Holy moly! That fabric is so gorgeous! I think, like you said, I would stay away from ruffles and pick something very simple and let the fabric be the star. You're going to steal the show!!
I concur with Brad's choice! You have a beautifully strong fabric choice AND statement designer shoes that deserve to be showcased. You will undoubtedly do your family proud in Italy!!
I don’t think that gorgeous shantung would look its best with gathers or tiers. Oh....you just held up the red wiggle dress! YES! That would be gorgeous. And now you’re holding up the Calvin Klein pattern. YES to that one, too! 🥰🥰🥰
Love Brad's sense of humour! I like the little red McCalls or the Vogue slim sheath. That would let the fabric do the talkin'. And you have the figure to make it happen!💕
WOW! Fantastic fabric. For cocktail elegance the red Vneck dress, and for formal elegance and pazazz, the crop top and skirt would be outstanding. Whatever you make will be a knock-out. Happy sewing everyone.
Enjoyed your video. Your pattern choices for the wedding are wonderful. Since the wedding is in Italy in July, make a sleeveless dress or top. Italy can be really hot at that time of year. Take or make a shawl if the weather is cooler.
My vote is for the classic New Look 6723. The fabric reminds me of the throw back fabric of the late 60's early 70's style. A Jackie O/ A. Hepburn style would be awesome. The large flowers need to be made into a classic dress. I love the Kwik Sew sheath dress that Brad picked. It looks like the pattern similar to my first sheath dress I made in the 60's. It was so very easy and wore like a dream. I sincerely hope the flu epidemic is over before your trip. Looking forward to see what you decide to make. My husband walked by while I am watching your vlog and wants to know why I am grinning...you and Brad made me giggle. Thanks ...Many blessings
Fantastic news that you are going to Italy 👏🏼. As for the dress choices, the fabric speaks for itself so I don’t think frills will be necessary. Either the wiggle dress or the Audrey Hepburn style would be perfect. Can’t wait to see the whole outfit when it’s made whichever you choose. Thanks for bringing a laugh to quite a gloomy world at the moment!! We love the Brad and Viv show x
Hello Vivvy. I have to say the first one. I just love that skirt and on you, perfection! Paired with those magnificent shoes, well what can be said about this. And it was wonderful to see Brad helping out. However my friend, whatever you chose will be beautiful and exciting. Thank you so much for sharing your excitement and this magnificent experience with us ❤️ enjoy. And I shall be watching on Monday!!!!!
You guys are so much fun! I don’t sew but you’re such a happy way end my day! After nothing but bad stories on the nightly news. You bring such joy to all of us! Thank you!
Olan Mills 😂!! The very mention of that name sent cold chills down my back! I’m sure everyone has an experience to relate about them. Love your videos 😊
Glad you decided to go, it will be a wonderful experience. Take time for lots of site seeing. Keep in mind it might be hot. My husband and I visited our son in July (stationed in Germany) and many places did not have A/C.
You guys are so darn fun! Love your interactions. As far as the pattern choice, I think you and Candice should decide since you both have wonderful fashion sense.
Right there with you on UVA basketball! Been a fan since I went there in the 70s! Go hoos! I like the top and the fancy skirt. Would be so cute, and you wear the top separately with other things!
Absolutely love the material for the wedding🤗. I think pattern 7296 (wiggle dress) would be lovely with that fabric. My second choice would be the one before the Vogue pattern. You & your husband always make me smile 😁. Can’t wait to see your dress for the wedding! Love the shoes as well.
My vote is the vogue, the one in the middle or the other sleeveless. A bold print would look fabulous without too many broken lines or darts. Anyway, no matter what you choose, it will be wonderful. Italy is fantastic! I have been to Tuscany 3 times and Florence is one of my favorite cities. Have a great time Viv! I am excited for you!
The first skirt and top was by far my favorite!! Very stylish. My second pick was the blue dress with the three quarter sleeves. I’m thinking you deserve a change from sewing to basketball. Have fun and don’t worry about sewing. You’ll get back to that soon enough!
Love the sheath dresses. I wanted to tell you to be prepared for some serious warm weather. Italy at that time of year is HOT. Pack with that in mind. You’re going to love Italy 🇮🇹.
Good luck with your resolutions - it's hard but I'm sure you can do it! Lucky you going to Italy. I'm sure you will love it. Southern Italy is gorgeous. For your pattern I would choose simple lines to show off the fabric and not too bulky for packing. I love, love, love those shoes! Good to see Brad too.
I love the first skirt you showed from McCalls. Think that would be beautiful! I had to crack up when you said there were 2 of those when you were talking about the tulle on the shoes. My first thought went to - of course there's two you have two feet. I thought you meant there were 2 shoes. LOL! You cracked me up!
Hey, that's the lava print fabric, it looks awsome. I in Canada, but got my sister in Texas to order it for me, they will be coming to visit me this summer, and I will get my fabric, spool hooooo!!
You are going to be one stunning lady at that wedding! 😍 The fabric is so beautiful! I am anxious to see the finished product modeled! And I love the shoes, too! What a setting for a wedding! The most exotic wedding we’ve been to was at a resort on St. Thomas several years ago. I was honored to sing for the wedding, and it is one we will never forget! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip when you return!
My favorite for the shantung would be the skirt because the fabric has enough body to it to keep its shape. When you said dancing under the stars it cinched it for me, it would swirl beautifully around your legs.
Nice picks, I am Italian and those weddings over there are fancy. I would definitely go for new look, classic style. The fabric is already busy. You will look gorgeous in anything you make and you will have a great time. It is going to be very hot ☺️
I love the classic dress, New Look 6723. Thought of Audrey Hepburn right away. You will rock this right outta the park! I think a simple dress will compliment your fabric. Love all this excitement for your Italy trip! ❤️❤️❤️
Viv, hey, its all good. Chocolate has its own food group and good, has milk. Long fingernails only get in the way when you play the piano and sew! The fashion fairy could care less how many garments you finish for any single month! You are adorable and all your garments are fabulous on you. Awwh gee, think deep down you deliberately made Candice that adorable black jacket. YES, definitely go to Italy and furthermore have fun, eat chocolate, drink wine, buy their shoes and have fun! They have fabric in Italy. I have that green shantung and love it. I like the Vogue 1991 sheath sleeveless, dress or new look sleeveless and with your figure-WOW. The fabric is huge and busy, so simple simple dress will show it off beautifully. Spots will come out of the tensel.
You can't beat a little black dress for a cocktail party, I love the Newlook 6723 for you or the Calvin Klein dress view B. Either would be awesome. Italy has some of the best dress designers I sure hope you get a chance to visit the garment district. That was so much fun watching you and Brad. So cool the way you guys interact with each other! Brad was in his usual comedic form and made me laugh out loud. I see different cabinets behind you, I will check and see if some how I missed when you said you were updating your sewing space.
You didn’t miss anything, Sheri! Except me being too lazy to clean up and film the “new” space. Why do I keep calling it new?! It’s not. It’s a new color and I have more cabinets and better storage. I’ll film it soon! Thanks for your feedback!💕
I love the fabric for the wedding! I think the simpler the better, to showcase the beautiful designs, so Vogue 2690 or 6723 are my picks for you. BTW, being a 30 year Duke/Kentucky family, we know how to take a blow. lol. OR how to win gracefully. So, good luck all around on the March Madness favorites. We'll be watching faithfully, probably without 25 cent bets this year tho.
I think the dramatic skirt pattern with a short top would be fantastic! You will turn heads for sure in that fabric and pattern. It’s Italy!! Also can Brad say what his new business is yet? I’m so inquisitive!!!
I just love the Slick Kwik Pick with Brad!! 😂 You're ok to have a life and hobbies outside of crazy continuous sewing, as long as you pop in with a video several times a month, ha ha! You are a beloved internet "friend" to an awful lot of us! 😁🥰 Enjoy your family time watching basketball!
That wiggle dress! Yes! It is what I was thinking even before you showed the patterns. You would look so amazing and elegant in that. Perfect for a wedding in Italy! How glorious!! So excited for you ❤️
Hi Viv mom , I adore the fancy skirt with the top,as it is classy.I adore the vogue plain shift dress.Wow so much to look forward to. You are so clever.Those shoes are gorgeous.The wedding is going to be awesome.Great fun with Brad,Yes I like the shift dress. Thank you so very much.Enjoy the basketball.
I would have a tough time deciding between the little red wiggle sheath or the natural waist full skirt. Each so different yet each so fabric appropriate. Personally, I would make each selection in similarly weighted fabrics as a test run for fit and comfort before cutting into that dreamy shantung. Better safe than sorry! I look forward to ALL of your videos. You bring me joy. We too are college “B” Ball fanatics. I try to stockpile hand sewing and seam ripping for game time.🏀✂️
I think I agree with those who picked the "wiggle" dress. If that's too tight, then the McCalls classic dress. Something with simple lines to let the fabric shine on its own. Love the shoes!
Hi! I think that fabric would look amazing made up into that little red dress or the white Calvin Klein. I think both those styles would look fabulous on you and be comfy and easy to wear. Anyway, that’s just my thoughts - I look forward to seeing what you decide and I know you will look amazing whatever you decide to make. 😁 💜
Many years ago spent the summer in Urbino, Italy. Remember the heat. I would urge you to make the one that speaks to you. I have a favorite for myself but hold back telling because any of them would look beautiful on you. Please, please enjoy the basketball with no guilt about skipping sewing. Sewing will always be there. When NFL football is on, that is my addiction and nothing gets done. And that can be on three days a week. Glad you are going!!
That fabric paired with the wiggle dress would be absolute perfection. A total classic.
Vogue .... Simple , chic . Let the fabric do the work . Perfect .💚
Holy moly! That fabric is so gorgeous! I think, like you said, I would stay away from ruffles and pick something very simple and let the fabric be the star. You're going to steal the show!!
I love the classic dress think that fabric would look amazing in it
How exciting. Definitely the wiggle dress, no frills in that fabric, something absolutely plain to show off that fabulous fabric
Little red dress looks very classy. So does the new look puffy dress 👗 the fabric is stunning! You will look good in anything! Glad your going!✈️
THAT.FABRIC! It's the prettiest fabric of all time!! I like the New Look fit and flare or the Calvin Klein.
I love the blue one with the full skirt. So sophisticated! 🌺
I concur with Brad's choice! You have a beautifully strong fabric choice AND statement designer shoes that deserve to be showcased. You will undoubtedly do your family proud in Italy!!
So kind, always.🌺Thank you mmw!
How exciting for your trip to Italy! I think the Vogue pattern would be AMAZING in that fabric. Can wait to see the finished product 😊😍
I don’t think that gorgeous shantung would look its best with gathers or tiers. Oh....you just held up the red wiggle dress! YES! That would be gorgeous. And now you’re holding up the Calvin Klein pattern. YES to that one, too! 🥰🥰🥰
The wiggle dress!!! That would show off the fabric and you would look lovely in it!!! The classic waist dress is also great!!!
My vote is for the short top, with that fabulous long skirt. You have the figure for that gorgeous skirt.
Love CK sheath. Best choice to spotlight your busy fabric. Skip jumpsuit for wedding.
I think that New Look 6723 will look awesome on you in that fabric!
Love Brad's sense of humour! I like the little red McCalls or the Vogue slim sheath. That would let the fabric do the talkin'. And you have the figure to make it happen!💕
I too also love that pattern as well
Brad has a great sense of humor...so nice he encourages you
Classic waist seam dress with boat neck. Classic, classy and the fabric would look awesome.
The. Calvin Klein Vogue! It will really show that beautiful fabric. The middle view (white) is so elegant for a wedding.
you have to make the little red wiggle dress!! You will be a siren in that dress!!!
WOW! Fantastic fabric. For cocktail elegance the red Vneck dress, and for formal elegance and pazazz, the crop top and skirt would be outstanding. Whatever you make will be a knock-out. Happy sewing everyone.
That fabric calls out for the sheath style - it would be gorgeous!! PS You will love love love Italy. It’s worth the flight -promise!
Enjoyed your video. Your pattern choices for the wedding are wonderful. Since the wedding is in Italy in July, make a sleeveless dress or top. Italy can be really hot at that time of year. Take or make a shawl if the weather is cooler.
I like the Calvin Klein sheath for your beautiful fabric. It will be easy to wear and pack and would be a lovely cocktail dress.
Hi Viv!! Wonderful vlog.. Love seeing you & Brad together, your chemistry together is awesome.. Great pick, Brad.... 💜💜💜🧵🧵🧵
My vote is for the classic New Look 6723. The fabric reminds me of the throw back fabric of the late 60's early 70's style. A Jackie O/ A. Hepburn style would be awesome. The large flowers need to be made into a classic dress. I love the Kwik Sew sheath dress that Brad picked. It looks like the pattern similar to my first sheath dress I made in the 60's. It was so very easy and wore like a dream. I sincerely hope the flu epidemic is over before your trip. Looking forward to see what you decide to make. My husband walked by while I am watching your vlog and wants to know why I am grinning...you and Brad made me giggle. Thanks ...Many blessings
You two are a breath of fresh air and I’m so ready for spring as well!!!!
I so enjoyed your video especially your vintage patterns. I hope your visit to Italy happens. The fabric for your dress is stunning.
A simple sheath or wiggle dress would be outstanding to show off this beautiful fabric.
I like the 6723 new look with no sleeves. Have a great time at the wedding.
No matter what you decide Vivmom, you will look FAB. Ye are a perfect pair. 😄
Fantastic news that you are going to Italy 👏🏼.
As for the dress choices, the fabric speaks for itself so I don’t think frills will be necessary. Either the wiggle dress or the Audrey Hepburn style would be perfect.
Can’t wait to see the whole outfit when it’s made whichever you choose.
Thanks for bringing a laugh to quite a gloomy world at the moment!! We love the Brad and Viv show x
Hello Vivvy. I have to say the first one. I just love that skirt and on you, perfection! Paired with those magnificent shoes, well what can be said about this. And it was wonderful to see Brad helping out. However my friend, whatever you chose will be beautiful and exciting. Thank you so much for sharing your excitement and this magnificent experience with us ❤️ enjoy. And I shall be watching on Monday!!!!!
You guys are so cute! He's such a great guy to do all this. Hope your team wins.
You guys are so much fun! I don’t sew but you’re such a happy way end my day! After nothing but bad stories on the nightly news. You bring such joy to all of us! Thank you!
What a CUTE hunny you have! Thanks for sharing and I WILL be praying for your trip!!
Olan Mills 😂!! The very mention of that name sent cold chills down my back! I’m sure everyone has an experience to relate about them. Love your videos 😊
Wow, wedding guest fabric rocks!
Glad you decided to go, it will be a wonderful experience. Take time for lots of site seeing. Keep in mind it might be hot. My husband and I visited our son in July (stationed in Germany) and many places did not have A/C.
Hi Linda, you’re right. The church doesn’t have AC and they’ve advised bringing a paper fan to help keep cool. Thanks for writing!
You guys are so darn fun! Love your interactions. As far as the pattern choice, I think you and Candice should decide since you both have wonderful fashion sense.
I'm a "green" girl so I love that fabric! Ooh wish I cud see and feel it in person! Sheath not ruffles or the "classic" one. Love that a lot!
The little red dress or the classic with a waist seam, please. The fabric speaks for itself. Love ya!
The wiggle stress with your shoes will be simple and sophisticated. You will be stunning and it would fit in with the cocktail theme
Loved the red pattern or that black classic one, the very first was gorgeous and dramatic also!
Lol, love you guys! I liked the blue New Look I think it was. Congratulations to the couple.
Right there with you on UVA basketball! Been a fan since I went there in the 70s! Go hoos! I like the top and the fancy skirt. Would be so cute, and you wear the top separately with other things!
My vote is for the New Look classic waist dress - I think it would show off your fabric beautifully!
Thank you - love your spark! BTW we always do a pool for March madness at work - good luck with your pool!
To with the first skirt you showed and the crop top. Love it.
My vote is for wiggle dress or white view of sheath dress!! Love, love, love the fabric!!
Think the wiggle dress would look amazing in that fabric ❤️
I love Vogue 2690.. Classy for cocktail dress, easy to move to dance in.💕
Absolutely love the material for the wedding🤗. I think pattern 7296 (wiggle dress) would be lovely with that fabric. My second choice would be the one before the Vogue pattern. You & your husband always make me smile 😁. Can’t wait to see your dress for the wedding! Love the shoes as well.
My vote is the vogue, the one in the middle or the other sleeveless. A bold print would look fabulous without too many broken lines or darts. Anyway, no matter what you choose, it will be wonderful. Italy is fantastic! I have been to Tuscany 3 times and Florence is one of my favorite cities. Have a great time Viv! I am excited for you!
I love the Calvin Klein Vogue. The version with the shoulders cut in.
The first skirt and top was by far my favorite!! Very stylish. My second pick was the blue dress with the three quarter sleeves. I’m thinking you deserve a change from sewing to basketball. Have fun and don’t worry about sewing. You’ll get back to that soon enough!
I love the short top and skirt idea!!
Love the sheath dresses. I wanted to tell you to be prepared for some serious warm weather. Italy at that time of year is HOT. Pack with that in mind. You’re going to love Italy 🇮🇹.
Good luck with your resolutions - it's hard but I'm sure you can do it! Lucky you going to Italy. I'm sure you will love it. Southern Italy is gorgeous. For your pattern I would choose simple lines to show off the fabric and not too bulky for packing. I love, love, love those shoes! Good to see Brad too.
The New Look classic sleeveless and the vintage with the frill will look very classy
The red vintage or the black with the full skirt - both very Sophia Loren /Italian 1950’s gorgeousness. You are going to love Italy 🇮🇹
I vote for the classic New Look dress. I think it would be a fabulous cocktail dress.
I love the first skirt you showed from McCalls. Think that would be beautiful! I had to crack up when you said there were 2 of those when you were talking about the tulle on the shoes. My first thought went to - of course there's two you have two feet. I thought you meant there were 2 shoes. LOL! You cracked me up!
Love your videos!! I’m glad I found someone who loves to sew as much as I do!
Hi Cathy! Welcome!! Thank you for your note.🌺
McCalls Skirt 7329 is the winner in my view. With those shoes, under the stars...wow.
Hey, that's the lava print fabric, it looks awsome. I in Canada, but got my sister in Texas to order it for me, they will be coming to visit me this summer, and I will get my fabric, spool hooooo!!
Ohhh your new shoes are just darling, love them
You are going to be one stunning lady at that wedding! 😍 The fabric is so beautiful! I am anxious to see the finished product modeled! And I love the shoes, too! What a setting for a wedding! The most exotic wedding we’ve been to was at a resort on St. Thomas several years ago. I was honored to sing for the wedding, and it is one we will never forget! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip when you return!
I really like the New Look pattern. I'd do sleeveless with a navy jacket. Beautiful fabric.
I'm so excited for you. Any chance you will be taking us with you to Italy? Can't wait to see your Feb. sews.
Make a wall hanging for your sewing room with the vintage simplicity cotton..
#4 Wiggle Dress! It's what I invisioned when you first showed the fabric.
Definitely the wiggle dress. Classic, stylish and so Italian chic. Stay strong with the Lent resolution - you can do it!
My favorite for the shantung would be the skirt because the fabric has enough body to it to keep its shape. When you said dancing under the stars it cinched it for me, it would swirl beautifully around your legs.
The red dress I think it look good and let the fabric speak for it self 👍🏻
Calvin Klein will let the fabric speak and will keep you cool- hotter than heck in Italy in July!
I love the vintage fabric at Joann also. I've made a top and probably will make a skirt.
The Calvin Klein white shift dress is chic! Very sassy, I would like to get that pattern for me too...
Nice picks, I am Italian and those weddings over there are fancy. I would definitely go for new look, classic style. The fabric is already busy. You will look gorgeous in anything you make and you will have a great time. It is going to be very hot ☺️
I vote the separates with the beautiful skirt for 1st place & 2nd place goes to the little red wiggle dress. Shoes are to die for gorgeous! Ciao Bella
Yes the wiggle dress! Love the maxi of S8789 for me! 😊
I love the classic dress, New Look 6723. Thought of Audrey Hepburn right away. You will rock this right outta the park! I think a simple dress will compliment your fabric. Love all this excitement for your Italy trip! ❤️❤️❤️
The Simplicity 8789 dress would be stunning in your beautiful shantung fabric for the wedding!
The first outfit ...the 2 piece would be fabulous
OMG! I made this dress back in 1967 when I was a freshman in high school!!!!!
Viv, hey, its all good. Chocolate has its own food group and good, has milk. Long fingernails only get in the way when you play the piano and sew! The fashion fairy could care less how many garments you finish for any single month! You are adorable and all your garments are fabulous on you. Awwh gee, think deep down you deliberately made Candice that adorable black jacket. YES, definitely go to Italy and furthermore have fun, eat chocolate, drink wine, buy their shoes and have fun! They have fabric in Italy. I have that green shantung and love it. I like the Vogue 1991 sheath sleeveless, dress or new look sleeveless and with your figure-WOW. The fabric is huge and busy, so simple simple dress will show it off beautifully. Spots will come out of the tensel.
My vote is the “wiggle” dress!!! I think you would look sew stunning! And GURLLLL,,,, those shoes !!!!! I love love love those shoes!!!😍😍😍
You can't beat a little black dress for a cocktail party, I love the Newlook 6723 for you or the Calvin Klein dress view B. Either would be awesome. Italy has some of the best dress designers I sure hope you get a chance to visit the garment district. That was so much fun watching you and Brad. So cool the way you guys interact with each other! Brad was in his usual comedic form and made me laugh out loud. I see different cabinets behind you, I will check and see if some how I missed when you said you were updating your sewing space.
You didn’t miss anything, Sheri! Except me being too lazy to clean up and film the “new” space. Why do I keep calling it new?! It’s not. It’s a new color and I have more cabinets and better storage. I’ll film it soon! Thanks for your feedback!💕
I love the fabric for the wedding! I think the simpler the better, to showcase the beautiful designs, so Vogue 2690 or 6723 are my picks for you. BTW, being a 30 year Duke/Kentucky family, we know how to take a blow. lol. OR how to win gracefully. So, good luck all around on the March Madness favorites. We'll be watching faithfully, probably without 25 cent bets this year tho.
I think the dramatic skirt pattern with a short top would be fantastic! You will turn heads for sure in that fabric and pattern. It’s Italy!! Also can Brad say what his new business is yet? I’m so inquisitive!!!
I must be old - I remember some of these designs on the Simplicity fabric!
I just love the Slick Kwik Pick with Brad!! 😂 You're ok to have a life and hobbies outside of crazy continuous sewing, as long as you pop in with a video several times a month, ha ha! You are a beloved internet "friend" to an awful lot of us! 😁🥰 Enjoy your family time watching basketball!
That wiggle dress! Yes! It is what I was thinking even before you showed the patterns. You would look so amazing and elegant in that. Perfect for a wedding in Italy! How glorious!! So excited for you ❤️
OMG you both are just too funny!!! And what a peach your husband is ... he actually knows how to spell your pattern company names. :)
Hi Viv mom , I adore the fancy skirt with the top,as it is classy.I adore the vogue plain shift dress.Wow so much to look forward to. You are so clever.Those shoes are gorgeous.The wedding is going to be awesome.Great fun with Brad,Yes I like the shift dress. Thank you so very much.Enjoy the basketball.
The simplicity's cotton looks so fun! It might be cute with sun dresses 😃
I would have a tough time deciding between the little red wiggle sheath or the natural waist full skirt. Each so different yet each so fabric appropriate. Personally, I would make each selection in similarly weighted fabrics as a test run for fit and comfort before cutting into that dreamy shantung. Better safe than sorry! I look forward to ALL of your videos. You bring me joy. We too are college “B” Ball fanatics. I try to stockpile hand sewing and seam ripping for game time.🏀✂️
I think I agree with those who picked the "wiggle" dress. If that's too tight, then the McCalls classic dress. Something with simple lines to let the fabric shine on its own. Love the shoes!
Hi!
I think that fabric would look amazing made up into that little red dress or the white Calvin Klein. I think both those styles would look fabulous on you and be comfy and easy to wear.
Anyway, that’s just my thoughts - I look forward to seeing what you decide and I know you will look amazing whatever you decide to make. 😁
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Many years ago spent the summer in Urbino, Italy. Remember the heat. I would urge you to make the one that speaks to you. I have a favorite for myself but hold back telling because any of them would look beautiful on you. Please, please enjoy the basketball with no guilt about skipping sewing. Sewing will always be there. When NFL football is on, that is my addiction and nothing gets done. And that can be on three days a week. Glad you are going!!