Burda Style For people who sew

1 May, 2013

• 05:11 AM

  lcsimpson commented on the project Coral Laurel

  Really lovely. The sleeve ties and pocket bows definitely add a lot.

  

28 April, 2013

• 03:18 AM

  lcsimpson commented on the project Big Bow Blouse and Pencil Skirt

  Love both of these and really want to make the blouse. Congrats!

  

• 03:14 AM

  lcsimpson added the project called My wide leg trousers

  

  I made the waist band a bit wider (not sure I’d do this again) and put wide elastic in to stiffen the band but basically the same as pattern. Pretty easy to make but one of the more expensive fabri…

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13 April, 2013

• 06:02 AM

  lcsimpson added the project called Definitely not orange dress

  

  People keep telling me this dress is orange but I am adamant I would never wear orange. The fabric is a nice peach skin-ish stuff which really suits the dress style but I can’t remember what it is …

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• 05:54 AM

  lcsimpson added the project called Housecoat dress

  

  I loved this dress when I saw it in the magazine and happened to find a funky, if enormous housecoat in an op-shop. I really like the dress but unfortunately my daughter has only worn it once under…

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• 05:48 AM

  lcsimpson added the project called My first "commission"

  

  My daughter’s friend’s mum brought a drawing and a 50×150cm scrap of red crushed velvet and asked me to make a dress for her daughter’s 7th birthday. I found a pattern that matched the picture (McC…

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13 March, 2013

• 01:34 AM

  lcsimpson added buddingnaturalist as a friend

  

11 January, 2013

• 11:36 PM

  lcsimpson added cynthia-1 as a friend

  

• 11:24 PM

  lcsimpson added the project called skinny flower trousers

  

  These trousers were meant to be for summer and was going to make them a bit looser but I didn’t quite like how they looked. The first time I finished them they seemed to fit OK but when I wore them…

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6 January, 2013

• 07:49 AM

  lcsimpson commented on the project linen shift dress

  hmm now they do although I thought they looked OK when I uploaded! Not sure how to change that. A…

  

5 January, 2013

• 12:44 PM

  lcsimpson added the project called linen shift dress

  

  A dress for warm weather (which we’re having a lot of here). Basic shift dress pattern with added collar. Slight panic when I couldn’t get the red carbon paper tracing lines out of white collar but…

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10 November, 2012

• 11:27 PM

  lcsimpson added the project called Snow white fabric dress

  

  My little girl was most disappointed with it because I swapped one of the buttons she chose for the front for a more matching one. I expect I will have to change it back. I didn’t put any interfaci…

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1 September, 2012

• 03:45 AM

  lcsimpson commented on the project Skinny bleach boys

  They are pretty high waisted which I prefer for skinny styles. I find they tend to work their way…

  

29 August, 2012

• 09:54 AM

  lcsimpson added Passiona Cottee as a friend

  

• 09:38 AM

  lcsimpson commented on the project Wait for Me Waistcoat (Louisa variation)

  I love this – its fits so well and looks great on you.

  

26 August, 2012

• 07:02 AM

  lcsimpson commented on the project Yellow Pleated Blouse

  I love it! I am inspired to try one.

  

• 06:42 AM

  lcsimpson added the project called Skinny bleach boys

  

  I have recently been converted to skinny trousers (or pants if you are so inclined and, yes, I know I am a bit behind in trends) and bought some expensive ones recently that are, shall we say, diff…

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