10 Jan Skinny!
This morning I cut out the paper pattern pieces for my next project, a dress using a Missoni knit I found at Mood Fabrics...
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08 Jan REDEMPTION
Do I ever feel better! I wasn’t willing to go through the weekend agitated by my setback and got back to work, but first things first. When I turned on my computer yesterday morning I knew immediately that a positive experience had emerged from my unsuccessful New Look dress project. The kind comments from my Goodbye Valentino followers and Pattern Review friends truly lifted my spirits sending me back to the sewing machine. Thank you so much – You are absolutely wonderful. As you can tell I wasn’t about to sew another too tight dress and erred on the side of generosity. I bought this...
06 Jan Reality Check
Posted at 09:24h
in Fabric, Fashion Sewing, New Look Sewing Patterns
by goodbyevalentino
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So excited to sew knits on my new machine I bought the following pattern. I love the simplicity of this little dress and decided to try it out with a rust cotton knit from my stash before cutting my new Missoni fabric. I wanted to create a simple prototype for the many knit dresses I will be making this year. Since the dress was described as close fitting I cut out the pattern two sizes larger than my measurements indicated, knowing it would be too big. W R O N G I could barely squeeze into this thing even with my industrial strength...
31 Dec Celebrating Creative Spirits
Greetings from Edisto Beach, SC – the perfect place to usher in the New Year! I’m wearing my second serger product – Simplicity 2603. I had no idea I liked red so much until I gave up buying clothes and started sewing again! NEVER would I have bought such a bold piece of clothing. NEVER would I have splurged on something with limited holiday appeal. And NEVER would I have bought something just for the fun of it! As I reflect on 2011 in front of an especially stunning sunset, I question the importance of my mighty goal of abstaining from buying ready to wear clothes for...
29 Dec Nice and Easy
Is it over yet? The company is gone, the tree is dead, the house is a mess and Santa brought me a new serger! To clean the house or sew: that is the question. ...
22 Dec In the MOOD
I’m envious of anyone who finds time to sew clothes in December! I’ve not sewn since early December - but I've not bought a single item of clothing either. However, this week I had the good fortune to take a quick trip to New York, and visited Mood Fabrics for the first time! Swatch was hilarious running up and down the aisles, and the store was awesome in the truest sense of the word. I fell hard for the jerseys…. I fell hard for the silks……. I would have fallen for everything if I had been alone. Thank goodness I was with another woman, the wife...