
I wanted to make knit tees for fall to go with my Recycled Denim Vest, so I chose the bundle with a green floral print and camel heather solid. I felt the tee needed to have full sleeves, so I decided to try the new layer and gathered cuff Rae…