Every morning when getting dressed I experience the bliss of pulling on a pair of pants that fit. Since it is Thanksgiving week and I am counting my many blessings, I am mindful of the little things that keep me moving through the day with ease. In the morning, I…
Category: Pants
A Wardrobe of Traveling Eureka! Pants
I have been on the road for Fit For Art most of the Fall and my wardrobe of Eureka! Pants has made it easy to pack in an efficient way. Here is a photo of my expanding line up of navy blue pants. I find navy to be an…
Sporty Details for Eureka! Pants
We are so excited to announce that Sporty Details for Eureka! Pants that Fit are ready for you! First thing we’d like to do is thank our testers – friends who generously gave us their time to work through the instruction book and then gave us helpful feedback to make…
Fit for Art in the Press
Rae Cumbie is not one to toot her own horn, so in this post I am going to share the terrific articles and teaching videos Rae has produced and published in the past year or so. I know you will want to check some of these out, if you haven’t…
Underlining Pants
Underlining is a couture technique that offers a number of benefits to careful garment sewers. When you underline, a second layer of fabric is hand basted to your fashion fabric to provide support or to change the fabric’s nature. Today we will consider underlining pants. I mentioned this briefly…
White Pants
In the heat of the summer, nothing makes you look cooler than white pants. I save my ankle length white Eureka! Pants that Fit for the hottest days. Even though they are lined, they look and feel cool. But beware, white fabric requires special attention in the planning and sewing…
Pants with Summer Pockets
Light weight unlined pants are perfect for hot summer weather in Baltimore. This “cool” pair is made from a cotton sateen border print I bought on clearance at a JoAnn’s a few summers ago. They are easy to wear with flip flops and a white t-shirt but their design was…
Outfits by Lugene
This June we are delighted to have several teaching opportunities. We sure do love to teach classes that revolve around our patterns! This weekend I presented a trunk show at Sew Right Sewing Machines in Queens, New York followed by teaching a two-day Tabula Rasa Jacket Workshop. It was great…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed: Summer Pants with Slits
Sewing pants for summer is so easy! Armed with your well fitting Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern, you can stitch up pants in fun prints and solids. As you choose that lighter weight or colored fabric, make sure the fabric is opaque enough that no lining is needed. Pre-wash your…
Sew! Let’s Get Dressed – Starting On Your Pants Journey
Journeying into new territory, like sewing pants that fit, starts with a carefully crafted mock up and a brave spirit. The Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern is your guide for a successful journey. If you choose to have a pants sizing in our pink fitting room at an Expo, you…