Goodbye Valentino

13 Mar Creating Couture Embellishment Giveaway for All Readers!

Posted at 05:03h in Sewing Books by goodbyevalentino 364 Comments

While the last four weeks have been quite exciting and enjoyable, I've had little time to sew, or even blog. I've just returned from Nashville where I presented a talk+trunkshow, and a Tunic Bible workshop to the lovely ladies of the ASG Nashville Chapter, combined with a two-day visit and training session at the Pfaff Headquarters. The workshop was held in a Nashville Police Precinct and I couldn't resist having my photo made with a policeman who likes to sew! Prior to Nashville I had the pleasure of taping three episodes for the PBS sewing show, It's Sew Easy in Cleveland which I...

01 Mar Red-Eye Shopping and a Pattern Giveaway

Posted at 07:02h in Goodbye Valentino Giveaway by goodbyevalentino 33 Comments

A big meal, red wine, chocolate, a cold and cold medicine generally lead me to one thing: a sleepless night. Good morning. What's a sewist to do when awake at 3:00 am? I went window shopping...

27 Feb Oscar de la Renta Stretch Canvas Shirtdress

Posted at 09:30h in McCall's Sewing Pattern, Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, Sewing Dresses, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 44 Comments

After making the white jacket (blogged here), McCall's 6520 turned out to be just the pattern I was looking for; a semi-structured dress with a classic fit and a little tailoring. I had a difficult time believing this whimsical Oscar de la Renta print is canvas, but now, not only am I believer - I'm practically a canvas convert. The fabric is from the Mood Fabrics stretch-canvas collection. I knew I'd like any fabric designed by Oscar de la Renta, but I was surprised by its light weight and smooth texture. Mood offers a huge selection of canvas for both home decorating and apparel sewing but limited...