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Posted on May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Pockets for the Gold Bee Quilted Jacket

Pockets seem to be required additions for many stitchers making DIY garments.  I love pockets myself, but I know how pockets can shift the shape and fit of a garment so I add them carefully.  Our Pocket Variations Pattern for the Tabula Rasa Jacket offers a number of interior and… 

Categories: Digital Patterns, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Pockets, Quilting
Posted on May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Trimming a Carpe Diem

The Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic is the perfect garment design for featuring fun trim.  If you watched the Artistic Artifacts Facebook Live on Saturday morning, you saw a number of trimmed Carpe Diems that have become wardrobe favorites. We are going to look at the Indian Cotton Batik from… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Helpful Hints, Hems and finishes, Repurposed
Posted on May 17, 2022June 2, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

New Pink Tees

Over the last few weeks while Carrie has been working on her new summer wardrobe, I have been sewing pink Tabula Rasa Knit Tees.  Seems I wore out most of my essential tees while living through isolation and was reminded of this every time I wanted to wear my beautiful… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Knits, Wardrobe, Wide Neckline
Posted on May 10, 2022July 6, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 4 Comments

Summer Pants Journey

Like so many women at our stage in life, our bodies are changing.  For many months now, I (Carrie) have been complaining to Rae that I am no longer comfortable in most of my Eureka Pants.  My discomfort, especially in closely fitted pants, is undeniably a consequence of the disappearing… 

Categories: Fitting, Glamour Details, Helpful Hints, Hems and finishes, Pant Details, Pants, Wardrobe
Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Notched Carpe Diem Top

Carrie made this notched scoop neck top very early in the development of the Carpe Diem Dress & Tunic pattern.  The notch opens the neckline up a bit, making it easier to pull a top or dress on over your head without a back closure.  While the notch design didn’t… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, How to, Technique
Posted on April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Cotton Lawn Parrots

Sewing cotton lawn fabric into blouses and tops makes for easy summer dressing.  My article in the current issue of Classic Sewing Magazine features 3 Tabula Rasa Jackets stitched into effortless Spring to Summer tops.  This post is about a 4th top designed and sewn at the same time. Find… 

Categories: Band Variations, Digital Patterns, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Sleeves and Cuffs
Posted on April 19, 2022June 4, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 7 Comments

Front Pants Adjustments

When we first launched the Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern in 2013 we wrote lots of directions about adjusting the back crotch curve for a neat and clean fit.  If you are familiar with our pattern you know that there are 3 backs in every size to make that process… 

Categories: Pants, Pattern Development
Posted on April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 by Carrie Emerson — 3 Comments

Toile Spring Jacket – Details!

This week we are going to take a closer look at some of the construction details in my Toile Spring Jacket including the back pleat, inseam pockets, cuffs, hood, and lining.  You can read more about the original fabric and design decisions in the previous post Toile Spring Jacket –… 

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Jackets, Outerwear, Rain or Shine, Sleeves and Cuffs
Posted on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 by Rae Cumbie — 5 Comments

Beautiful Carpe Diem Blouse

Sweet off- white blouses are a staple of many women’s wardrobes and for good reason.  So, when my friend Sally brought me a 7 yard piece of vintage China silk, embroidered here and there with ivory flowers, a blouse was my first design idea.  The embroidery was centered on the… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration
Posted on March 29, 2022June 18, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Soft Pink Cardigan

At the top of my sewing to do list for many months was to make this pink DIY 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… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Knits, Twin Set

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