Do you love to sew for your family members? I am especially happy to sew for my two daughters. Like their mother, each of my daughters has a unique style, and it is best to keep that in mind when planning to sew personalized gifts for them. Sew personalized gifts…
During these shoulder seasons, it is nice to have some tops that can transition from warm days to cool nights. Lately I’ve found myself relying on pieces like this periwinkle print Waterfall Cardigan made in french terry with basic knit tank tops. Construct these knit tops easily with the Twin…
Do you love of embellishments as much as I do? And there always seems to be new challenges and new ideas that capture my attention. It starts the planning juices flowing but sometimes a busy schedule interrupts the project and when it is revisited, the design idea moves in a…
At the top of my sewing to do list for many months was to make this pink cardigan with my Tabula Rasa Knit Pattern and the Twin Set Variations. The soft pink French Terry printed with cherry blossoms had been draped on the dress form from the day it arrived…
We are so honored that our friends at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo invited Fit for Art to mount an exhibit of garments for the expos in Cleveland/Akron, OH (in July) and in Fredericksburg, VA (in Sept/Oct). It is very cleverly hung so that the garments can be seen…
We are delighted to report that our zoom retreat hosted by OSQE and co-sponsored by SewBatik went wonderfully well this past weekend. The topic was Nifty Tabula Rasa Knit Tops and everyone who participated made something with a SewBatik cotton jersey kit. Carrie and I were busy beforehand sewing up…
Over the last year, we have sewn up some fun knits with the colorful cotton jersey from SewBatik. It is a very user-friendly knit to begin your knit sewing journey and makes very fun Tabula Rasa Knit Tee shirts as well as Tailored Cardigan Twin Sets using our Twin Set…
We have had fun over the past few weeks creating cozy new duds with a group of coordinating fabrics from Style Maker Fabrics. Back in the fall Rae ordered a cabled sweater knit and two rayons in closely related colors with her birthday discount from Style Maker. Later, Carrie succumbed…
Sewing fashionable knit garments has been a Fit for Art goal for many years. We are constantly pushing the design envelope with the core Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic pattern (TRK), so far adding three variations to change up the look of the basic knit top adjusted for your…
We are sewing Fit for Art’s two newest variations to jumpstart our new year sewing: Jean Jacket Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket and Twin Set Variations for the Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic. Both of these fun designs are casual and comfy, which is certainly the best kind…
