This is the time of year where all social media feeds are encouraging fall wardrobe updates. At our planning meeting last week we decided to create an Inspo Board of Autumn Makes on Pinterest. It is heavily populated with sweater style knits from our Wide Neckline and Clever Crossings Variations,…
This year I am giving the word goal a rest. Although I have some sewing plans, the word intentions seems to resonate with me in 2025. How about you? Have you thought about some intentions for your sewing projects this year? If you set intentions and life gets in the way,…
At the change of seasons, we like to refresh the collection of garment samples included in the banner on the home page of FitforArtPatterns.com in hopes of inspiring your sewing, and ours! With Fall arriving where we live, on the East Coast of the US, we’ve selected a group of…
When Rae began playing with ideas for her lovely turquoise top featured in the post about Pinterest Inspiration, she longed for the fabric to match some Eureka! Pants already in her wardrobe. But every time she compared her tan, ivory, olive, black and navy/denim pants to the fabric her heart sank…
With this year’s French adventure in the rear view mirror, we are back to the basics of sewing garments that look and feel great. Our current home page banner offers a look at some spicy summer looks that can be stitched up in a hurry. (See an image of the…
Our first Sew! Let’s Get Dressed blog post was published on May 13, 2014. My how time flies when you are having fun! That post, entitled True Confessions, still captures our basic philosophy about sewing clothing and our motivations for starting Fit for Art Patterns in 2010. We have added much more…
We are so excited to offer you this double-faced cotton jacquard fabric! Fit for Art sold bundles of this beloved japanese black and tan fabric years ago. We rediscovered it last summer at a wholesale textiles show and finally have it in hand to sell to you. Rae and Carrie…
We were blown away by the wonderful wardrobe of Fit for Art makes that our friend Therese crafted for her anniversary celebration with family on an island cruise in December. We’ve had the pleasure of welcoming Therese to several of our recent retreats where she worked on developing her Eureka!…
In fall of 2022 we welcomed a new friend, Sue, to our Sew Successfully Retreat. She brought along a luscious pile of dusty purple stash fabrics and immediately got started making fitting mock-ups of our Core Wardrobe Patterns. Later in the weekend we sat with her and helped in planning how…
We know its time to start sewing your holiday outfits, so we are re-posting a favorite full of holiday outfit inspiration. Take advantage of our Countdown to the Holidays Sale to help you sew up your new holiday outfits; all print format patterns are discounted by 25% until December 4.…
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
