We’re featuring a jacket today made from a collection of modern quilting cottons which provided Rae with some scrappy selvage fun- April Fools appropriate! When Rae was a girl learning to sew, her mother, along with every teacher she ever had, suggested that you should trim away the selvages after…
Today we take a closer look at how to make your own binding tape for a quilted jacket or coat. While commercially made binding tape can be purchased, making your own ensures that you can get just the right fabric to match your vision. (For a few projects featuring purchased…
There is a movement in sewing, like in many other old established practices, to move back to the pre-industrial methods of creating. Embrace the process, one teacher might say. Another will say, experience the calm and creativity of a hand stitching practice. As a custom dressmaker, my career prior to…
Time to get sewing friends! In this post, we will look at how I turned a precious scrap of fabric into appliqués on a cropped Funnel Neck Variation of the Tabula Rasa Jacket. The appliques were further elevated by a halo of guipure lace cut into small motifs and used…
Some fabric really calls to you; Carrie and I were so drawn to the Tilda Hibernation cotton collection that we ordered up some of each of our 5 favorite prints. It arrived in late September and we have been playing with it ever since. Carrie made an adult size Tabula…
Adding detail to a knit top is a fun way to keep tees made from the same pattern like the Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic, looking fresh and interesting. Flat piping is a great detail that is not difficult, but does require a bit more “seaming” attention than is usually…
Today we take a closer look at understitching, the next post in a series about sewing techniques included in our new Glossary of Common Sewing Terms. I was inspired to take on this nerdy topic while sewing a sleeveless Carpe Diem dress, which benefits from understitching at the neckline and…
This perfect summer Tabula Rasa Jacket was featured in the Classic Sewing Summer 2022 edition. It was quite a wardrobe favorite last summer worn with blue, tan or black Eureka! Pants. It features the opened neckline discussed in the blog post Hot Summer Sewing. The Peach Soutache Jacket also has…
We presumed everyone who sews knows what gathering stitches are and how they are used in garment making. Then we met our 8-12 year old testers for the Tabby Jacket and realized some explanation was in order. “Gathering Stitches” is included in the Fit for Art Glossary of Common Sewing…
It is the Fit for Art tradition to offer a gift idea with downloadable instructions to thank you for your ongoing support. Why not gift yourself the time to make one for yourself? Or, choose stash fabrics or an embellishment technique to decorate one for a friend or family member. …
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
