With the launch of our Tabby Jacket, we assembled a glossary of sewing terms that will assist any level of sewist when stitching up garments. I wrote each entry and connected the links to our blog posts and videos that illuminate the terms. Surprisingly, there were no blog posts about cutting lines,…
Category: Pattern work
The Eureka! Pants Scoop
Whenever we teach a Eureka! Pants that Fit pants class, it reminds us of the power of the scoop. As we put each student in pants fitting shells last weekend at Artistic Artifacts, one of the first things we assessed was whether a scoop was needed to reshape either the…
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. …
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.…
Riffs on a Trusted Pattern – the TRJ
This year Threads Magazine is featuring Riffs on a Trusted Pattern by Becky Fulgoni as an online insider series. Becky chose the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern as her trusted pattern for the series, so every month we’ve been enjoying Becky’s creative makes with the TRJ pattern. You may recall that…
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…
Toile Spring Jacket – Decisions!
At the Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, my new Toile Spring Jacket stood out front of our booth beckoning new customers in. I promised I would write a blog post about it soon, so here is part 1. This charming upholstery weight toile fabric home was lugged home from…
Common Fitting Adjustments for the Carpe Diem Dress and Tunic
Drumroll Please! The Common Fitting Adjustments for the Carpe Diem Dress are posted and ready to help each of you personalize your pattern if the fit needs a bit of tweaking. The best way to access the complete Common Fitting Adjustments PDF is in the Helpful Hints Tab at www.fitforartpatterns.com…
Adjusting the Eureka Pants Pattern Length
Lately we have had a few questions about adjusting the length of the Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern and the location of the “knee line”. So today’s post is more technical than pretty in an effort to address these questions from customers at the beginning of the pant fitting process.…
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…