Burda Style For people who sew

27 September, 2012

• 01:29 AM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project A red suspender skirt

  Thanks! And there were actually several shades of red linen on the same bolt! I ended up with thi…

  

• 01:28 AM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project A red suspender skirt

  Oh, thank you so much! :)

  

26 September, 2012

• 04:28 AM

  annaintechnicolor added the project called A red suspender skirt

  

  A vintage outfit I made for a 1930s picnic last month! Though the blouse is modern, the hat is from the late 20s/early 30s, and the suspender skirt was made by me using Advance 4780 (published in 1…

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14 September, 2012

• 03:32 PM

  annaintechnicolor added the project called The wacky print modern dress

  

  After completing a really difficult project, I needed to make something that I know would go together quickly. Enter the wacky print modern dress! I used my modified version of Butterick 4443 (one …

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• 03:27 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project Taffeta circle skirt for swing dancing

  Thank you! :)

  

10 September, 2012

• 03:33 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project Taffeta circle skirt for swing dancing

  Why, thank you! :)

  

• 03:33 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project Taffeta circle skirt for swing dancing

  He hee, thanks! I’ll be making a pair or tap pants before these get worn in public again. ;)

  

• 03:33 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project Taffeta circle skirt for swing dancing

  Thank you!

  

• 03:33 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project Taffeta circle skirt for swing dancing

  Aww, thank you so much!

  

8 September, 2012

• 06:59 PM

  annaintechnicolor added the project called Taffeta circle skirt for swing dancing

  

  Newly completed circle skirt out of faux siilk taffeta. I recently started swing dancing, and need something fun and fabulous to twirl in!

  More about this skirt here on my blog:
  http://annain…

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• 06:53 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project Plenty of pleats and pintucks!

  Belated commenting here, but I love this dress! the pintucks and color combo (I love blue and bro…

  

• 06:52 PM

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• 06:52 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project A frock for the end of summer

  Thank you so much!

  

• 06:52 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project A frock for the end of summer

  Thank you!

  

• 06:51 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project A frock for the end of summer

  aww, thanks so much! And I adore polka dots, as well. :)

  

• 06:51 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project A frock for the end of summer

  Thanks!

  

• 06:50 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project A frock for the end of summer

  Thank you!

  

• 06:50 PM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project A frock for the end of summer

  aww, thank you so much! As for the hat, it’s a vintage one I picked up at the antique store last …

  

30 August, 2012

• 02:53 AM

  annaintechnicolor added the project called A frock for the end of summer

  

  Before summer disappears entirely, I decided to make another summer dress, this time in a blue and white polka dot! The bodice is a very heavily altered version of Simplicity 1779. I made View D of…

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19 July, 2012

• 04:56 AM

  annaintechnicolor added the technique called Refashioning modern pants into 1950s-style pedal pushers

  

  Pedal pushers are such a chic and casual vintage garment, and it is so much easier to refashion an existing pair of pants into this style than it is to start from scratch!

  This tutorial was o…

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• 04:35 AM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project The "Wing It On" Dress Knockoff Commission

  Aww, thank you so much! :)

  

• 04:34 AM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project The "Wing It On" Dress Knockoff Commission

  Thanks so much! :)

  

• 04:34 AM

  annaintechnicolor commented on the project The "Wing It On" Dress Knockoff Commission

  Thanks! And for some reason, cure bird fabric is really hard to find.

  

21 February, 2012

• 11:14 PM

  annaintechnicolor added the project called The skirt that *so* did not want to be made (aka Simplicity 2512)

  

  New skirt made from Pendleton wool remnants using Simplicity 2512 (designed by Cynthia Rowley). Blog post about it here: http://annaintechnicolor.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/the-skirt-that-so-did-not-…

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