If you’ve ever taken one of our workshops, we may have helped you and fellow students make alterations to your pattern. These fitting adjustments are one occasion for pattern work. You might also do pattern work to create a pattern variation or add interesting details, using one of our templates or inventing…
Category: Pattern Development
Waist Finishes for Pants
We know there are new Eureka! Pants stitchers in the Fit for Art universe. Some had sizings in our fitting booth at the Cincinnati or Fredericksburg Expo, some attended our summer retreat or the Creative Clothing Club Pants Workshop in August. Once the fitting adjustments and pattern work are done,…
Silk Sari for the Holidays
A few years ago, after traveling in India, my daughter Meg gifted me with a beautiful red and gold silk sari. It has been waiting for the right occasion to come along so I could stitch it into something special, and this Fall it did. My husband and I would…
A Tricky Ensemble Treat
It’s Halloween so let’s look at this ensemble which began with some orangy red and black Sew Batik Rayon. I considered several designs before deciding to make wide leg Eureka! Pants. My plan was to combine them with a top made from a stash piece of organic cotton knit in…
Imagining a “Spectacle” Jacket
A colorful bundle of Echino fat quarters came to me as a gift from my daughter several years ago, and I immediately wanted to make them into a Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ). But, fat quarters (18” by 22 1/2 “) are challenging when designing garments, especially if you want to…
Fit for Art Patterns 2016 Highlights
As we close out 2016 we wish you a happy holiday and a healthy and prosperous 2017. We celebrate your support of Fit for Art Patterns with this year in review: Also, a special word of thanks to those who invited us to present trunk shows and classes: Grand Rapids…
Eureka! Fall Pants Update
Our wardrobe choices change as the seasons change. I find that in changing my wardrobe from spring/ summer to fall/winter most of my focus is on the pants which anchor my outfits. Now that I have pants that fit, it seems I don’t want to wear anything else. So, my…
Eureka! Shorts that Fit
Earlier this summer, I came across a post (I think on Pattern Review) by a happy Eureka! wearer who had made shorts with her pattern. What a great idea! I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it sooner. Like all testing projects, I began with a look through my…
Fireworks Rayon Shirt
While we were at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Cleveland, I picked up a combo of rayon batiks from one of our favorite vendors, Sew Batik, to create a summer top. Of course I had to use our new Rain or Shine Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket!…
Say Hello to Rain or Shine Variations
Ready to sew up some really fun new variations for your Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ)? Then these Rain or Shine Variations are just for you. They are so irresistible! Here is a closer look at this jam-packed variation pattern. Our first idea for naming these TRJs was “Center Front Variations”…