Burda Style For people who sew

23 May, 2012

• 03:59 AM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Cocktail green taffeta dress

  

• 03:57 AM

  leahfranqui favorited the project McCall 1946

  

• 03:57 AM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Circles (#133, 5/2012)

  

21 May, 2012

• 05:26 AM

  leahfranqui added the project called The Adventurez Skirt

  

  I used cloud nine’s Monsterz fabric in Adventurez to draft this simple pleated skirt! The fabric is the real star here, how adorable are these little monsters?

  More on my blog!
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• 05:22 AM

  leahfranqui added the project called A Minty Blouse

  

  This is New Look 6808 and I’m well aware my version looks exactly like the cover art. Sigh.

  I made this in a stretch poplin, thus eliminating the need for the side zipper indicated in the patte…

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14 May, 2012

• 08:41 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project The Divorce Empowerment Dress

  Lovely dress!

  

• 08:37 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project The Divorce Empowerment Dress

  

11 May, 2012

• 05:07 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project Tangerine Flounce Dress

  Super cute! Love this, very springy!

  

• 05:07 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Tangerine Flounce Dress

  

• 03:41 AM

  leahfranqui commented on the project A 40's Blouse

  Oh, thank you! Ha, I don’t sew this fast, I just save things up and then photograph and post them…

  

10 May, 2012

• 08:12 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project My Deja Vu Tank

  I love this color, what a cute top!

  

• 08:12 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project My Deja Vu Tank

  

• 08:07 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project The Aizenkobo Dress

  Magnificent!

  

• 08:07 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project The Aizenkobo Dress

  

• 08:04 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project Laura's dotty skirt

  Super cute!

  

• 08:04 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Eyelet Cambie dress

  

• 08:03 PM

  leahfranqui added the project called A 40's Blouse

  

  I made this Simplicity 4608 vintage 1940’s blouse as part of Colette Patterns Spring/Summer 2012 Palette Challenge. I used vintage cotton shirting I found in my grandfather’s attic and buttons from…

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• 01:39 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project A Peppermint Pastille

  Thank you! I love the fit of this dress, cheating or not!

  

• 01:37 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project A Peppermint Pastille

  Oh, thank you! That’s so sweet!

  

• 01:37 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project A Peppermint Pastille

  Thank you!

  

9 May, 2012

• 05:40 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Silk/Cotton Shorty Pyjamas

  

• 01:36 PM

  leahfranqui commented on the project Oops ! I did it again... My Grease dress

  So pretty!

  

• 01:36 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Oops ! I did it again... My Grease dress

  

• 01:36 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Red Button-Back Blouse

  

• 01:35 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Liberty print Violet

  

• 01:35 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Portobello Curtain Blouse

  

• 01:34 PM

  leahfranqui added the project called A Peppermint Pastille

  

  Well, maybe peppermint isn’t EXACTLY the shade, but still, the alliteration feels right.

  This is my pastille dress, from The Colette Patterns Handbook! I cut a size 8 and made a full bust adjus…

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8 May, 2012

• 08:29 PM

  leahfranqui added the project called Too Many Shorts

  

  I just keep making shorts…I don’t even WEAR them all that often but they use up very little material and they sew up so quickly, so, here we go, more shorts.

  I used scraps from a skirt I had …

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• 06:26 PM

  leahfranqui added the project called Don't Mind My Yacht Shorts

  

  These just seem so very WASPy to me that I couldn’t help but give them a cheeky title!

  The shorts are Simplicity 7688, a vintage pattern from 1968. I adore them, though these came out a bit sho…

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2 May, 2012

• 06:50 PM

  leahfranqui favorited the project Perfectly Vintage xXx

  

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