[UPDATE 12/17/2012] – Congratulations to BurdaStyle member Amanda Gonzales
Comment on our blog for a chance to win a copy of Sew Retro: 25 Vintage-Inspired Projects for the Modern Girl & A Stylish History of the Sewing Revolution.
Sewing never goes out of style, and today it is more popular than ever! Sew Retro offers twenty-five stylish, vintage-inspired sewing projects—beautiful bags, essential skirts, unique pillows, and more—that are a pleasure to sew, thanks to easy instructions, helpful diagrams, and a pocket of ten full-size patterns.
This fun, inspirational book also uncovers sewing’s colorful history, from the introduction of the sewing machine to the modern DIY movement, and features interviews with today’s hottest fabric and pattern designers, including Amy Butler, Betz White, Barbara Brackman, Emma Brennan, Judie Rothermel, and Kathy Miller of Michael Miller Fabrics. Filled with gorgeous project photography and quirky vintage illustrations that bring the 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, and beyond to life, Sew Retro celebrates sewing yesterday and today.
Learn more about Sew Retro and enjoy bonus projects and tutorials at www.sewretrothebook.com!
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For a chance to win this fun and creative book, please answer the following question in the comments section below: What decade inspires you the most?
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 11:59 PM (EST). One lucky winner will be chosen.
Good luck!
The BurdaStyle Team
Dec 12, 2012, 05.59 PMby CelineP
For me the 1920’s and 1950’s were innovation periods. The first one with the skirts to knee length, the cloche hat. Women got comfortable and elegant clothes. The second one with Christian Dior, Coco Chanel,… was the femininity period with new fabrics. The pencil skirt and the peter pan collar have been created.
I love those eras in fashion!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.50 PMby Lisakouwenberg
I love the 60’s!!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.48 PMby Valeria Masiello
50’s and 60’s are my favourites. My mother still has some burda patterns for kids of the middle of the 60s…yes! I was a lucky little girl ;)
Dec 12, 2012, 05.46 PMby jenniferjoycreative
I would be so happy to add this to my sewing library!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.44 PMby Jane Seymour
The cover looks fab would love to take a look inside.
Dec 12, 2012, 05.43 PMby luuluu
Awesome! Cant wait to get a copy. :)
Dec 12, 2012, 05.38 PMby Amanda Gonzales
I love sewing vintage patterns from the 50’s. Years ago I found a picture of my grandmother, during her high school years, wearing this very feminine polka dot dress. I’ve been hooked ever since!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.36 PMby bluerabbit
I loved the decade of the 50-60’s with the fitted jackets with peplums and full or fitted skirts that made ladies feel like ladies. but I grew up in the 70’s and that’s were I learned to sew, so I did like a lot of the styles from that period as well.
Dec 12, 2012, 05.33 PMby Camilla Martinsson
I love the clothing from the 30’s and 40’s, all the women looked so proper and beautiful with all the hats and coats and those marvelous dresses. But I like the 60’s as well since the options were more free and relaxed, it was rebellious and new! :)
Dec 12, 2012, 05.32 PMby Amy Cartwright
I am so inspired by the 1960s and how anything seemed to go. The most creative era in fashion!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.30 PMby brunareiss
Me and my mother just love the 50’s!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.29 PMby Laurie Green
SO hard to choose! I love the styles of the ’50s and the fabrics of the ’60s. I know I am NOT inspired by the ’80s. I cringe when I look at photos of myself from back then!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.25 PMby miki81
This would be a great win & a great read!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.25 PMby Katarzyna Kwiecień
My favourites: the late 30’s, early 40’s.
Dec 12, 2012, 05.24 PMby haber
30’s and 40’s. Love the elegant lines. Alili is right – ‘People seemed to put more effort into dressing up during such times.’
Dec 12, 2012, 05.24 PMby joellevandyne
Mod 60s, all the way!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.22 PMby filmnoirgirl
Early 60s. Simple lines in gorgeous fabrics, yumm. So versatile too in my opinion.
Dec 12, 2012, 05.19 PMby suzeb
The ’30s silky bias-cut dresses with insane beadwork…I love that era in dressing up.
Dec 12, 2012, 05.16 PMby stitchwithit
The great shapes of the 40’s and the amazing colors and patterns of the 60’s!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.15 PMby eckypucky
h this book sounds so interesting!
Dec 12, 2012, 05.00 PMby awil
Everything vintage, 1950s and below.
Dec 12, 2012, 04.59 PMby heidilea
The 1930s. The draping, seaming, and deco and asymmetrical details make me swoon. I just love how glamorous and feminine the decade looks, especially in the mid 1930s (1936 is the height). Quite a few 1930s ensembles would not look out of place today.
Dec 12, 2012, 04.45 PMby Alili
I love the 30’s and 40’s. People seemed to put more effort into dressing up during such times.
Dec 12, 2012, 03.34 PMby littleharvey94
Love the late 30’s, early 40’s.
Dec 12, 2012, 03.33 PMby bethw82
I especially love fashion from the 1920s, lots of unique details.
Dec 12, 2012, 03.29 PMby flashabou
The 60’s and 70’s. I love wide leg pants, tunics and Bohemian flowing dresses.
Dec 12, 2012, 03.19 PMby runningwithscissors1
I guess the 50s, although I haven’t made much that reflects it.
Dec 12, 2012, 03.19 PMby alissaslagle
I love the 1950’s!
Dec 12, 2012, 03.05 PMby bepoole
LOVE retro!!!!! Wish I was brave enough to try it more often. However, I have been trying to incorporate that look into my everyday wardrobe.
Dec 12, 2012, 02.53 PMby veronicareed
I love the fashions of the late 40’s and early 50’s when women wore flirty dresses and tailored jackets. I have a few patterns from those times but have been reluctant to attempt them!