Burda Style For people who sew

9 May, 2012

• 07:57 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called Pretty pleats!

  

  Well, of all the choices Burda gave me for “style”, I chose “other” to describe this top. How to describe the weirdness of it all? Green silk, pleats forever, ruching…. Thanks, Donna Karan! Se…

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• 12:47 AM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Bustier for a busty-er gal

  Thanks!

  

• 12:46 AM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Bustier for a busty-er gal

  Actually, in Burda 7/2011 the plus patterns have the exact same dress without the skirt variation…

  

12 April, 2012

• 01:35 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Vintage-Inspired Gina Dress

  This dress is gorgeous! What fantastic fabric!

  

11 April, 2012

• 01:19 AM

  mezzocouture added the project called Hibiscus

  

  I made this up for a friend who is spending the next year in a very hot and humid part of the world. It’s a lovely pattern – the pleating on the front adds the perfect amount of drape to this wrap…

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5 April, 2012

• 01:06 AM

  mezzocouture added marec as a friend

  

3 April, 2012

• 11:54 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project a bouquet of dresses

  Thank you!

  

• 11:54 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project a bouquet of dresses

  Hi, schnui! Thanks so much! I must say my favourite is the mock-wrap dress, too.

  

• 06:10 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called a bouquet of dresses

  

  a few variations on a classic empire-style pattern
  read & see more pics at my blog

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3 March, 2012

• 02:36 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Self pattern maxi dress

  This is so pretty! I love your choice of fabric!

  

2 March, 2012

• 11:24 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Cold summer jacket

  Oh, I love this! I’ve had my eye on this jacket since looking through that issue of Burda last s…

  

• 07:55 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called A Ray of Sun - Burda 4/2011 #135

  

  I’m determined to sew up projects that have been languishing in my queue for centuries and eons. This is one of them! I changed this up to get the tunic I had in mind for this luscious silk burno…

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28 February, 2012

• 06:24 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Wrap Blouse 9/2010 #110 and 9/2010 #111 - again!

  I don’t have the pattern posted! It’s an old Vogue pattern by Claude Montana – from the 90’s, I …

  

• 06:23 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Wrap Blouse 9/2010 #110 and 9/2010 #111 - again!

  I know what you mean! It’s hard to get a good sense of some patterns because of the way they’re …

  

• 01:05 AM

  mezzocouture added the project called Wrap Blouse 9/2010 #110 and 9/2010 #111 - again!

  

  Two different versions of this blouse. I’ve made it up 5 times now – that’s a record for any pattern in my entire sewing history! I’m shopping in my stash for the next 12 months, and these two pi…

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• 12:52 AM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Bustier for a busty-er gal

  Aww! Thank you so much!

  

• 12:52 AM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Bustier for a busty-er gal

  I totally feel your pain! Keep trying, and keep Gertie’s comment in mind: don’t over fit. I kn…

  

3 February, 2012

• 06:12 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called Concert Elegance

  

  A full-length gown in navy crepe. Based on a Kay Unger design with some Laroche style added in to get the look we wanted. Visit my blog …

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• 06:03 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called Staid yet funky

  

  A lovely Harris tweed found its way into my stash via a local thrift shop. Who new you could pick up Harris tweed – of all tweeds – in a thrift shop?

  See my blog…

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31 December, 2011

• 10:02 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called Orange creamsicle

  

  A big poufy orange party skirt made from crisp shot taffeta. I lined it with bemberg, put in an invisible zip, added a really tight-fitting 4" waistband, and in the interest of laziness, bagged th…

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17 December, 2011

• 01:24 AM

  mezzocouture added the project called Inspired by Cavalli

  

  I fell in love with this coat the first time I saw it in Vogue, and I had to have my own version! I found the perfect economically sound upholstery fabric, and then got discouraged at the price of…

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31 October, 2011

• 06:36 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called Let the cold wind blow

  

  ‘Cuz we’ve got coats that’ll keep us warm and lookin’ good!

  I always like my girls to have a dress coat for winter, and these are my latest tailoring projects. You can read the details and …

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8 October, 2011

• 10:02 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called Pippi!!!!

  

  In the middle of August a friend asked if I would be interested in making her daughter’s Hallowe’en costume – Pippi Longstocking! Yes! She’ll add the hair & the mismatched stockings, and be ready…

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26 September, 2011

• 08:30 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called Two little accessories

  

  Well, I’ve something to show for my time… not one, but two belts! Yay! The first one is a chocolate brown polycotton twill, and the second is a red silk taffeta. Read my “blog post”:"http://me…

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19 September, 2011

• 09:23 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project desert days of summer

  Ha ha! So does DD3 – we’re the same shoe size, so she liked to raid my closet!

  

• 09:23 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project desert days of summer

  I think I’ve only ever seen it in Burda Style magazine July 2010 issue. It’s not available onlin…

  

• 09:21 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Bustier for a busty-er gal

  Thanks! Being busty is a big fitting challenge – some projects (like this one) almost made me cr…

  

• 09:19 PM

  mezzocouture commented on the project Bustier for a busty-er gal

  Thank you! Yes – I’ve got some Liberty of London on cue for this one – I think it will be perfec…

  

• 05:21 PM

  mezzocouture added the project called Bustier for a busty-er gal

  

  Well, this dress is the result of Gertie’s Bombshell Sewing Course, which I signed up for with the very vague h…

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7 August, 2011

• 12:58 AM

  mezzocouture added the project called desert days of summer

  

  What a light summery dress for the hot, hazy and humid days of summer here in the Big Smoke. I used only jersey for this dress – no chiffon as suggested – and it still looks lovely. Love the shi…

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