While preparing to teach the Knit Fit Nuances class online June 17 and the Knits that Are Sew Fabulous class at the Cleveland/Akron OSQE, I have been reflecting on my knit sewing journey. Sewing with knits was a new concept when I was in high school. My family had recently…
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Sweet Cupcake Dress
Stitch up an easy knit summer dress using the Tabula Rasa Knit tee and tunic pattern. This little confection will inspire you to lengthen your personalized knit pattern to dress length and to draft a little cap sleeve to dress up the tank top styling found in the Twin Set…
Sparkly Block Print Knits
Sewing Tabula Rasa Knit Tunic tops is a quick and easy way to perk up a comfy, casual wardrobe. This fall, however, I took the slow path to new knit top nirvana, practicing, planning, and finally painting one. It is made from a lovely soft gold sparkly knit jersey that…
Fall Garden Knit Dress
Rae created this fanciful painted knit dress for an article in Threads Magazine, Aug./Sept. 2019. It’s made from our favorite…
Prayer Flags
This elegant jacket brings together many elements through Rae’s artistic vision! The teal and bronze silk dupioni were left over from a…
Traveling to Sew – in Southeast Asia
To assauge our disappointment at missed travel this summer, we are taking you on some of our trips from years past. For both Rae and Carrie, travel usually involves fabric shopping and later, with any luck, sewing! Come along this week as Carrie reflects on the textiles she savored on…
Ponte Pants with Zipper Pocket
Knit pants are comfortable and great for working out when smartly styled. Let’s take a look at some Eureka! Pants made in knit, using the Glamour Details Contoured Waistband and Fingertip Pocket. Prepare the pattern and cut out the pants I started by tracing off my personalized Eureka! Pants pattern…
Sew Successful Knit Tops
Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic Patterns were flying out of our offices during the month of May. We are so pleased that many of you are ready to make these fun tops. As you get started, here are a few ideas to light your path and visuals from a…
Denim Doodles and Deliberations
Two months of i-sew-lation has given me time at home to wear all the pants in my Fall to Spring pants drawers and take inventory. My body has changed shape a little and my preferred silhouettes have changed in the last few years leaving me with an overflowing drawer of…
Passionate about Sewing
I love to sew, most particularly clothes. It has been an important part of my being since I was a girl. So, the question is: can an all-consuming passion be healthy in a world where work/life balance is so highly prized? These philosophical musings inhabited my brain all winter as…