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Sewing patterns for a modern wardrobe that focus on fit and include artful design options. Check out this week’s blog post for inspiration!

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The Made Easy Leafy Vine by Denyse Schmidt along with her wide-back fabric would look great quilted & made into a quilted jacket in the October 9-10: Get Going Sewing Quilted Jackets workshop with Fit for Art!

Register for the class now & order your fabrics to be ready for a fun weekend.

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⁠Congratulations to Rae Cumbie, recipient of the 2026 ASDP Lifetime Achievement Award! 🎉⁠
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Custom dressmaker. Educator. Pattern designer. Past ASDP President. Driving force behind the ASDP Charitable Foundation.⁠
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For more than 30 years, Rae has shaped how we sew, fit, and teach: from her Baltimore studio, to co-founding Tabula Rasa Patterns and the Fit For Art line, to the pages of Threads, Sew News, and Classic Sewing Magazine, to retreats in France.⁠
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We will honor Rae at the Opening Celebration on Thursday evening at the 2026 ASDP Conference. If you're coming to conference, make sure you're there Thursday night to help us celebrate.⁠
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Read more of Rae's story at the link in our bio.⁠
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#ASDP #LifetimeAchievementAward #RaeCumbie #FitForArtPatterns #TabulaRasaJacket #SewingProfessionals #SewingCommunity #SewingEducation #CustomClothier #Dressmaker #PatternDesigner #ASDPConference2026 #StitchingYourPath #SewingIndustry #GarmentSewing #Sewists⁠ 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Rae Cumbie

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Spend time with the authors of Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets on October 9th & 10th to make your own unique jacket. Whether using new fabrics or upcycling or repurposing an existing quilt, orphan blocks or fabric scraps, you will be instructed through each step of the process to handcraft a quilted jacket. You will learn to properly position blocks, add appliqué elements, layer, quilt, and construct piece-by-piece.

Register today for our 2 day workshop

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July 25: Awesome Ankle Straps with Susanne Miller Jones at Artistic Artifacts

Christmas in July - holiday fun all month

July 25-26: Wax / Threads / Roots — A Batik Experience at Artistic Artifacts

Jennifer Moore of Aster & Anne will be with us for 2 classes

Welcoming Seth Apter back for a trunk show and 2 mixed media classes.

Sashiko with Blake Brenneman

October 9-10: Get Going Sewing Quilted Jackets with Fit for Art

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Olivia’s jacket progress using the @fitforartpatterns Tabby Jacket pattern for children: she chose fabric, watched me prepare the pattern pieces and cut the fabric, sat for a couple of fittings (big changes needed on sleeve length, a sleeve cuff that can be removed later if it gets too tight, and a big hem in the bottom that can be readjusted as she grows), and then proudly showed off the final version. Good choices, grandgirl! #makersgottamake❤️ #sewingwithgrandkids

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Day one of the Carpe Diem class with Rae Cumbie has been filled with instructions, fittings, cutting & more fittings. We’re looking forward to see what folks create tomorrow in day 2.

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Join our FB Live Saturday morning at 9:30 am EDT. This week Andy Martin will be talking to Rae Cumbie talking about making quilted jackets, the Fit for Art book & the workshop at our shop in October.

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These Picnic Wovens have arrived just in time for the June 12-13 class - Carpe Diem — to Sew Woven Tops, Tunics and Dresses! with @fitforartpatterns

Picnic Wovens is a collection of soft, yarn-dyed fabrics in vibrant colors and timeless weaves from @artgalleryfabrics and are 58-60“ wide for garment sewing.

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Getting ready to join Fit for Art Patterns in France this August! I joined them Summer of ‘24, and I can’t wait to go again! Rural Southern France, Vintage fabrics @alinecauvin , Pastel Dying with Woad, Saturday Market, and home cooked meals provided every day! #lovecouturesewing #sewingretreats #sewinginfrance #sewingclasses

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Previewing some of our garment fabrics today that would be great for the upcoming class with @fitforartpatterns on March 6&7. These woven fabrics & kantha cloth would work perfectly for making a “Vest of Many Colors. All the details and registration can be found under Workshops & Events on our website.

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Join us March 6-7: Vest of Many Colors workshop with @fitforartpatterns Fit for Art’s Rae and Carrie designed a vest using the Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern and we have plenty of wonderful fabrics to use to make your own unique vest. Judy Vincentz Gula vest is made from our Indian ikat fabric but you might want to try the new kantha cloth or the woven cotton ikat from Uzbekistan.

More details & registration on our website.

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For the last three days, we were at our final main quest of Debbie and Cathy’s Very Specific Road Trip: a sewing retreat run by @fitforartpatterns. My goal was to plan, cut, and build this jacket, shown here in various stages until (nearly) complete (a bit of hand sewing yet to do. It is based on a Rain or Shine Variation of their Tabula Rasa Jacket pattern. Fit for Art owners Rae and Carrie were on hand 8 hours a day with advice, fitting help, pattern adjustments, troubleshooting, and cheerleading. More in the next post. #friendssince1972 #vsrt

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