We are thrilled to announce two Fit for Art sponsored retreats and a Eureka! Pants Professional Licensing seminar scheduled in 2019! We so enjoy spending one-on-one time with our students in these multi-day sewing retreats and hope you will join us for one of these events. First up in March…
Join Rae and Carrie for expert guidance on this sewing retreat for beginner to advanced sewists. Let us inspire your creativity on a project of your choosing! Plus, you’ll enjoy the fun of working in a community of fellow sewists in a beautiful space! We will be available from 9:00…
Spend July 5-12, 2019 with Rae Cumbie* and Fit for Art Patterns at La Cascade Artists Retreat in Durfort, an enchanting medieval artisan village in the Languedoc region of France to explore the countryside and a variety of fabric embellishing and surface design techniques. The mornings will be spent in…
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…
Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. What inspires me as a garment maker, business owner, artist, writer, human being? Most of the year it is my next event or deadline, perhaps a fashion trend or a new teaching opportunity. There is…
The Tabula Rasa Knit Tee and Tunic (TRK) pattern includes options for U-neck and V-neck construction. The V-neck scares lots of folks because it requires you to clip into the seam allowance to begin the process, but don’t worry! Follow these V-neck tee tips for the perfect neckline. Here are some…
There are still a few spaces in our Sew! Let’s Get Dressed Retreat the week of August 21-25 and we want to encourage and tempt you to come sew successfully with us. This is a pick-your-own project retreat with a bonus! Rae and Carrie will be available all day to…
Rae embellished this unique Tabula Rasa blouse with stencils and Artist’s Paintstiks. This Tabula Rasa Jacket variation is made from …
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…
Two special fabrics purchased at Mekong River Textiles are combined into a comfortable and striking shirt for fall and winter. …