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01 Aug Susan Khalje Giveaway Winner

Posted at 10:02h in Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 7 Comments

Dear Readers, Susan Khalje's generous giveaway offer brought in a whopping 532 entries! I was truly moved to read your kind comments, and please know I read each and every one. I wish all of you could win the fabulous French Jacket Class. To the 531 readers who did not win the giveaway prize, I emphatically state that investing in a Susan Khalje class - in person or by video, is money well spent if feasible. My package arrived yesterday and I plan to make a jacket this fall - maybe a suit to wear to one of Mimi's upcoming wedding events in January Susan Khalje, more...

29 Jul Susan Khalje Giveaway!

Posted at 07:42h in Goodbye Valentino Giveaway, Susan Khalje Sewing Class, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 534 Comments

Are you still there? I hope so because I have a fabulous giveaway to announce - Susan Khalje is generously donating her newly released French Jacket Video class to one lucky winner! It's true! Susan brings her lifetime of experience in to this video course, offering advice that you cannot get anywhere else. Included in the package are: A Custom Jacket Pattern Designed by Susan Khalje Sent Directly to Your Doorstep Instant Access to Full Length Step-by-Step Instructions High Definition Streaming Video on Multiple Platforms and Devices Instructions are provided for a patterned and a solid jacket in two different courses providing thorough and careful instruction to learn at your own...

24 Jun The Long and Short of It

Posted at 07:56h in Refashioning Clothes, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 80 Comments

During the last ten days I've been on a learning curve, the crux being: Like it or not PDF patterns are here to stay, and I better get on board before I'm left behind! No, I haven't lost weight. I downloaded Grainline Studio's Maritime's Shorts pattern and this was my result. I've sewn four different PDF patterns with mediocre to moderately acceptable success. Being inept disturbs me, so instead of moving on I committed myself to addressing my ongoing PDF issues. I knew it was me not the PDFs ;) Fortunately, my commitment eventually led to a successful result. To date I've learned: It is absolutely...

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...

23 May There Ain’t No Cure for the Summertime Blues

Posted at 12:45h in Sewing Dresses, silk, Uncategorized, Vogue Sewing Patterns by goodbyevalentino 74 Comments

What can I say? I'm in a blue and white phase...

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...

27 Apr White Polka Dot Voile!

Posted at 08:50h in Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, sewing blogs, Sewing Tops, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 111 Comments

Greetings from the nation’s number one wedding destination spot, Charleston, SC! Hubs and I are in the Old Village of Mt. Pleasant, just across the bridge from Charleston. We’re staying in an inn above one of our favorite restaurants and attending a wedding in a historic home on the Ashley River. So is there anything better to wear while strolling amidst the gentle breezes and tree-lined streets of this charming city than a white cotton voile tunic? The tunic was a work in progress beginning with my own pattern and this delightful polka dot cotton voile from Mood Fabrics. After cutting the bodice I...