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01 Jul New Lilly Inspired Dress and Contest Winner!

Posted at 06:12h in C&T Publishing, Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, Sewing Tunics, The Tunic Bible, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 32 Comments

Lilly Pulitzer introduced a fabulous collection of navy dresses this season, and I wanted one too. The Lilly dresses are available in every fabric imaginable bringing about many possibilities. My decision was based on the piece of Theory Navy Cotton Rib Knit I ordered from Mood Fabrics in March. (Now sold out but I highly recommend the navy stretch pique.) While Lilly refers to many of its dresses as 'shift dresses', they look like tunics to me, and so I made a tunic from The Tunic Bible. Since this is at least the 40th tunic I've made during the last two years, I...

01 Nov Houston, Atlanta, and a Giveaway from……!

Posted at 08:24h in C&T Publishing, Sewing Tunics, The Tunic Bible, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 281 Comments

It's true. We had no idea how time consuming our first book would be, yet it's an accomplishment Julie and I are proud of. I encourage anyone with a book idea to pursue it since you never know who might be interested in publishing your work ...

17 Sep New Website and Giveaway!

Posted at 12:48h in C&T Publishing, Goodbye Valentino Giveaway, Sewing Tunics, The Tunic Bible, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 33 Comments

It is with great excitement that Julie and I announce a companion website to our upcoming book, The Tunic Bible, thetunicbible.com. Not only is the website designed to enhance your tunic sewing experience, thetunicbible.com will allow me to post far less tunic material on goodbyevalentino.com. So you might say this is one of my last tunic posts on Goodbye Valentino ;) Julie and I have sewn over 60 tunics during the last 16 months, and became intrigued with several tunic designers. In the beginning it was Sail to Sable, followed by Tory Burch , then Gretchen Scott and others. We accumulated a...

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...