We are delighted to see this Scrap Lace Book Cover created by Linda, one of our 2023 La Cascade retreat participants! Because she shared her accomplishments with us, we are able to share them with you. Perhaps this will be an encouraging inducement for you to join us July 17-24…
Every year on our Enchanting France – Embellishing Fabric retreat, we wrap up the week by making a group thank you gift for our dear host and chef, Nese. In years past we’ve presented her with a collaged wall hanging and a collaged book cover. This year we went a…
What a heavenly week in France we had with our Enchanting France – Embellishing Fabric group this year at La Cascade. Here is a little photo wrap us to inspire you to join us in 2024. We began and finished the week in the inspiring third floor studio at La…
Bonjour from France! Rae and Carrie are busy this week leading Fit for Art’s annual retreat, Enchanting France – Embellishing Fabric, at La Cascade in southern France. This pic was taken during our pastel dyeing day, walking among the sunflower fields. We will be back to posting our typical blogs…
As Carrie and I head into our week at La Cascade, we thought we would take the opportunity to apprise you of our fall sewing event schedule. We work hard to craft a variety of classes each season to give all our friends an opportunity to learn with us at…
A few weeks ago I was looking for a sewing project for my mom and remembered the fabric she had dyed last year on our annual France Retreat. It was time to make it into a pastel-dyed Carpe Diem blouse! Regular readers may recall the pastel dyeing day, reported in…
This summer’s Fit for Art retreat in Southern France included an amazing day with the dye vats of Denise Lambert, woad historian and so much more. Denise has devoted the past 30 years to re-discovering an historical color “Dyer’s Woad – Isatis tinctoria” and incorporating it into modern industry. From…
Our week at La Cascade came to an end this morning when we brought our 7 participants back to the airport to return to the states, or continue their travels. This afternoon when I went to pick up the last of the materials, the studio looked as forlorn as it…
We are ready for the La Cascade retreat to begin, and in fact by the time you read this, our 7 visitors will have arrived, enjoyed their first dinner and snuggled into bed. What awaits them? Here is a little look at some of the materials we have gathered for…
The sewing world is inhabited by a friendly crowd with very diverse interests, but it seems we are always crossing paths in enlightening ways. The past month was so full of fun connections we just had to share. A wonderful new friendship has been formed with Classic Sewing Magazine. We…
Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic
Price range: $20.00 through $30.00
Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets
$22.99
Tabby Jacket
Price range: $15.00 through $20.00
