Goodbye Valentino

09 Aug Social Butterfly

Posted at 10:21h in Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 0 Comments

Dear Readers, My vacation is far more productive than I expected. Goodbye Valentino is now on Facebook! I'm excited about branching out and hope you will like my new page :) Just click HERE to log on. Many thanks! Sarah :)...

07 Aug Happiness is …….

Posted at 09:22h in Butterick Patterns, Ruffles, sewing blogs, sewing clothes, Sewing Tops by goodbyevalentino 0 Comments

I don’t know what makes me the happiest right now…… … the top I made, the pants I bought, or being back at Edisto Beach where I can eat fresh shrimp, silver queen corn and home-grown tomatoes until my heart’s content. Greetings from George and Pink, a hot spot on the campaign trail for South Carolina politicians, and the finest produce market on the planet in my humble opinion. I was once hesitant about shopping at the dirt floor market amongst the chickens and goats that roam the property, but once I quit worrying about getting my clothes dirty, the quality of our...

01 Aug Gettin’ My Preppy On

Posted at 09:28h in Butterick Patterns, Mood Fabrics, Ruffles, sewing blogs, sewing clothes, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 0 Comments

Madras, anyone? Finding this multicolored cotton patchwork on the Mood Fabrics website was almost as refreshing as a dip in the pool! I looked forward to putting a feminine twist on this classic preppy fabric and paired it with Butterick’s dress pattern 5917. Perhaps I’m a child at heart loving those madras children’s clothes filled with ruffles, but I thought this pattern had just the right feminine touch without the fussiness for the busy fabric. Actually, I’ve seen lots of RTW seersucker dresses sewn in this style. Since there was only one review on the Pattern Review website I wasn’t sure what to expect,...