So over the Thanksgiving break I lastly made a BurdaStyle pattern … this above, Heidi. (The photo above is NOT the one I made, however one from Isobel M — I’ll get photos of mine up soon, perhaps even with me using them, ulp — however I did want to show one all made up, as well as not just the pattern illustration. as well as anyway, Isobel’s is LIBERTY!)
Anyway, I really made this twice over the holiday break, which ought to tell you exactly how simple it is. I believed I would dislike printing out as well as taping together the pattern, however in truth it was extremely simple as well as soothing. I likewise found Netflix streaming video over the holiday weekend, as well as handled to inhale Bleak home as well as Our shared good friend … I have a BBC Dickens obsession. (Not to mention a “watching David Morrissey lose his shit” obsession, cf. Blackpool as well as specify of Play.) costume drama plus scotch tape is an extremely unwinding combination.
I likewise liked the heavier paper — compared to pattern tissue, it was super-easy to alter, as well as having all the sizes implied I was able to cut different pieces for the bodice as well as skirt without fretting about doing anything unfixable — if I screwed up, I might just print those pages out once again as well as begin over. (And there’s a almost unlimited supply of BBC costume dramas, besides …)
Alterations I made: I increased the neckline about an inch. I cut one size for the shoulders, one more for the bust, as well as a third for the waist/hips, as well as it was easy to smooth the pattern lines to do that. I altered the tucks to darts on the front as well as back bodice (but left them as soft pleats in the skirt). I shortened it by about three inches, to hit just above the knee in one version as well as just below the knee in the other. I likewise made the pockets about an inch as well as a half deeper — when I put things in my pockets, I like them to stay there (with the exception of my hands).
The pattern went together truly quickly, even though the bodice is lined (my materials were heavy so I didn’t line the skirt). as well as compared to what I typically sew, Heidi utilizes *no* fabric. Seriously, I got away with less than two lawns of 54″ for this one, with perhaps one more lawn for the bodice lining. Needless to say, I am re-evaluating the “short cuts” in my material wardrobe in the light of this new information. I have some eco-friendly cotton satin that is begging to be this dress.
I truly ought to publish photos of the ones I made. I’ll try to get them up tomorrow, if I can discover my video camera connector cable. I’m planning on using them with a cardigan (quel surprise) as well as perhaps even a belt, as well as I have to state it reminds me of nothing so much as the Michelle Obama look: good dress, practical cardigan, adorable belt (link is to her Tussaud’s figure, so if that’s not renowned …). If it’s great sufficient for the very first woman of the United States, it’s great sufficient for me …
[Also, I haven’t truly looked at exactly how the new FTC blogging guidelines impact me, however I ought to point out that while BurdaStyle is an advertiser here, I paid for this pattern (it wasn’t a freebie).]
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