Burda Style For people who sew

29 December, 2011

• 06:09 AM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Burda'd Booty

  Too funny! It is a cute dress

  

15 December, 2011

• 03:57 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 15 - Win Pendleton Fabric!

  It’s so hard to find 100% wool were I live, so I’ve only had experience with blends, but even the…

  

23 November, 2011

• 01:14 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project 32 Degree Shorts

  Haha I wish it was 32 celsius!

  

• 04:47 AM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called 32 Degree Shorts

  

  I don’t tend to sew for the correct season and this is probably the most classic example: Shorts when there is 5 inches of snow on the ground and the temperature is at freezing. I’m not really into…

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22 November, 2011

• 05:37 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project itsok retro combat skirt

  That’s a great color and a unique interpretation of the pattern!

  

• 05:37 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Simply Mod

  Looks super comfortable and cute!

  

16 November, 2011

• 01:24 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called Massive Quantities of Gray Knit - Hoody

  

  It seems like I never have enough long sleeved shirts and sweaters once winter comes along. And for some reason I’m drawn to gray alot in the winter, so now I feel like not only do I have tons of g…

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21 October, 2011

• 12:56 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called A Woven Tee

  

  Sewing is my procrastination. So much more interesting than reading research papers and writing a research proposal. I bought this fabric when an online fabric store was having a going out of busin…

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17 October, 2011

• 12:51 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called Old School Remix Blouse

  

  Not much to say about this blouse. The cover art is horrible, but I love the pattern, a classic example of needing to only look at the technical drawings. This is one of the projects I included in …

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3 October, 2011

• 10:35 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the article Enter the 2011 BERNINA Halloween Costume Competition!

  I understand that it makes it easier to format if you guys narrow the entries down to 50 fifty be…

  

28 September, 2011

• 02:38 AM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Eye-twisting Top

  very cool, I’ve downloaded some of there patterns too but haven’t made any yet

  

10 September, 2011

• 04:09 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Sailor Halterneck Dress

  Perfect for a day at sea lol!

  

• 04:08 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Clouds and birds red top

  Love the fabric, it looks great on you!

  

• 04:05 PM

  sewenggirl88 added bobthesewer as a friend

  

• 04:05 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Blue Denim Skirt

  this is so pretty, I love denim skirts

  

• 01:46 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Peter Pan Collar Shift Dress

  Really nice!

  

9 September, 2011

• 12:13 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Emilia: A Modern Take on a Vintage Girls' Dress

  super cute, it could almost be scaled up for a women’s top because the colors are not too childish

  

8 September, 2011

• 12:26 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called New Boundaries Dress

  

  Since my “curves” are not very pronounced I’ve wanted to try some different dress shapes that are more loose (or sack like). These dress shapes are also a little reminiscent of 60s fashion. I have …

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1 September, 2011

• 03:15 PM

  sewenggirl88 ’s status has been updated to:
  Self Stitched September has started!

  

28 August, 2011

• 05:21 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called The Never Ending Coat

  

  This coat has been a long time coming. And I’m glad it’s done, but I don’t know if sewing a thick wool coat was the best idea in this heat. It makes it worse that my sewing room is the hottest room…

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15 August, 2011

• 12:19 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called Straight From The Picnic Blouse

  

  Now that I’ve finished this blouse, the style looks straight out of the 1940s to me. I’ve had this pattern for a while just waiting to find the right fabric. I loved the red version on the cover so…

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14 August, 2011

• 02:38 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the project Easiest top ever

  Love the color!

  

10 August, 2011

• 03:56 AM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called Redo Sorbetto

  

  Colette’s free Sorbetto top pattern has been really popular in the sewing blogsphere, and for good reason. It’s a cute but simple top that can be modified any way you like, it’s comfortable and has…

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15 July, 2011

• 05:28 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called Jeans.

  

  I haven’t had many new things to post here lately because I’ve been working on making my first pair of jeans. It wasn’t very hard but I procrastinated a lot because I’m not used to sewing pants. Th…

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14 July, 2011

• 06:22 PM

  sewenggirl88 commented on the article BurdaStyle Upgrade: Check Out Our New Homepage!

  I think it’s more than just kaitui-kiwi’s activity box that’s broken, mine hasn’t work in quite a…

  

21 June, 2011

• 05:03 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called Hitting the Pavement Dress

  

  Originally I wanted to name this dress something to the theme of a sci-fi dooms day dress because I think the print looks like the aftermath scene of a city in one of those futuristic apocalypse mo…

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17 June, 2011

• 02:34 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called Butterfly Swarm Top

  

  I have at least 6 or 7 versions of this pattern, M2222, in my wardrobe right now, the oldest being the first one made by my mom that I loved so much I stole from my sister (the original owner) and …

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14 June, 2011

• 01:07 PM

  sewenggirl88 added the project called Boring Black Tee

  

  Well from that title I’m sure you can figure how I feel about this one. It took me forever only because I just wasn’t that excited about it, and then to top it off I’m pretty sure I sewed the front…

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