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Category: Outerwear

Posted on December 10, 2024January 4, 2025 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Thankful Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets Is Published

We have spent countless hours during the last 15 months working on our book, Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets.  There were so many tasks, but now that most of them are complete, we are grateful that it is a resource for the sewing world that we can be proud of.  Enjoy… 

Categories: Book Review, Inspiration, Opus Jackets and Coats, Outerwear, Quilting
Posted on November 26, 2024November 25, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Thankful for Fabulous Fabrics

As we consider things we are thankful for during the weeks that precede the new year, great fabrics are high on our list. The charming Treadle Cats lightweight Japanese canvas and coordinating Faux Ikat print that is featured in Carrie’s new quilted barn jacket caught our eye at the h+h americas… 

Categories: Fabric, Inspiration, Opus Jackets and Coats, Outerwear, Quilting
Posted on October 15, 2024January 4, 2025 by Carrie Emerson — 8 Comments

Coming Soon: Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets

We are thrilled to announce the publication of Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets by Rae Cumbie and Carrie Emerson! If you’ve been wondering why Fit for Art hasn’t released any new patterns in the past year, we can finally reveal that it’s because Rae and Carrie have been tied up with… 

Categories: Book Review, Inspiration, Opus Jackets and Coats, Outerwear, Quilting
Posted on October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

A Tabula Rasa Trench Coat

In 2020, while confined to my house during the pandemic isolation, I decided to enter the Threads Challenge for members of Association of Sewing and Design Professionals.  The theme was to design and make a garment or ensemble that reflected one of the Four Elements: Earth, Wind, Water and Fire. … 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Dress, Fabric, Jackets, Outerwear, Pattern work
Posted on April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 by Carrie Emerson — 3 Comments

Toile Spring Jacket – Details!

This week we are going to take a closer look at some of the construction details in my Toile Spring Jacket including the back pleat, inseam pockets, cuffs, hood, and lining.  You can read more about the original fabric and design decisions in the previous post Toile Spring Jacket –… 

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Jackets, Outerwear, Rain or Shine, Sleeves and Cuffs
Posted on October 5, 2021October 4, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Whose Hands Made These Quilts?

Indulge me in some musings about the quilts I recently cut apart and stitched into a Tabula Rasa Jacket.  This was my second such project in the last 6 months, but these two quilts set my mind to wondering about the materials and the maker whose hands crafted these bed… 

Categories: Fabric, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Outerwear, Quilting, Repurposed, Shirts
Posted on April 6, 2021April 5, 2021 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Coat Stitched from a Quilt

Sewing a coat from a quilt is quite on trend this spring.  Even the New York Times is talking about it.   Fit for Art did not want to fall behind, but we already have lots of fun quilted Tabula Rasa Jackets in our closets.  So when my friend Sally asked… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Outerwear, Pattern work, Pockets, Quilting
Posted on February 13, 2018October 16, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Coat Fabric from my Valentine

Valentine Coat Fabric

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. To celebrate my favorite valentine, my husband Jim, I will share the story of this beautiful Tabula Rasa coat I made in January.  It all began last summer, when I was traveling in southwest France.  I… 

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