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Home / Sew! Let’s Get Dressed / Page 46
Posted on August 2, 2016June 4, 2023 by Carrie Emerson — 6 Comments

Eureka! Shorts that Fit

Linen shorts finished!

Earlier this summer, I came across a post (I think on Pattern Review) by a happy Eureka! wearer who had made shorts with her pattern.  What a great idea!  I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it sooner.  Like all testing projects, I began with a look through my… 

Categories: Design, Pant Details, Pants, Pattern Development, Pattern work, Trouser Details
Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 6 Comments

Retreat to Sew – Pants?

Getting away from the usual daily grind with passionate sewing friends old and new is such a great way to move your sewing to a new level. It can seem overwhelming to get all that equipment packed up and into the car, but the dedicated attention to your sewing goals… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Pants
Posted on July 19, 2016August 9, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Fireworks Rayon Shirt

Rayon Fireworks Shirt

While we were at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Cleveland, I picked up a combo of rayon batiks from one of our favorite vendors, Sew Batik, to create a summer top.  Of course I had to use our new Rain or Shine Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket!… 

Categories: Design, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Pattern Development, Rain or Shine, Sleeves and Cuffs
Posted on July 12, 2016August 9, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Beach Coat Fun

Endless Summer Beach Coat

Sewing up a beach cover up seems like an old fashioned activity. In fact, the vintage beach coat patterns I pinned to my Pinterest page while designing this Rain or Shine Variation (RSV) of the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) were so inspiring. I do think that a beach cover up… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Rain or Shine
Posted on July 5, 2016August 9, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Say Hello to Rain or Shine Variations

Rain or Shine Variations - front cover

Ready to sew up some really fun new variations for your Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ)?  Then these Rain or Shine Variations are just for you.  They are so irresistible!  Here is a closer look at this jam-packed variation pattern. Our first idea for naming these TRJs was “Center Front Variations”… 

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Jackets, Pattern Development, Rain or Shine
Posted on June 28, 2016March 12, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Wide Leg Pants for Summer

Wide leg pants in mulberry cotton batik

Summer seems the perfect time to wear a pair of cool wide legged pants, so I decided to try my hand at creating some.  Step one, as always, search the stash for an appropriate fabric to test this idea.  Lucky for me, my darling daughter has brought me several lengths… 

Categories: Design, How to, Pants, Pattern work
Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Sometimes Life Gets In the Way

Since you follow us by reading this blog you know that we have been working on the Rain or Shine Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket for a while.  If you visited our booth at one of our spring shows, you were even teased with some fabulous samples made from… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Pattern Development
Posted on June 14, 2016October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Hems for Unlined Tabula Rasa Jackets

The seasons are changing, so all of a sudden my unlined summer Tabula Rasa Jackets (TRJ) are coming out of the closet. Just like summer pants fabrics, the fabrics I choose to sew for summer tops are light weight and washable. So, their engineering needs to be washing machine safe too. Today… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Technique
Posted on June 7, 2016June 6, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Imperfect Fabric – Perfect Top

  We buy fabric for all sorts of reasons:  it is a great print, or the perfect color, has the right drape, is the perfect fiber combination, will fill a hole in our wardrobe, will bliss the heart.  Now I will confess that I also buy fabric to match an… 

Categories: Events, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Knits
Posted on May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Fabric for Summer Pants

What are some good sources for pants fabric?  This question came from one of you and it seemed timely to think about summer pants fabric in particular.  Summer is fast approaching here in the northeast, so light weight pants are on my mind. I feel fortunate that I do not… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Pants

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