I hope that you have been thinking about, and perhaps even playing with some fabrics, for your own pieced jacket as I suggested in last week’s post. This is the second week of conversation about the pieced blue scarf jacket that received so many compliments during our fall appearances. Read…
Stitch up a scarf band to finish your Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ)! I used a scarf band on this blue mixed fiber TRJ that has been hanging on our wardrobe wall at the last several sewing shows. The scarf band creates a built-in tie closure for a soft daytime look. Many…
Helping you sew pants that fit your body and your lifestyle is one of our goals at Fit for Art. In the last few months we have had a number of opportunities to work toward that goal. At the American Sewing Expo this past weekend I did over 20 pants…
We are celebrating the 4th anniversary of the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern’s public debut. As we pack our van and head out for the American Sewing Expo in Novi, MI, we are remembering the same trip 4 years ago when we set up our first Fit for Art booth to…
Color block garments are all the rage this season, so Carrie is going to take a turn to blog about making a color block Tee with the new Tabula Rasa Knits pattern. I’ve been thinking about this project for months, seeing lots of color block garments in the fashion news…
It is time to settle on the design for my Tabula Rasa Jacket embellished with painted squares. Last week I shared with you about the painting process and this week we will consider some design options. The squares have been heat set and fused to the light fusible web so…
On Labor Day it seems appropriate to take a break from work for an enjoyable diversion. When your work and your favorite hobby converge, as mine do, and your studio is in your home, this can be a challenge. But yesterday I devised an excellent diversion — playing with Shiva…
Teaching weekend pants classes is one of my passions; each time I teach pants I meet new sewing friends who want to begin their Eureka! Pants that Fit journey with Fit for Art. This past weekend I was in East Berlin, PA at The Manning’s Handweaving Center helping 9 wonderful…
Carrie and I are making plans to stitch up something trendy to spruce up our fall wardrobes and our booth display. There was a bit of a nip in the early morning air last week and it inspired us to check out the newspapers, magazines and fashion blogs to find…
We are sewing a lot of button frames these days since one of the design extra’s in our Shirt Variations for the Tabula Rasa Jacket is button frames. If you have some fun cottons in your stash consider stitching them into a lovely transitional shirt. This is an excellent variation…
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