As winter takes her last gasp, I am happily ensconced in a faux fur/faux leather vest made with the basic Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern and Jean Jacket Variations. This project was previewed in the post Jumpstart Your 2021 Sewing where you can see photos of the fabric draped on the…
Design a cozy pieced and quilted vest as a snuggly layering piece for chilly winter days at home. It is also a great way to use a favorite group of quilting cottons, either from your stash or new acquisitions. I am preparing to make a quilted vest using a seasoned…
If you’ve been following our blog Sew! Let’s Get Dressed for long, you know that I love to sew and wear vests. We’ve been creating vests from the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern for years with our step-by-step directions for making a TR Vest. Now we’ve got a pattern that works…
At Fit for Art we are inVESTed in garment sewing, encouraging our sewing community of all skill levels to sew successful garments that fit. We have teamed up with Artistic Artifacts, a fun sewing, quilting and craft store to make an artistic vest using their signature fabrics. We were so…
The Tabula Rasa Jacket is the perfect choice for garments made with handwoven fabric. Because it is Spinning and Weaving week at the Handweavers Guild of America we are bringing you a few tips from our Handwoven Tips Booklet. This featured vest was made and photographed to illustrate the planning…
If you haven’t yet made a Tabula Rasa Vest, get started now making a vest for Fall! They are so easy to make with the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern – just leave out the sleeve and finish the armhole edges to make a perfect vest. We tell you how in…
You will get a lot of mileage out of Band Variations for the TRJ! This set of variation ideas, patterns and templates provides many ways to alter the look of a Tabula Rasa Jacket by changing just the front band. You can explore photos of Band Variation options in our…
I am a big fan of easy to construct Tabula Rasa Vests! Having been asked several times to write a blog post describing the process for making a fully lined Tabula Rasa Vest, here it finally is. I am going to describe how I made this Funnel Neck Ikat Vest…
My Recycled Denim Vest was inspired by a pile of old jeans I discovered my husband was throwing out. Rae and I were well into developing Jean Jacket Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket, so I knew they’d come in handy for a jean jacket sample! Besides, I had been…
We are delighted to announce that the long-anticipated Jean Jacket Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket is ready just in time for the annual conference of the American Sewing Guild! Enjoy a preview of the pattern and samples today and come see them live August 1 – 4 at the…
