Burda Style For people who sew

28 July, 2012

• 11:12 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Plus Size Members: Pattern Feedback Needed!

  YES!

  

• 11:09 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Plus Size Members: Pattern Feedback Needed!

  I love the plus size patterns. I just wish you’d show them on plus sized models.

  

2 March, 2012

• 10:48 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article First Lady of Fashion: Mary Brooks Picken

  100 books? Wow. I only have a few of them. I need to get looking!!!!!

  

13 January, 2012

• 12:38 PM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Vintage Wisdom, Modern Voice

  OMG! I just sold a vintage dress that looks amazingly like the cute & comfy house dress, right do…

  

3 January, 2012

• 10:20 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Take on the "Vintage-Inspired, Modern Style" Design Challenge!

  We’re currently being pounded with snow so I’m going to enjoy having a vintage project to keep me…

  

2 January, 2012

• 12:51 PM

  Ruth Brown commented on discussion topic Tricky Project for a 17 year old.

  Try to get photos of the original if you can, inside & out. Find a similar pattern to use as the…

  

30 December, 2011

• 11:00 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Stay Tuned for the "Vintage-Inspired, Modern Style" Design Challenge!

  Now this is a challenge I can get really excited about!!!!!

  

26 December, 2011

• 10:23 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 26 - Win the Newest Sewing Titles from Chronicle Books!

  Anything worn by Myrna Loy in the Thin Man series of movies. She is elegence epitomized!

  

24 December, 2011

• 12:17 PM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 24 - Win Sewing and DIY titles from STC Craft|Melanie Falick Books!

  I don’t have a specific favorite; I love to troll around in Etsy looking for new things.

  

11 December, 2011

• 11:42 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 10 - Win Two Thread Collections from Coats & Clark!

  My treadle machine. I can sew without using electricity, and it’s amazing just how powerful those…

  

8 December, 2011

• 09:19 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 7 - Win a Holding Pattern Overnight Bag from ModCloth!

  Oh, I could never give this away. It’s so “me”.

  

2 December, 2011

• 10:43 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 1 - Win a Collection of Titles from Fox Chapel Publishing!

  OMG! You’re seriously asking me to have one favorite? Impossible. Every era has it’s own individu…

  

24 November, 2011

• 12:49 PM

  Ruth Brown commented on the book The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook

  with the real book you don’t have to print out the patterns using more paper. they come with the…

  

22 November, 2011

• 10:14 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Comment to Win ONE MORE "My Double Deluxe" Dress Form from Dritz!

  I found mine (2 actually) at a second hand store along with other obscure stuff…and vintage bin…

  

• 10:11 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Comment to Win ONE MORE "My Double Deluxe" Dress Form from Dritz!

  I buy them several at a time…that’s when I find some of those I lost.

  

• 10:09 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Comment to Win ONE MORE "My Double Deluxe" Dress Form from Dritz!

  How about a good, inexpensive tracing paper/fabric that can be used for both pattern tracing AND …

  

10 November, 2011

• 09:47 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Comment to Win a "My Double Deluxe" Dress Form from Dritz!

  I have lots of favorite tools, but my most treasured is my seam ripper. I lose so many of them t…

  

5 November, 2011

• 11:26 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the book The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook

  I am really enjoying the book. My only beef is that there is no pattern for or chapter on pants.

  

3 November, 2011

• 09:35 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the book The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook

  Bought a copy at Barnes & Noble yesterday. Love it!

  

28 October, 2011

• 11:24 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article The BurdaStyle Designer's Guide: An Entrepreneurial Path

  Got my building. Have boxes & boxes of vintage clothing…some needing upcycled. Just have to pu…

  

27 October, 2011

• 09:52 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Style Sheets: Scare Wear From Halloweens Past

  Oh! I just love the costume from Dennison Bogie Book, 1917. What fun.

  

26 October, 2011

• 09:49 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Comment to Win a Gift Certificate from Britex Fabrics

  Lots & lots of vintage style fabrics. I just obtained over 200 wonderful vintage patterns & all …

  

22 October, 2011

• 11:39 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article DIY To Try: Glitter Shoes

  Walmart!

  

21 October, 2011

• 08:57 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article DIY To Try: Glitter Shoes

  Wow…return to the 80’s. I had a pair of glittered platform shoes way back when. What fun.

  

14 October, 2011

• 09:44 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article The BurdaStyle Designer's Guide: Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business?

  So far, I’ve been selling vintage clothing & accessories. I’d love to expand & sell vintage repr…

  

22 September, 2011

• 09:28 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article The Creative Connection was a Blast!

  Looks like you had a ball. Wish I could have been there.

  

20 September, 2011

• 09:38 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Comment to Win "1,2,3 Sew!"

  I’ve sewn since I was a little girl, taught by my Gram. Half a century later, I still love sewin…

  

14 September, 2011

• 09:17 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook On Sale November 1st!

  Oh how exciting. I love new sewing books. Reading, sewing & horseback riding….my three favori…

  

1 September, 2011

• 09:59 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article Invisible Details of a Couture Garment: The Waist Stay

  I’m just about ready to start making a vintage reproduction side saddle riding habit with lots & …

  

31 August, 2011

• 09:43 AM

  Ruth Brown commented on the article BurdaStyle Sew Along: Gretchen Hirsch's Skirt - Step 1

  Nice to see my cats aren’t the only ones into sewing.

  

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