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I really loved the look of Burda 07-2010-120 dress, thinking it would be a great way to showcase this silk chiffon print from The Carol Collection without too much horror in handling silk chiffon-the skirt is just rectangles and the bodice inset is small enough to control. However, the instructions are all kind of nonsense, starting with the fabric (linen jersey...

Yeah, I know I’m supposed to be working on the Big Bow Skirt. I’m on the fence about my fabric choice, sigh. Instead, I decided to tidy up a bit (so that I’d quit obsessing over the skirt!) and I found this top/dress that I had traced off last summer. I have found the perfect [...]...

Despite all my whining about Burda there are still some hidden gems in there. I suspect most of them stay hidden to me thanks to the sometimes crazy photography and styling, but I think I have unearthed another winner of a dress in the May issue. This is dress 103 also available as a tunic (104). Burda used lined chiffon but...

All done! As I thought, I had to take the shoulders in an additional 1/2″ and lower the armscye 5/8″ (to make up for the deeper seam I had to take at the shoulder). The back was also too wide (and I have a broad back!) so I shaved a little bit off of the [...]...

My goal for today was to finish the pintucks, bind the neckline and finish the sleeve placket. Mission accomplished! The instructions have you finish the sleeve placket by making a double-turned hem, which looks very home-made, IMO. Since this is a blouse (vs. a shirt) a simple bound placket is better and easier. I cheated [...]...

Thank you, Russian Burda! A mere two weeks after the September BurdaMag preview showed up on the German Burda website, the October preview is already available on the Russian site. Extra bonus- the Russian site has even more photos from the upcoming Burda Easy Fashion, which I mentioned yesterday. First up, 10.2010. For some reason, [...]...

The worst is over, I have finished all of the pintucks! Yay! I do love pintucks, just not making them. As you can see, I thread traced each fold line. Not the fastest method but it was the best and most accurate way this time. This is an Italian silk crepe de chine that I [...]...

Phew!  In answer to the question of whether the new Burda EAZY magazine was intended to replace the beloved semi-annual Burda Easy Fashion, we now have our answer: No. The preview for Easy Fashion is up, and it’s no EAZY. I haven’t sewn anything from recent issues of Easy Fashion, but I always get very [...]...

Tuesday I was away with work, got home late not feeling too well and went to bed about 8pm. That rather messed with any planned sewing and I managed nothing at all. Today I should have been somewhere else with work but cancelled that and struggled out of bed to work from home. The morning was fuelled by coffee and cold...

Yes, I am working on my big-bow skirt but after seeing Ann’s version of this top last week I was inspired to whip up one of my own! The outer fabric is a brown rayon/poly/lycra stretch lace I had purchased from Textile Studios a few years ago. The inner fabric is a rose bamboo/lycra from [...]...

Since the magazine FINALLY arrived, this weekend I finished BurdaStyle 8.2010.140, a shirred dress with cross-over front. I decided to use the animal print knit I had for that rather than use it for another version of the Muse dress. The Muse dress is great, but so distinctive I don't think I really need more than one. So, I used the...

I made this skirt last week, but then never got a picture of it. It's Burda 7561, a straight skirt with a slight flare at the bottom and front and back darts. The fabric is a navy blue cotton eyelet from Mood over a robins egg blue silk habotai from Gorgeous Fabrics. Here it is on my dressform: Not much to...

Ok, and just like that, after yesterday’s appearance of the September early preview and my subsequent descent into crazitude, the full preview of BurdaMag for September is online. I don’t think I’ll ever really understand their schedule. I’m still not crazy about the folklore stuff, even now that I can see what the garments really [...]...

OMG BURDA SEPTEMBER EARLY PREVIEW OMG OMG OMG WHATTA??!!! fzbhlkmcvlk!! dfg;jaoic.c. Crazy prints hippie skirt petticoat sloppy hat blanket??!! dfgkjnazerw dfoibhjrg: kjnxzoisdr908t45 ;xclv monkey fur caveman vest bedsheet Hammer pants my eyes on fire WHATTA??! jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj: dfiumxcds g9b Grammy’s blazer + lace cardigan love child scarf as skirt hiking socks and goats holy whatta flkjmzofpdi: [...]...

I’m feeling a little upset that the September BurdaMag preview has yet to show up on either the German or Russian Burda websites, so I’m handling this situation in typically diplomatic Selfish Seamstress style: by picking a fight. Burda, here is your version of the 12-2006-108 tux dress: And here is the Selfish Seamstress’s version. [...]...

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School Wardrobe - Burda 5/10 #128 She Likes It! I decided to go ahead and finish up the blouse yesterday - by the end of the day it only needed the buttons/buttonholes, so I took a little time yesterday evening to finish it. I still was not convinced that she liked it, but at the very least the Goodwill would have...

Back to the School Wardrobe Burda 5/2010 #128 We bought the fabric for this blouse at Paron's Annex in NYC last winter, and decided to keep it for this fall's wardrobe. I think the color is most definitely scrubs green, but I'd never tell her that. She could have chosen ivory or pink, but she wanted the green. I hope she...

Português English (uncheck the other box and check this one) Queridas leitoras e amigas, regressada de férias não posso deixar de mencionar a minha participação na Burda Portuguesa de Agosto, onde expliquei passo-a-passo como fiz o colete de lantejoulas da revista nº1 (Junho de 2010) seguindo um método diferente do mencionado nas instruções da revista e que consistiu essencialmente em trabalho...

Right after I posted last week about my silk jersey score from G Street Fabrics I visited AllisonC's blog to see her fantastic self-made border version of Burda 06-2010-123 (you have to scroll through to the pink dress). Not only did I love the dress, but it was the perfect pattern for my find. The motif is 36 inches long, which...

Modeling my new Burda cargo vest near my Midtown office building. I actually finished something just for me! This is my Burda cargo vest made from taupe cotton with lycra. I think it sort of looks like a vintage Girl Scout uniform without the patches, but I like it. My friend and photographer Karen says I should wear it sleeveless, with...

Modeling my new Burda cargo vest near my Midtown office building. I actually finished something just for me! This is my Burda cargo vest made from taupe cotton with lycra. I think it sort of looks like a vintage Girl Scout uniform without the patches, but I like it. My friend and photographer Karen says I should wear it sleeveless, with...

I made this cute dress for my friend's daughter, based on a Burda magazine pattern that I cannot show you thanks to the silly website changes, but it looks a lot like this.... The original has 4 flounces and I decided 2 was enough in this size (3T). I also self lined the bodice and sewed a separate casing for the...

I’ve been stalking the German and Russian Burda websites for days in hopes of seeing the full preview for the August 2010 issue of BurdaMag, with no luck. Usually it’s up by the middle of the month, though sometimes not yet with the technical drawings. Finally, I decided to check with the experts on everything [...]...

I was hooked the moment I saw this dress in the Burda May 2010 issue. So simple. So trendy. So easy to sew. So flattering on so many, like here and here and the nine reviews at PatternReview. So not loving it. Yes, it was indeed very simple - and easy - to sew. After all there are only a five...

I’m kinda iffy about this one.  As soon as I got this fabric in the mail, I started having second thoughts about it.  I decided to use it for this top, since I never made it before and thus didn’t know if it would work for me or not.  Here it is- I still don’t [...]...

I'm not all that sure what I think about the changes to the Burda websites. I don't subscribe to the magazine so those changes don't affect me, but I have been frustrated when looking for envelope patterns that I use. However, the last time I was fruitlessly searching for a link to a pattern, I found my ideal summer skirt pattern....

The Pattern Review challenge for July is Designer Knockoff, which is always one of my favorite contests of the year. It is usually my opportunity to do actually draft a pattern. This year, however, it is a two week challenge. Also, I am not necessarily low on mojo as such, but I have definitely been low on energy and time for...

I’m writing today’s post from jury duty today. Six dollars for internet access is well worth the price of fighting off boredom. Today I thought I would post my third piece in the East Coast to Far East capsule. This tunic pattern is from the July 2008 Burda Magazine. It also has a dress length [...]...

I’m writing today’s post from jury duty today. Six dollars for internet access is well worth the price of fighting off boredom. Today I thought I would post my third piece in the East Coast to Far East capsule. This tunic pattern is from the July 2008 Burda Magazine. It also has a dress length [...]...