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Sewing with Plaids and Checks

Rae and Carrie modeiling plaid shirts

While we love the square armhole construction of the Tabula Rasa Jacket and its progeny, it can be a challenge when working with fabric that has plaids or checks, or some other strong directional motif.  The square armhole method creates four side seams around the body of the garment that… 

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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… 

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Fit for Art on Exhibit at OSQE, Part 2

This week we’re going to look at another handful of the garments featured in our Exhibit at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo in Akron and Fredericksburg.  This is how we introduced Fit for Art to new viewers: “We started Fit for Art Patterns because, as wearable artists, we could… 

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A Virtual Retreat!

Let’s sew together December 5-6 using the zoom format!  We miss seeing our sewing friends, so Carrie and I have partnered with the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo and SewBatik to sew with you for a weekend.  The Luscious Rayon Tabula Rasa Retreat is going to be such fun (even…