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Home / Sew! Let’s Get Dressed / Page 52
Posted on December 8, 2015August 25, 2018 by Carrie Emerson — 2 Comments

Fit for Art Pajamas and Robe

Rae and Carrie modeling sleepwear

Rae and I have been eyeing a lovely bolt of Japanese cotton lawn that we bought earlier this year.  We’ve also talked for some time about creating Fit for Art sleep wear, and suddenly it clicked into place – the lawn is perfect for pajamas and robes! I made a… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets, Shirts
Posted on December 1, 2015June 9, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — 6 Comments

Geisha Jacket Part 4 – Double Band Finish

Today is the final post about the Geisha Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) with a close up look at the button front double band.  A careful look at the background sketches in the Labor Day post shows an asymmetrical front hemline.  The more prominent and recent sketches include a shaped band… 

Categories: Band Variations, Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets
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… 

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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… 

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