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Posted on April 27, 2021June 4, 2023 by Carrie Emerson — 3 Comments

Crazy Linen Pants for Spring

While traveling in India a couple years ago, I picked up several pieces of fabric including linen printed with a faux ikat style design.  I had envisioned linen pants for summer, so I pulled the fabric out a few weeks ago to make pants for me and my daughter.  Soon… 

Categories: Fabric, Inspiration, Pant Details, Pants, Pattern work, Pockets, Trouser Details
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 November 10, 2020May 22, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Sew with Fit for Art’s Digital Patterns

Tools for Tiled Digital Patterns

All four of our core patterns, plus the Tabby Jacket and many variation patterns, are available in our library of digital patterns! In hopes of making the process easier for sewers new to digital patterns, today we take a closer look at how to download and use them. We know some folks… 

Categories: Digital Patterns, How to, Pattern work
Posted on October 27, 2020October 26, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Twin Set feature: the Tailored Cardigan

Flower Basket Tailored Cardigan

In preceding posts, we shared step-by-step illustrations for making a Waterfall Cardigan and a sleeveless Tank Top from Twin Set Variations for the Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic.  Today we take a closer look at the Tailored Cardigan style from Twin Set Variations.  As the name implies, this cardigan… 

Categories: Digital Patterns, How to, Knits, Pattern work, Twin Set
Posted on April 21, 2020April 22, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Coral Pink SewBatik Knit Tee

This week we are pleased to bring you a collaboration with our friends at SewBatik, a fellow Expo vendor side-lined by COVID-19.  We have loved and sewn tops with SewBatik’s rayon batik fabric for years.  Knit jersey batik joined their line-up a few years ago, so I made this fun… 

Categories: Design, How to, Knits, Pattern work
Posted on March 24, 2020August 9, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Jean Jacket Fun

Sewing up a Jean Jacket Variation of the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) is a great project for this stay-at-home time.  It is not hard, but there is lots of pattern work and basic sewing involved in the Classic Jean Jacket.  Now that you have some extra time, give it a… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Jean Jacket, Pattern work
Posted on December 17, 2019December 16, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 10 Comments

Wedding Worthy Tabula Rasa Jackets

Sewing my own clothes and clothes for my friends and family is a passion for me.  One of my favorite challenges is using a basic pattern to make clothes appropriate for a variety of occasions.  This is the Fit for Art philosophy.  So I started with my dependable Tabula Rasa… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Jackets, Pattern work, Technique
Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Pants for a Changed Body

Our friend Edye has been a Eureka! Pants Professional for over 5 years.  She uses her Eureka! Pants knowledge, samples and patterns to work as a sewing professional week in and week out.  So, when she had some major body weight shifts this last year, she decided to revisit her… 

Categories: Alterations, Helpful Hints, Pants, Pattern Development, Pattern work, Pockets
Posted on February 12, 2019February 17, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Kits for Sewing Success

Sew Successfully is our mantra so we are always looking for ways to help you and your sewing friends sew the clothes you want that fit your body. We offered a Tabula Rasa Jacket Starter Kit at last season’s shows and now it is available for purchase online as well… 

Categories: How to, Jackets, Pattern work
Posted on January 22, 2019February 17, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Pattern Pampering

Today we will think about patterns and what is needed to keep a pattern working hard for you.  I don’t mean the process of making changes during the development of a pattern, but the destiny of a frequently used pattern.  Be forewarned, this is a new year’s confessional. Our pattern… 

Categories: Alterations, Helpful Hints, How to, Pants, Pattern Development, Pattern work

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