Burda Style For people who sew

2 May, 2013

• 10:31 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Sprinkle, Sprinkle, Little Skirt

  

  Straightforward? Sure. Sometimes, it’s best to let a bold, whimsical print speak for itself.

  Unless it actually starts, you know, speaking … literally. Then, the best thing to do is call your …

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27 March, 2013

• 09:01 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Bring Back the (Pattern) Draft Dress

  

  After a year of sewing, I finally decided it was time to take the plunge and design and draft a pattern on my own. It’s far from perfect, but it didn’t turn out half bad for a first effort.

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6 March, 2013

• 02:36 AM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Just Call Me Ms. Pac Man

  

  I’ve worn this once. So far, everyone who’s seen this has gone through an almost identical cycle: 1) Compliment. 2) Three second pause. 3) Eyes widen/mouth gapes. 4) “WAIT, IS THAT PAC MAN?”

  I’m…

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• 02:31 AM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Accidental Booty Suit

  

  I made a suit…in black, no less, because sometimes I like to dress up and pretend I’m an adult. Honestly, I made this hoping it’d turn out well enough to wear at some hypothetical job interview. My…

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21 February, 2013

• 04:21 AM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Pucci-Esque Printed Mod: McCall's 6699 like it's 1969

  

  My boyfriend especially likes this dress because he’s a fan of anything that reminds him of a Pucci print, and I’m a fan of not questioning how a straight man knows anything about Pucci.

  From "R…

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• 04:15 AM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Silk Velvet: Laziest Luxury Dress Ever

  

  Pair a luxe fabric with a super casual pattern (Burda 7376), and you’ve got a recipe for basically the most versatile dress ever. I initially made this floor length for a formal event but cut it sh…

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• 04:10 AM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Duck and Cover Dress

  

  Based on Butterick 5559, I’m calling this my Duck and Cover Dress for a couple reasons. One, it looks like a bomb going off with all those fancy pleats. Two, based on how hot this dress looks on ev…

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21 January, 2013

• 07:10 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Velvet-Trimmed Pixie Coat

  

  After the last coat I made, affectionately dubbed the bohemian roadkill coat (http://rebeccadelaney.net/2012/11/penny-lane-inspired-preemptively-retired/), I was kind of traumatized. I just wanted …

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• 07:05 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called The Little Inaugural Dress That Could

  

  Until the last minute, attending the official Inaugural Ball was a not-entirely-remote possibility but so was missing out on tickets to any shindig worth attending. Dress codes ranged from dressy …

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27 December, 2012

• 09:22 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called If Pucci and Lisa Frank Had a Fabric Baby

  

  … the fabric would look like this.

  Psychedelic long-sleeved dress based on Vogue 8489. My favorite thing about sewing? Making dresses you’d never, ever find in a shop. This would be one of those.

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13 December, 2012

• 11:50 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Silk Jersey Bubblegum Dress

  

  Silk jersey in a dizzying but delicious polka dot pattern and a simply-cut dress with a straight skirt, pockets, elastic waist and kimono sleeves. McCall’s 6112. Simple to make. Super soft to wear….

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20 November, 2012

• 09:31 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Bohemian Roadkill Coat

  

  Based on Butterick 5685, a jacket/coat pattern, this started out as an intended homage to Penny Lane in Almost famous. I was going for a boho-hippie-chic vibe. I think it looks more bad-upholstery-…

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7 November, 2012

• 07:59 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Pretty Until the Seizure Starts

  

  What’s good? The pattern: Straightforward. Pretty. What’s not so good? The fabric, which reminds me of that line from Steel Magnolias about throwing up Pepto Bismol.

  Because I’m totally shameles…

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• 07:55 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Classiest Toga Party Dress Ever

  

  I love this pattern because honestly — does it not look like a fancy version of a toga party outfit … the kind you’d fashion out of a spare sheet and some tape for a college keg party, except, y…

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24 October, 2012

• 02:00 PM

  Rebecca Delaney commented on the project A Joke Goes Too Far: Frilly, Flouncy South Park in Silk

  eBay, of course :). http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&ved=0C…

  

17 October, 2012

• 08:56 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called A Joke Goes Too Far: Frilly, Flouncy South Park in Silk

  

  More at my blog — http://rebeccadelaney.net/2012/10/i-didnt-kill-kenny-but-im-about-to-slaughter-good-taste/.

  When life hands you luxurious silk chiffon featuring a random assortment of charact…

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9 October, 2012

• 07:55 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Vogue 8555: A Dress for On (or Off) the Clock

  

  More at my blog: http://rebeccadelaney.net/?p=309

  Sometimes, you can’t sleep. Happens to everyone, yeah?

  And sometimes, it’s 3 a.m. and you’re strung out on insomnia shopping for fabric onlin…

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• 07:53 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Pencil? Nah, I'm a Mini Type(writer)

  

  I spend too much on fabric. Specifically, I spent WAY too much on this fabric. But when you find something this adorable, it’s tough not to snatch it up. This pattern (Vogue 8835) was a perfect mat…

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24 September, 2012

• 06:35 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called McCall's 6348: Third Time's the Charm

  

  Confession: This is the third – THIRD – time I’ve taken a hack at this pattern. More at my blog: http://rebeccadelaney.net/?p=299

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• 06:32 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called McCall's 6281: Slightly Overexposed

  

  Impractical? Yes, but kind of fun to wear – except for the fact that I can’t rock a bra with it. Then again, maybe that’s part of the fun … the feeling that you’ve forgotten something very importan…

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4 September, 2012

• 05:20 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Because Every Girl Needs a Red Dress

  

  My try at sewing Butterick 5780, a close-fitting, Kate Middleton-inspired something-or-other knockoff featuring sleeve options, a skirt with front pleats, a back zipper, and a bodice with a crazy l…

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23 August, 2012

• 01:54 AM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Accidentally 70s: Simplicity 1801

  

  A rather darling pattern turned into a creation best suited for a Halloween costume. I didn’t mean to look like I crawled out of an episode of the Partridge Family with this frock, but sometimes, t…

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17 August, 2012

• 04:17 PM

  Rebecca Delaney commented on the project Devil in the Daytime Knit Blue Dress

  Thanks! And I totally thought I mentioned the pattern — my bad. It’s Simplicity 2219 :).

  

16 August, 2012

• 10:25 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Devil in the Daytime Knit Blue Dress

  

  This was my foray into sewing a relatively complex pattern for a knit fabric. I think it turned out pretty swell, even though the elastic waist gave me a hell of a time because I’m an idiot and onl…

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• 10:23 PM

  Rebecca Delaney added the project called Easy Being Green(ish): McCall's 6433

  

  This was my second crack at this pattern. The first was a purple monstrosity that only remains in my closet because I’m afraid to look at it again. Things went much more smoothly this time around. …

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