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06 Jan New Look 6581

Posted at 14:00h in Classic Clothing, Coats & Clark, New Look Sewing Patterns, Sewing Dresses, sewing with knits, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 50 Comments

Greetings on this twelfth and last day of Christmas! After a complicated year I was craving a simple project, not to mention an unstructured garment following holiday indulgences. 😉 I'm a  lover of the classic wrap dress, and enjoy trying new patterns. This time I  reached for New Look 6581. I was game to try the midi pattern length ...

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10 Mar Garment #7, Vogue 8379

Posted at 06:35h in Mood Fabrics, Mood Sewing Network, sewing blogs, Sewing Dresses, Uncategorized, Vogue Sewing Patterns by goodbyevalentino 94 Comments

Greetings :) There is viscose and there is viscose. I am wearing viscose, more specifically Poppy Abstract Stretch Viscose from Mood Fabrics. Upon reading the website's  fabric description as "wonderful for wrap dresses reminiscent of DVF," I placed a quick order and found the description quite accurate. What is Viscose, you asked? For the scientific definition click here. Viscose, often labeled rayon is a regenerated cellulose fiber resulting somewhere in between a natural and synthetic fabric. I made my dress from a Viscose Jersey, knitted with 4% elastine. Viscose quality can vary, but this viscose is cream of the crop ;) My pattern is Vogue 8379, a...

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01 Nov WILL YOU EVER SAY NEVER?

Posted at 10:15h in sewing blogs, Sewing Dresses, silk, Uncategorized by goodbyevalentino 0 Comments

I  w i l l . I will never buy a wrap dress again. This is the fourth wrap dress I’ve made since January and there is no reason to fork out the big bucks, or even ‘bargain’ bucks again for one of my favorite styles. I completed my one-year RTW Fast on August 31st and finally found my way into a dress shop in October. I bought the black sweater I promised myself 10 months ago after repairing moth holes in my trusty black cardigan during the fast, but as soon as I carefully examined a couple of $300.00 wrap dresses,...

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27 Mar Simplicity 7715 – Kate Spade Aubrey Wrap Inspired

Posted at 11:29h in Kate Spade, Ruffles, Simplicity Patterns by goodbyevalentino 69 Comments

Making this Simplicity 7715 pattern evolved into one of those  s p e c i a l  projects………. piece by piece, hour by hour, day by day…………… I was starting to hate it but now that it’s over I love it - much like childbirth as I recall. The gory details are here on the Pattern Review website if you want to know more.  I'll just say every pattern piece but one required a redo - planned and unplanned. One positive aspect of the pattern is the wonderful ruffle, which I equate to finding an oasis in the middle of the desert. With the...

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