Over the last year, we have sewn up some fun knits with the colorful cotton jersey from SewBatik. It is a very user-friendly knit to begin your knit sewing journey and makes very fun Tabula Rasa Knit Tee shirts as well as tailored cardigan twin sets using our Twin Set Variation…
This week we are pleased to bring you a collaboration with our friends at SewBatik, a fellow Expo vendor side-lined by COVID-19. We have loved and sewn tops with SewBatik’s rayon batik fabric for years. Knit jersey batik joined their line-up a few years ago, so I made this fun…
As we continue to spend the next few weeks thinking about sewing with knit fabrics, we want to offer up some Knit Cutting Table Tips to make your Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic sewing successful. If your experience with sewing is mostly with quilting cottons or other woven fabrics,…
Carrie recently packed her sewing machine to travel to Florida on a visit with her mother and aunt, hence the title, Have Sewing Machine, will Travel. Earlier in the month they had each purchased a kit to make a quilted table runner and were eager create. Since Carrie was already…
Star Appliques can be very dramatic but they are extra fun when you look at them up close. A detail described in project #2 of Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets, these stars really transform the dark of night jelly roll fabric from SewBatik into a sparkling night sky. Quilting stores have…
Pre-cut Jelly Roll strips were assembled and cut in an exciting asymmetrical design, some of the strips running vertically and…
At the change of seasons, we like to refresh the collection of garment samples included in the banner on the home page of FitforArtPatterns.com in hopes of inspiring your sewing, and ours! With Fall arriving where we live, on the East Coast of the US, we’ve selected a group of…
With this year’s French adventure in the rear view mirror, we are back to the basics of sewing garments that look and feel great. Our current home page banner offers a look at some spicy summer looks that can be stitched up in a hurry. (See an image of the…
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…
This basic, unlined Tabula Rasa Jacket is perfect for transitional weather. Made with two coordinating cotton canvas batiks from SewBatik.…