Burda Style For people who sew

28 August, 2011

• 03:57 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project Krazy Klown dress- Marian Martin 9279

  I love all the bodice details on this dress and the zany print – but my usual plaint: vintage dre…

  

• 03:10 PM

  harrietbazley favorited the technique Fullbust adjustment for princess seams

  

• 02:04 PM

  harrietbazley favorited the technique Get rid of a gaping armhole

  

20 August, 2011

• 12:50 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the article Make it Yours: The Button Up Shirt

  I never wear T-shirts because they don’t have buttons in front :)

  I like my dresses to button …

  

• 12:29 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project 40s replica

  Nicely styled (a dress! with buttons! and sleeves!) – this is the sort of thing I look out for …

  

17 July, 2011

• 11:55 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Pin-up bathing suit pattern

  These two projects http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/alison-pinup-bikini…

  

• 11:24 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic One-size pattern... cut vs. copy?

  For some weird reason pattern pieces do seem to take up more space after being cut out than bef…

  

• 11:01 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic Hey!

  She means http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/cute-summer-dress—3…

  

• 10:48 PM

  harrietbazley ’s status has been updated to:
  Finished hem; finished entire skirt!

  

16 July, 2011

• 10:53 PM

  harrietbazley ’s status has been updated to:
  Topstitching waistband on 1940s skirt - finally!

  

13 July, 2011

• 08:24 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic PDF Patterns

  The easy way (for a given value of ‘easy’) to make a PDF pattern is to draw it out on paper, divi…

  

8 July, 2011

• 10:27 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project yellow flower ruffle top

  Looks nice: I like bertha necklines!

  

• 10:23 PM

  harrietbazley added the project called Cross-over Soiree

  

  This was actually the first jumper I ever made out of the “Stitch in Time” book, and in fact the first knitting I’d done for about fifteen years; as ever, I was trying to run before I could walk.
  …

  Read on

  

• 09:47 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project The Fifties finish

  I think I’ve worn it three times so far, all happy occasions; the trouble is it’s so memorable th…

  

• 09:46 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project The Fifties finish

  Thank you; I’m a hand-knitter, so I’m used to projects that take months!

  The worst thing about h…

  

4 July, 2011

• 08:11 AM

  harrietbazley commented on the project Coffee Date Blouse No 1

  I like this as a blouse (and the ruffles are pretty).

  

3 July, 2011

• 06:28 PM

  harrietbazley added the project called The Fifties finish

  

  I’m afraid I didn’t make this gorgeous dress myself – someone else did that before I was born; but I did put an awful lot of work into it!

  This was an impulse purchase from a ‘vintage’ shop – "…

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• 05:32 PM

  harrietbazley ’s status has been updated to:
  Draughting out crochet sleeve caps

  

1 July, 2011

• 10:10 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project violets are purple

  “Blogger: page not found” – I think you need to lose the final slash off the scalloped waistband …

  

29 June, 2011

• 11:08 PM

  harrietbazley posted a message on mitmit’s wall

  It’s this one, from the German-language site:
  http://www.burdastyle.de/burda-style/kostenlose-sc…

  

28 June, 2011

• 11:39 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic 1950's Swimwear

  I noticed this weekend that one of the ‘beach huts’ in the Festival of Britain display (outside t…

  

27 June, 2011

• 11:56 PM

  harrietbazley posted a message on mitmit’s wall

  The E971 Tunic pattern was a free download from the old Burda site, www.burdamode.com; I couldn’t…

  

26 June, 2011

• 09:23 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project E971 tunic disaster

  The trouble with the overall silhouette, alas, is that it was actually designed to be widest ar…

  

• 08:37 PM

  harrietbazley added the project called E971 tunic disaster

  

  I really wasn’t happy with this dress.

  It was my first Burda project. The only reason I picked this pattern was because it was one of that season’s free downloads, so I suppose I can’t really co…

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• 05:11 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the technique step Drafting the Hem Line

  Am I right in thinking that this produces an absolutely straight skirt no wider at the hem than a…

  

• 05:07 PM

  harrietbazley added gedwoods as a friend

  

25 June, 2011

• 11:09 PM

  harrietbazley ’s status has been updated to:
  Making swayback adjustment

  

24 June, 2011

• 11:06 PM

  harrietbazley commented on discussion topic No Serger...What do I do

  Blanket stitch…

  

• 04:46 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the project My "cute-as-its-buttons Shirt"

  I love stories where people have pieced together an entire garment out of scraps :-)

  Like the …

  

• 04:35 PM

  harrietbazley commented on the article Trend Watching: The Future of Home Sewing

  My observation is that home sewing/knitting in London at least is definitely on the rise again af…

  

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