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Home / Sew! Let’s Get Dressed / Page 44
Posted on December 20, 2016December 17, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Trendy Velvet Pants

Drapey pants are perfect for holiday occasions that call for something special.  If you have developed a Eureka! Pants that Fit pattern, you can get right to work. Because velvet is very trendy this year, Carrie and I decided to add a pair of velvet pants to our holiday wardrobe. … 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Pants
Posted on December 13, 2016December 12, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Delighted by Japanese Textile Traditions

You know that we love Asian Textiles and the simple kimono shapes of Japan.  So, it was with great delight that Carrie and I participated in events focused on this topic with kimono expert June Colburn.  The program, sponsored by the Baltimore chapter of the Association of Sewing and Design… 

Categories: Events, Fabric, Inspiration
Posted on December 6, 2016December 7, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Party Tops

Holiday sewing should always include a new Tabula Rasa to liven up the Eureka! Pants in your closet.  In a December 2014 post we shared some of our Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) holiday variations.  They were so festive and fun that this year we decided to make some Tabula Rasa… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Knits
Posted on November 29, 2016August 9, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Pintuck Pocket for You!

Two-sided Travel Raincoat

In this season of thanksgiving, Rae and I want to express our thankfulness to you, our community of supporters.  We are so grateful for your enthusiasm and sharing of Fit for Art patterns with fellow sewists.  You inspire us to continue creating new patterns and variations and to pursue our… 

Categories: Free Pattern, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Pockets, Rain or Shine, Technique
Posted on November 22, 2016November 19, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Sew Thankful

This is how my friend Jane signs her e-mails and it always puts a smile on my face.  She shares my passion for sewing and an appreciation for the people who are keeping it alive in spite of inexpensive ready to wear and the seismic shift in communication and purchasing… 

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Posted on November 15, 2016August 9, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

TRJ Hoodies

Pair of Rain or Shine Sweatshirts

One of the things we love about the new Rain or Shine Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket is the center front design which accommodates a zipper closure.  It’s a natural for adding a hood to make hooded coats and jackets.  Early in the Rain or Shine development process, we… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jackets, Knits, Rain or Shine, Zippers
Posted on November 8, 2016August 9, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Longarm Couched Jacket

Today we welome Joy, a friend from the Easton MD area who has created a great Tabula Rasa Jacket, her first actually with embellishments using a long are quilting machine.  We asked her to write about it so we could share it with our Sew! Lets Get Dressed readers.  So… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Quilting, Surface Design, Technique
Posted on November 1, 2016August 31, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — 11 Comments

Home Dec Hooded Jacket

Last winter I searched my studio for zippers and stash fabric to test the Rain or Shine Variations (RSV) for the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ).  One of my favorite finds was a navy home decorator remnant I had purchased years ago at G-Street Fabrics.  I remember loving the art-deco print… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Pockets, Rain or Shine, Sleeves and Cuffs, Zippers
Posted on October 25, 2016October 25, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Eureka! Fall Pants Update

Our wardrobe choices change as the seasons change.  I find that in changing my wardrobe from spring/ summer to fall/winter most of my focus is on the pants which anchor my outfits. Now that I have pants that fit, it seems I don’t want to wear anything else.  So, my… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Pants, Pattern Development
Posted on October 18, 2016October 15, 2016 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Reversible Mulberry Shirt

Liberty of London side of reversible Funnel neck shirt

We are getting ready to attend the annual conference of our professional association, the Association of Sewing & Design Professionals.  This year it is being held in Vancouver (Canada) where it looks to be a good bit cooler and rainier than home.  Two new Rain or Shine Variations pieces I’ll… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, How to, Shirts

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