Archive for the ‘Patterns’ Category
In search of long sleeves
The weather in the UK is atrociously cold at the moment and I am rapidly running out of warm clothes. Admittedly cold by UK standards isn’t all that cold, but it’s a problem when you’re not prepared for negative temperatures in the daytime. When I bought clothes rather than making them I used to get […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Patterns, Sewing | 21 Comments
Tags: Dressmaking, Sewing, winter, wool
On changing my mind
The coat project rumbles on. But something far more exciting happened that I want to tell you about first: I was interviewed by Joanne of Stitch and Witter! She’s been doing a series of interviews with sewing bloggers about their personal style. I’ve been realy enjoying reading it, and I’m so flattered to be picked. […]
Filed under: Burda 104-12-2011 coat, Dressmaking, Fabric, Patterns, Planning, Sewing | 17 Comments
Tags: coat, Dressmaking, fabric, Sewing
OMG new Vogues
My pattern stash is larger than my fabric stash. I have piles of patterns I haven’t made yet. There are only so many hours for sewing in the week, so the last thing I need is even more patterns. Therefore I promised myself I’d approach the winter Vogue patterns with common sense and restraint. Yeah […]
Filed under: Patterns, reviews, Vogue | 23 Comments
Tags: vogue patterns sewing review
Almost every sewing blogger in the world has already made Vogue 1250. Some have made it as many as five times. It has two great properties: it’s easy and it looks good! I have read through all 91 reviews of it on Pattern Review so I reckon I know what I’m talking about there. I’ve […]
Filed under: Dressmaking, Finished, Patterns, Vogue | 14 Comments
Tags: Dressmaking, green, Sewing, Vogue
I’m making Burda 120-12-2012 in a glorious turquoise knit fabric. But it’s slightly transparent so I need to draft a lining. This is breaking my brain. I need a distraction. A really simple project. I have a copy of Vogue 1250 somewhere. I am the only sewing blogger in the world who has not yet […]
Filed under: Fabric, Patterns, Rants | 14 Comments
Tags: Burda, Patterns, plans, Sewing, Vogue
Swirly thing alert
I had a day out in London with a friend yesterday. Now technically we were supposed to be looking for furnishing fabric, not dress fabric. But we found ourselves having a quick look in the shops down Berwick Street, and she pointed out this amazing viscose knit, and it was reasonably priced. So it had […]
Filed under: Fabric, Patterns, Shopping, Vogue | 33 Comments
Tags: maxidress, Patterns, Sewing, Shopping, Vogue
The sewing blogosphere and its feline helpers have already reviewed the new Vogue patterns, and in the main the reaction has been one of disappointment. And on first glance at the collection I had to agree. It didn’t even strike me as particularly fugly, just uninspiring. There is one honourable exception in 1305. I don’t […]
Filed under: Patterns, reviews, Vogue | 10 Comments
Tags: Dressmaking, Patterns, review, Sewing, Vogue
Remember this peacock feather print fabric? I’ve spent a lot of time staring at it over the last few days, trying to work out the best way to make a dress out of it. I swear I will be seeing peacock feather eyes in my sleep tonight. I was originally attracted to the print by […]
Filed under: Burda, Cutting, Fabric, Patterns | 23 Comments
Tags: Burda, Dressmaking, fabric, peacock, Sewing, symmetry
Thank-you all so much for the advice about trouser fitting! I feel a lot more confident tackling this now. When I used to wear RTW trousers I could usually find ones that fitted apart from the leg length so I’m hopeful this is going to work out. Not that I’ve actually started yet. I can’t […]
Filed under: Patterns, Shopping | 2 Comments
Tags: derby, Dressmaking, Patterns, Sewing, Shopping
Is Burda dumbing down?
I’m a big fan of Burda Style magazine. I started buying it in 2009, and eventually got a subscription. I don’t make something out of every issue but I think I get my money’s worth. Burda has a rating system for their patterns which uses dots. It seems to combine both difficulty and time, so […]
Filed under: Burda, Patterns | 19 Comments
Tags: Burda, Dressmaking, maths, Patterns, Sewing
