Burda Style For people who sew

Once again we called on the talents of Casey Cartwright (aka: elegantmusings) to share her instructions for drafting the pockets for her dress variations featured in The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook. Check out Casey’s easy to follow guide and grab your own copy of our book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indie Bound or wherever books are sold!

Welcome to Day 14 of our Holiday Giveaway! Here is your chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate, good for a one-time purchase, from Ingygo Junction! Comment on this blog article by 10AM (EST) Thursday, December 15th to be entered to win!

Coats? Check. Dresses? Check. Skirts? Check. We’ve got you covered. Read on the get the patterns…

[Update: 12/13/2011] – Due to special regulations, we have been informed that today’s giveaway is only for U.S. members. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience to all of our international members, and hope that you will participate in the majority of this month’s giveaways that are available to everyone.

Welcome to Day 12 of our Holiday Giveaway! Win a Library of Sewing Titles and Canvas Tote from Random House, Inc.! Comment on this blog article by 10AM (EST) Tuesday, December 13th to be entered to win!

Welcome to Day 11 of our Holiday Giveaway! Win 2 Seam Allowance Guides, one for you and a friend, and a $200 Tessuti Fabric Voucher from seamallowanceguide.com! Comment on this blog article by 10AM (EST) Monday, December 12th to be entered to win!

Welcome to Day 10 of our Holiday Giveaway! Win two thread collections from Coats & Clark! Comment on this blog article by 10AM (EST) Sunday, December 11th to be entered to win!

Welcome to Day 9 of our Holiday Giveaway! Win a TG1600 SmartIron from Oliso! Comment on this blog article by 10AM (EST) Saturday, December 11th to be entered to win!

Welcome to Day 8 of our Holiday Giveaway! Win a Signed Copy of Embroidered Effects, an Ultimate Kit, and Glow-in-the-Dark Floss from Sublime Stitching! Comment on this blog article by 10AM (EST) Friday, December 9th to be entered to win!

The e-book version of The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook released today!

BurdaStyle member Casey Cartwright (aka: elegantmusings) made a fantastic variation of our dress pattern from The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook and we called on her expertise to give you a sneak peek at how her dress was done. Watch how she alters the skirt of the dress pattern and get inspired to grab a copy of The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook and try Casey’s variation for yourself!

You can purchase The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indie Bound or your favorite retailer; download the e-book version now from (enter retailers); international versions to be released January 2012!

Welcome to Day 7 of our Holiday Giveaway! Win a Holding Pattern Overnight Bag from ModCloth.com! Comment on this blog article by 10AM (EST) Thursday, December 8th to be entered to win!

We’re headed to the West Coast next week and we’re taking The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook with us! Join us on Monday, December 12th from 5-9pm at TechShop SoMa for The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook Launch Party – San Francisco.

Welcome to Day 6 of our Holiday Giveaway! Win the BERNINA Holiday Gift Basket from BERNINA! Comment on this blog article by 10AM (EST) Wednesday, December 7th to be entered to win!