This basic Tabula Rasa Jacket features some special scraps pieced together using a sashing technique that connects pieces with strips…
Sashed Silk Jacket
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Funnel Neck Ikat Vest
Carrie is loving her new Tabula Rasa Vest. The beautiful Ikat and coordinating solid cottons were purchased from one of…
One Great Wardrobe – Episode 3
Welcome to another installment of our series “Three Core Patterns – One Great Wardrobe”. Today’s wardrobe is based on one of my favorite pairs of pants in a dusty rose microfiber with lots of swinging drape. You will soon be able to make a similar pair with your Eureka! Pants…
Sew Thankful for You
With our final 2018 Sewing Expo behind us, Carrie and I were taking stock of the year as we drove home on Sunday. It is Thanksgiving week in the USA so we want to heap our thanks on everyone who has helped us rise to new heights in 2018. Each…
One Great Wardrobe—Episode 1
When we would present at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, our stage show was called Four Core Patterns, One Great Wardrobe. In it, we reveal the magic that happens to your wardrobe when you begin sewing with Fit for Art’s four core patterns: the Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ), Eureka! Pants that Fit, the Tabula…
Swing Tops: Similar yet Different
It is a fun exercise to examine two garments made from the same fabric. In this case the tops are similar Tabula Rasa Jackets (TRJ). I made one for Laura Murray, wearable artist extraordinaire, and one for myself. Look closely at the next two photos and see if you can…
Redesigning for a Special Occasion
It is great fun to find new fabrics and shapes to update a dated garment. So, when Katy, who I regularly design and sew for, brought me the dress she wore to her daughter’s wedding and asked for a redesign, I was all in. She had a wedding to attend…
Samples For Threads
When designing and constructing jackets that will illustrate a magazine article, there is a certain level of anxiety that accompanies the project. Most of my days in the studio are spent designing and testing new patterns or sewing up new clothes to hang in the booth and write about on…
Fan-Tabulous! Quilted Jacket
We have a handful of quilted jacket samples that draw oohs and ahhs at every show, folks wishing to buy or make. So, Fit for Art is creating a series of directions for “Specialty Quilted Jackets” that provide step-by-step instructions to replicate some of those admired jackets. Currently we have…
Sidney Opera House – Jacket Inspiration
Today we will take a look at a fabulous jacket created by my student and friend Judith. We have collaborated on several Tabula Rasa Jackets (TRJ) and many contain textiles Judith acquired during her exotic travels. The central element of this newest jacket is a tea towel of the Sidney Opera…
