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Posted on November 24, 2015June 4, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Pants and Pockets to be Thankful For

Every morning when getting dressed I experience the bliss of pulling on a pair of pants that fit.  Since it is Thanksgiving week and I am counting my many blessings, I am mindful of the little things that keep me moving through the day with ease.  In the morning, I… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, Pant Details, Pants, Pockets
Posted on November 17, 2015November 17, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Inspired Knits for Fall

Fall Knit Tunic (front)

  So, let’s get dressed with some comfortable Tabula Rasa Knits (TRK) for fall!  This seems to be my direction lately and Carrie and I found some lovely knits when we shopped in NYC in August.  Luckily, we bought enough to share with you; there are a limited number of… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Knits, Technique
Posted on November 10, 2015November 11, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Parlez Vous Fit for Art?

  Our French connection, my daughter Anna, has just about finished the French translation of the Tabula Rasa Jacket Pattern.  We are looking forward to welcoming our French speaking sewing friends into the Fit for Art community.  In the meantime, we hope to find a few Francophiles to test our… 

Category: Helpful Hints
Posted on November 3, 2015October 31, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Geisha’s Part 3 – Foundation Piecing

The Tabula Rasa Jacket that I started on Labor Day is designed and appliqued.  Now the front and back crepe de chine foundations are ready to be stitched and flipped to create the pieced front and back. We will look look closely at the soft drapey construction of the back to explain… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jackets, Technique
Posted on October 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

A Wardrobe of Traveling Eureka! Pants

I have been on the road for Fit For Art most of the Fall and my wardrobe of Eureka! Pants has made it easy to pack in an efficient way.   Here is a photo of my expanding line up of navy blue pants.  I find navy to be an… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, Pants
Posted on October 20, 2015October 31, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

ASDP Sewing Friends and Follies

Baltimore chapter at the ASDP conference

We love to get together with sewing friends to learn, share, and of course shop.  Each October we attend the National Education Conference of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (ASDP), a trade association I have belonged to for over 20 years.  This year’s conference convened last weekend in… 

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Posted on October 13, 2015September 6, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Tabula Rasa Vests

Maple Leaf Vest - back

I love to wear vests!  I like them because they are comfortable and easy to move in, provide warmth, and add a lot of color, design, and pizzazz to an outfit.  Of course the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern makes a terrific vest.  You may have seen several of my Tabula Rasa… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Technique, Vests
Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Where Do You Get Your Fabrics?

Tree of Life Woodcut - front

We lose track of the number of sewing friends who ask us this question; “Where did you get your beautiful fabrics?”  While teaching and manning our booth at sewing expos the last two weekends we consistently replied, we buy fabric whenever and wherever we see it!  Because of our fabric… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, Inspiration
Posted on September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Geisha Jacket – The Appliqués

The foundation pieced Tabula Rasa Jacket I started on Labor Day features four appliqués cut from a Japanese scarf.  Today we will look at the creation of these appliquéd sections as a follow up to the Sewing Play on Labor Day post about the jacket’s design and fabric placement.  … 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Technique
Posted on September 22, 2015May 17, 2023 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Sporty Details for Eureka! Pants

Sporty Details front cover

We are so excited to announce that Sporty Details for Eureka! Pants that Fit are ready for you!  First thing we’d like to do is thank our testers – friends who generously gave us their time to work through the instruction book and then gave us helpful feedback to make… 

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