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21 Dec Garment # 3 – Warm Winter Whites

Posted at 04:00h in McCall's Sewing Pattern, Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, sewing with knits, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 76 Comments

'Twas five days before Christmas and all through the yard the creatures were glowing and waving at cars. Greetings, Dear Readers! I'm not sure when I've had so much fun sewing. With the tacky Christmas sweater craze long gone, I knew it was time for a new festive sweater set. For garment #3 I ordered this Italian Cream Wavy Blended Wool Knit from Mood Fabrics. It is a very stable knit and slightly heavier than what I was expecting, but when it arrived I knew it would be compatible with the furry trim in my stash. My cardigan pattern is McCall's 6844, View B , an easy and...

10 Dec Garment #2 – Pleased With My Pull-Ons

Posted at 07:54h in Mood Fabrics, sewing blogs, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 64 Comments

Maybe I should say Garment 2 (a) because I plan to make more. When my next birthday rolls around, I hope to be equipped with a collection of jeans. Let's face it, there is no such thing as a simple pair of jeans anymore. Boot cut, skinnies, flared, mid rise, low rise, dark denim, light denim...

05 Dec Garment 1 – Butterick 6103

Posted at 03:02h in Butterick Patterns, Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, Sewing Jackets, Susan Khalje Sewing Class, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 88 Comments

The completion of Garment #1 was delayed due to the recent death of my mother-in-law, Elizabeth Neuburger. "Lib" lived to the age of 92 and remained young at heart until the end. Though boating was her passion later in life, she sewed beautifully and especially loved to needlepoint. Our family has a treasure of beautiful Christmas stockings and lovely smocked dresses that money cannot buy. This post is dedicated to Lib. Greetings :) Well, here it is, the first of 40. In approximately 345 days, I'll be celebrating the new 40 with 40 new garments made by moi. I’m beginning the challenge...

27 Oct Peacock Kaleidoscopic Neoprene!

Posted at 01:00h in Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, sewing blogs, Sewing Dresses, Uncategorized, Vogue Sewing Patterns by goodbyevalentino 123 Comments

It is said the two best days in the life of a boat owner are the day you buy the boat and the day you sell the boat. I'd like to extend the joke to writing a book...

04 Jul Poppin’ Poplin!

Posted at 05:30h in DIY Clothes, Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, sewing blogs, Sewing Dresses, Tunics by goodbyevalentino 69 Comments

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! You survived another year, and I made a new dress to celebrate! One of the things I look for when shopping online are fabrics that will work well together, and I had no doubts about these off-white and navy Celtic inspired stretch cotton poplins. from Mood Fabrics. Cotton poplin with the addition of spandex is a dream come true for casual Summer sewing! Crisp, lightweight and minimal wrinkling - what more can I want? Using my own pattern I sewed the bodice with the navy background poplin saving the reverse fabric for the collar, placket and lower band. I generally make lower bands similar...

13 Jun Style Arc Teena Dress

Posted at 09:22h in Mood Fabrics, Sewing Dresses, Style Arc Patterns, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 91 Comments

Do you know that the one color you should never wear for a job interview is...

04 Jun A Lizard, Newspaper, Craftsy and Silk

Posted at 19:18h in Craftsy.com, Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, Sewing Tops, Uncategorized, Vogue Sewing Patterns by goodbyevalentino 55 Comments

Maybe you read Pamela Druckerman's New York Times Op Ed on Sunday. It's a synopsis of the commencement speech she gave to students graduating from the Paris College of Art, an American art and design school in France. By the time I reached the end of the column I felt it was written just for sewists and sewing bloggers - especially the paragraph that states it's ok to be obsessive. Druckerman quotes comedian Louis C.K. who says "Anything you do should be better than anything you did before." That statement might have been a joke, but ...

27 May Let It Be ?

Posted at 05:00h in Mood Fabrics, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 125 Comments

If asked, I would name this fabric jazz. It's spontaneous but unified, improvisational yet clearly designed. I see a colorful keyboard. But there is a problem. Can this free spirited cotton voile be transformed into a singular sensation? Will its unique voice be heard once it's cut and sewn? Tell me, dear Readers...

17 May Neoprene Delight!

Posted at 01:00h in Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, Sewing Dresses, Uncategorized, Vogue Sewing Patterns by goodbyevalentino 85 Comments

How's this for a One Yard Wonder? It's true - I made this dress with one yard of Mood Fabric's Watercolor Clouds Digitally Printed Stretch Neoprene. There's more where this came from too. Check it out here. I want the one with the lips if some cool blogger like Oonaballoona or Sallieoh doesn't beat me to it ;) Seriously, this is the best knit fabric ever...

13 May Vogue 8950

Posted at 10:04h in Mood Fabrics, Sewing Tops, Uncategorized, Vogue Sewing Patterns by goodbyevalentino 84 Comments

Had I planned to be gone for over two weeks I would have announced a short leave of absence. I've been sewing like crazy on non-blog related projects, one of which involved sewing red cheerleading skirts for grown men participating in a Cancer Association fundraiser - thankfully it was a great success ;) I'm happy to be back and am in the midst of some stash busting. This project, inspired by the hundreds of shapeless tops I see online and in the stores was an immediate gratification project, and one I hope to fine tune next time around. The pattern Vogue 8950 was completed...