This dress has been sitting in the back of my wardrobe semi-forgotten for two years – without buttonholes and hem! Long time readers might even recognise these cuffs from my tutorial on attaching a shirt cuff and the associated one on continuous bound sleeve plackets – both written about two years ago. Well I’ve finally finished the actual garment! The […]
Read MoreRemember the bundle of Burda Moden’s I picked up recently? This is my version of Model 8107 from the July 1969 issue. I chose some sky blue stash-fabric-of-mysterious-composition to cut into, which is a bit cardboardy to be honest. This has it’s advantages and disadvantages – the bow sits nicely: …but the darts have a […]
Read MoreI recently placed a bid on a bundle of ten Burda magazines from 1968 – and won! The sellers were moving overseas and kindly gifted me the other lots that didn’t sell, so I ended up with several more from 1967, 1969 and 1970. There is also one from 1980 thrown in too – it […]
Read MoreI’m sold! Hollie sent me one of her Seam Allowance Guides to review, and for someone who operates on minimal equipment and has very few sewing gadgets to their name, I have to say I love this clever little tool! For those of us who trace Burda patterns or any other pattern system that omits […]
Read MoreWith little practical sewing progress to report lately, it is good to accomplish one thing and feel a hint of achievement – in the guise of a new emerald silk georgette blouse: This is the one that I hand rolled the hem of the flounce on – Burdastyle August 2009 #117 Blouse. The fabric is sheer […]
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