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Posted on May 29, 2018October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

Cool Partial Lining

Partial linings are perfect for warm weather sewing when you need a neat finish but don’t want the heat of a full lining. Thank the South Carolina ASG group for this post. They asked about partial linings and so we will oblige. Let’s look at the development, insertion and finishing… 

Categories: Band Variations, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Jackets
Posted on May 22, 2018June 10, 2020 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Chiffon Ruffles

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Sewing ruffles, in this case, A Tabula Rasa Jacket (TRJ) with the ruffled front Band Variation is so fun and fashionable. This jacket was a Me Made May stash busting project. I had this printed silk… 

Categories: Band Variations, Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Jackets
Posted on May 15, 2018December 14, 2020 by Carrie Emerson — 8 Comments

Fit for Travel

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Recently we received a sample card from one of our wholesale fabric sources for a very light weight polyester with moisture wicking and UV protection.  Not our usual purchase, but I am getting ready for… 

Categories: How to, Pattern work, Shirts, Technique
Posted on May 8, 2018October 19, 2023 by Rae Cumbie — Leave a comment

Interfacing Intelligence

Understanding interfacing is essential to sewing clothing that looks neat and keeps its shape wear after wear. To construct great garments, you must embrace interfacing as your friend. Let’s look at a shirt I recently made to see how the interfacing turned this soft polyester blend Ikat into a fabulous spread… 

Categories: Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Technique
Posted on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 1 Comment

New Knit Cuff

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Look at this fun Tabula Rasa Knit tunic made with one of our spring knit bundles.  This week we will have weather in the mid-Atlantic warm enough for Carrie to wear her new top.  It… 

Categories: Design, How to, Inspiration, Knits
Posted on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 by Carrie Emerson — Leave a comment

Back to Pant Basics

Faced Waist Eureka! Pants with Elastic Insert

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  I am excited to say that we have a bunch of new Eureka! Pants that Fit sewers this year, so we extend a warm welcome to you with this review of basic pants construction the… 

Categories: How to, Pants
Posted on April 17, 2018September 24, 2019 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

Simple to Simply Amazing Quilted TRJs

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Today we presented “Simple to Simply Amazing Cotton Jackets” at the Danner’s Bernina Shop’s Anniversary Celebration.  Here are the three Tabula Rasa Jackets(TRJ) we featured in the quilted jacket category of the show.  Each jacket… 

Categories: Events, Inspiration, Quilting, Vests
Posted on April 10, 2018April 7, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 4 Comments

Martha’s Denim Vest

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  We are pleased to welcome Martha Myers to our blog this week with an update of a post on her blog Now Sewing.  Martha is an extremely accomplished stitcher and has made several wonderful Tabula Rasa… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration, Technique, Vests
Posted on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 2 Comments

#SewSuccessfully

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully.  Have you noticed that we have adopted a new motto, “Sew Successfully”?  We love it because that is our goal – to help you sew successfully.  We strive to give you a successful and satisfying… 

Categories: Helpful Hints, How to, Inspiration
Posted on March 27, 2018March 28, 2018 by Rae Cumbie — 3 Comments

For The Birds – Knit Design

Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. This bird print stretch rayon knit fabric threw me for a loop when I set out to make a Tabula Rasa Knit Tunic (TRK) with it. The fabric required some creative design work to find… 

Categories: Design, Fabric, Helpful Hints, Inspiration, Knits

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