Goodbye Valentino

04 Jun It’s June Too Soon!

Posted at 21:52h in sewing bloggers, sewing blogs, sewing clothes, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 55 Comments

Dear Readers, The conclusion of Me-Made-May '13 was over four days ago, however, my Me-Made-May '13 page fizzled out shortly after mid-month ...

25 May Naughty Girl, Happy Girl

Posted at 10:00h in Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 88 Comments

It pays to be naughty sometimes. Especially this time. Here is McCall’s 6700. For Moderate Stretch Knits Only I had sewn the pattern before and didn’t see anything stretchy about it…… and I had to have this Thakoon Blue Tie-Dye Silk Crepe de Chine Border Print from Mood Fabrics…… and I had to make this maxi dress in this silk. At 5’2” I rarely wear border fabrics and I knew this was my chance. It’s been a long time since I broke the rules, but I think it was worth it ;) Indeed - a perfect dress for Memorial Day or Fourth of July. I think it would...

17 May Burda 7081

Posted at 07:52h in Fashion Sewing by goodbyevalentino 131 Comments

I’ve made friends with Burda and I’m all the better for it! I was trying to convince myself that Burda patterns weren’t for me, but had a problem doing so. I really liked the looks of so many patterns! Was it me or was it Burda? In the end, it all came down to learning a new way of doing something. Learning to read and follow the Burda pattern was nothing like learning a new software program! It was more like driving a different route to a destination. I simply had to read the instructions s l o w l y and carefully along...