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Posted on April 2, 2024June 14, 2025 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Openings in DIY Pants

Seems like an age since we wrote about sewing Eureka! Pants in this blog.  We will solve that here with a deep dive into the openings and closings that work best in pants. This, of course, is a promotion for the last class I am teaching in Fabric Mart’s How to… 

Categories: How to, Pants, Zippers
Posted on March 26, 2024May 14, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 1 Comment

Double Benefits with Cotton Jacquard

We are so excited to offer you this double-faced cotton jacquard fabric! Fit for Art sold bundles of this beloved japanese black and tan fabric years ago. We rediscovered it last summer at a wholesale textiles show and finally have it in hand to sell to you. Rae and Carrie… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Jackets, Vests, Wardrobe
Posted on March 19, 2024March 18, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Sew Beautiful Facings

The Carpe Diem Dress and Tunic Pattern was introduced during the pandemic and we have written about its versatility often. But to my surprise, we have not shown the ins and outs of making a beautiful facing, one of the essential elements of a finely finished and easy to wear… 

Categories: Carpe Diem, Helpful Hints, Hems and finishes
Posted on March 12, 2024March 11, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

DIY Cruise Wardrobe

We were blown away by the wonderful wardrobe of Fit for Art makes that our friend Therese crafted for her anniversary celebration with family on an island cruise in December.  We’ve had the pleasure of welcoming Therese to several of our recent retreats where she worked on developing her Eureka!… 

Categories: Dress, Knit Tops, Knits, Pants, Wardrobe
Posted on March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Pin on the Seam Line

Seams are such an integral part of garment sewing, yet they are often taken for granted. My DIY clothes move up a notch when I pay close attention to each seam. Today we will begin to think differently about seams. That magical 5/8” garment sewing seam allowance is the first place to… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Pattern work
Posted on February 27, 2024February 28, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Everyday Swing Tops

The Swing Variation pattern for the Tabula Rasa Jacket is one of my favorite designs, so comfortable and perfect for using soft and drapey fabrics in my stash. I guess that so many of my swing tops have a dressy appearance because they are made with luscious fabric.   Intentionally Plan your… 

Categories: Band Variations, Fabric, Inspiration, Jackets, Swing Variations
Posted on February 20, 2024February 28, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Back to Basics – Cuffs

The next class in Rae’s virtual series, Sew Great Clothes, with our host Fabric Mart is coming up next week with a focus on preparing the pattern and fabric to sew. Fit for Art has written many posts that touch on these topics; they can be found by search terms… 

Categories: Design, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets, Knit Tops, Pants, Pattern work, Sleeves and Cuffs
Posted on February 13, 2024February 12, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

Slow Stitching

There is a movement in sewing, like in many other old established practices, to move back to the pre-industrial methods of creating.  Embrace the process, one teacher might say.  Another will say, experience the calm and creativity of a hand stitching practice.  As a custom dressmaker, my career prior to… 

Categories: Events, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Technique
Posted on February 6, 2024February 9, 2024 by Carrie Emerson — 8 Comments

Online Fabric Sources

Rae and I are frequently asked where we buy our beautiful fabrics. Like many of you, over the last several years we have relied on online fabric sources more often. To promote Rae’s upcoming Feb. 13 class, The Best Fabrics for Fashion, Function and Fit, we share a list of… 

Categories: Fabric, Resources
Posted on January 30, 2024January 29, 2024 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

The Blue Skies of France are Calling

We hope you are considering joining us in France this year for one of our two retreat weeks in the countryside.  The cold and snowy weather in the  mid atlantic the last couple of weeks makes these excursions seem so very sweet.  Why don’t you plan to come along for… 

Categories: Events, Sewing Retreat

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