In fall of 2022 we welcomed a new friend, Sue, to our Sew Successfully Retreat. She brought along a luscious pile of dusty purple stash fabrics and immediately got started making fitting mock-ups of our Core Wardrobe Patterns. Later in the weekend we sat with her and helped in planning how…
Category: Pant Details
Back to the Eureka Pants Wardrobe
Time for an update on Carrie’s Eureka! Pants journey, one year later. In preparation for our annual Fit for Art France retreat in the heat of summer, Carrie added light weight shorts with Trouser Details to her wardrobe. Earlier in the spring she developed a Sporty Details pattern as she…
Carrie’s Pant Journey Continues
Now that cool weather has arrived, my summer pants wardrobe is no longer appropriate. As I tried on my existing Eureka! Pant wardrobe, I realized that I urgently need to get on with developing my pants pattern for fall and winter. Over the years I have determined that a contoured…
Jeans: Wide Leg and High Waist
Chasing a fashion trend, I decided to make myself a pair of wide leg, high waisted jeans. One of my pandemic obsessions has been scrolling through the Vogue Daily E-zine. This summer, every day, there was a feature with a model or actress sporting wide leg – high waist jeans.…
Eureka! It’s Pants Making Time
Fall is upon us so it’s time to take pants inventory and get going on the pants needed to get you through the year. We are delighted to be returning to the Fredericksburg Original Sewing and Quilt Expo (OSQE) to teach our two day Eureka! Pants fitting workshop during “More…
Summer Wardrobe Update
In the Spring, I shared the beginning of my Summer Pants Journey featuring 2 pairs of elastic waist pants, one in brown linen and one in moss green Tencel, based on the Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern. For the last several weeks I have been busy sewing several tops, which…
Look Good and Feel Good Knits
Knit tops and pants have been winners in the pandemic wardrobe. Making DIY knit clothes is not hard with a set of basic patterns and some fun fabrics. When visiting online fabric retailers these days I often head to the French Terry and Sweatshirt fabric tab for options to update…
Details for Eureka! Pants are now Digital
This month we are reveling in the convergence of all things Eureka! Pants. We are especially pleased to extend our welcome to the international sewing community through a UK digital sewing magazine and to add downloadable Details pattern variations for Eureka! Pants that Fit. Find us in The Pattern Pages…
The Bride Wore Eureka! Pants
With great joy the Fit for Art patterns universe celebrated the marriage of Carrie’s daughter, Meg, in August of this year. It was a grand celebration and our Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern was center stage in the bride’s ensemble. Time now to take a look at the process of…
Anchor a Travel Wardrobe with Eureka! Pants
Do pants anchor your wardrobe? Mine sure do and as I am packing this week for my first trip, I was reminded how essential they are. Organizing a wardrobe of clothes for a week in the Colorado mountains, I first identified which Eureka! Pants to pack. There is no need…