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01 Sep To Trim or Not To Trim?

Posted at 06:25h in Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, Sewing Tunics, The Tunic Bible, Tunics by goodbyevalentino 41 Comments

Summer clothes are sew much fun to sew, I will make them until the end of the season. While writing The Tunic Bible, I developed a new appreciation, perhaps an obsession for working with trims. Using the 'right' trim whether it's inexpensive twill tape or an ornate applique easily transforms a garment from plain to sensational. Mood Fabrics has it all from lace to ribbons to chains and appliqués! To transform my latest tunic in Mood Fabrics luscious fuchsia lightweight linen, I selected an this Oscar de la Renta 2" medallion design cotton lace. It's fabulous. When clicking on the link be...

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10 Aug The New Forty – Garments 22 and 23

Posted at 16:24h in C&T Publishing, Sewing Tops, The Tunic Bible, Tunics, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 61 Comments

Greetings from the amazing Chautauqua Institution! Situated on 750 acres beside the Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, it is one of my favorite summer destinations for culture and enlightenment. Although clothes and fashion are hardly on the minds of the learned souls who inhabit this lofty sight, I found the trip a perfect opportunity to sew two very different casual pieces both from The Tunic Bible. Above is a simple tunic made from a sarong purchased at the Roberta Roller Rabbit at Kiawah Island ~ sometimes you just have to think outside the bolt!       I embellished the neckline with piping cut from the...

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26 Jul Garment No. 20, Burda 6769

Posted at 01:00h in Fashion Sewing by goodbyevalentino 58 Comments

The wind may be blowing my hair, but this skirt is not going anywhere :) Greetings from Edisto Beach, my favorite place to get away from it all. After completing Burda pattern 6769, I'm adding a new garment to my list of clothes I will never buy again ~ a jean skirt. In fact, I believe this is the most perfect skirt I've ever sewn. I'm not sure why I do not sew more Burda patterns because I've only experienced success with each one, especially with the fit. Note on the pattern illustration (lower right corner) the option to sew a straight or more fitted...

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