ASG National Education Conference

Mariott Marquis San Francisco

Plan to join Rae at this gathering of sewists in San Francisco. Sign up now for her classes. She would love to see you there. Click here for more information.

Enchanting France – Embellishing Fabric 2024

La Cascade Durfort, France

Spend a week in July with Rae Cumbie* and Carrie Emerson** of Fit for Art Patterns at La Cascade Artists Retreat in Durfort, an enchanting medieval artisan village in the Languedoc region of France, exploring the countryside and a variety of fabric embellishing and surface design techniques.The mornings will be spent in the… 

$3150

Sew Successfully Retreat – Fall 2024

Maritime Conference Center 692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, MD, United States

Join Rae and Carrie for 3 days of dedicated sewing at this retreat for beginner to advanced sewists.  Let us inspire your creativity on a project or help you perfect that fit while working in a community of fellow sewists in a beautiful space.  We will be available from 9… 

$600

Book Launch Party

Handcraft Happy Hour Meadow Mill 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Suite 117, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Join Rae and Carrie to celebrate the release of their new book Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets. All of the jackets and coats featured in the book will be at the party so you can get a close up look while you get your own signed copy.The Party is hosted by… 

Live Event with Sew Daily – Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets

Online Event

Carrie and Rae will be joining Meg Healey of Sew Daily for 2 hours of quilted jacket making inspiration and conversation. The session is an online Zoom event and will include a live Q&A. Registration is open and the event is free to all sewing loving friends of Fit for… 

Sew Successfully Retreat – Spring 2025

Maritime Conference Center 692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum Heights, MD, United States

Join Rae and Carrie for 3 days of dedicated sewing at this retreat for beginner to advanced sewists.  Let us inspire your creativity on a project or help you perfect that fit while working in a community of fellow sewists in a beautiful space.  We will be available from 9… 

$625

Baltimore Heritage Quilt Guild Expo

Maryland State Fairgrounds, 4H/Home Arts Building 2200 York Rd, Timonium, MD, United States

Join Fit for Art at the Baltimore Heritage Quilt Guild's bi-annual Expo and celebration of quilting. We will have the our new book, Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets, for sale and quilted jackets to view in person. Fit for Art will present a demo on making a jacket from a quilt… 

Trunk Show – A Year’s Worth of Jackets from One Pattern

Spring Water Designs 9691 Gerwig Lane Suite G & H, Columbia, Maryland, United States

Join Rae Cumbie and Carrie Emerson of Fit for Art Patterns for an inspiring trunk show at Spring Water Designs Quilting shop in Columbia MD. Register for the Trunk Show on Spring Water Design's website by clicking on the blue button below. One well chosen pattern, fit once, can be… 

$10

Tabula Rasa Jacket Workshop

Spring Water Designs 9691 Gerwig Lane Suite G & H, Columbia, Maryland, United States

Join Rae Cumbie and Carrie Emerson of Fit for Art Patterns for a 2-day Tabula Rasa Jacket Workshop on June 7 & June 21, 2025 at Spring Water Designs in Columbia MD. Register for both days on the Spring Water Designs website by clicking on the blue button below.Spend two… 

$165

Road to Virginia

Greater Richmond Convention Center 403 N 3rd St,, Richmond, VA, United States

The legendary Road to California quilt show is launching a new Quilters' Conference and Showcase this year in Richmond, Virginia. Fit for Art will be there with a booth full of patterns, books, samples, and more. We will have the complete collection of quilted jackets from our new book Sewing…