Burda Style For people who sew

6 January, 2012

• 01:36 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the project "Winter Beauty" top

  Thanks! It was a bit of a squeeze getting it to work, I just barely had enough fabric!

  

4 January, 2012

• 04:47 AM

  sunnyb64 added the project called "Winter Beauty" top

  

  Inspired by a sweater of the same name from last winter’s Anthropologie catalog. I used the Lydia as a base and attempted to draft the assymetrical and cowl pieces from there.

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26 December, 2011

• 02:55 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 26 - Win the Newest Sewing Titles from Chronicle Books!

  I’ll definitely have to go with Audrey Hepburn’s “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” dress.

  

23 December, 2011

• 07:28 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 23 - Win a Spoonflower $100 Credit!

  I’d love to try my hand at designing my own!

  

22 December, 2011

• 04:16 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 22 - Win a Tailoring Supply Kit from A Fashionable Stitch!

  Anything not basic, honestly, since my only local place to get sewing supplies is one chain store…

  

19 December, 2011

• 11:33 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 19 - Win $100 Gift Certificate from BritexFabrics.com!

  Skirts and tops, generally, because they’re very versatile and I can use all of the crazy prints …

  

17 December, 2011

• 01:54 AM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 16 - Win a Thread Case from Amann Group Mettler!

  My mom started teaching me when I was about 7. So all the way through high school, she was the ma…

  

12 December, 2011

• 07:13 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 12 - Win a Library of Sewing Titles and Canvas Tote from Random House, Inc.!

  I get my sewing inspiration all over the place— television and movies, fiction books, fashion ma…

  

• 03:52 AM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 11 - Win 2 Seam Allowance Guides and a $200 Tessuti Fabric Voucher from SeamAllowanceGuide.com!

  I wish there was an easier solution for marking things such as darts and circles. The thread mark…

  

11 December, 2011

• 12:20 AM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 10 - Win Two Thread Collections from Coats & Clark!

  My sewing machine! It’s a Bernina 1230, and this baby is a workhorse!

  

9 December, 2011

• 07:34 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 9 - Win a TG1600 SmartIron from Oliso!

  My latest favorites are the thinner silk pins, and my ergonomic seam ripper—it’s so big and chun…

  

7 December, 2011

• 06:18 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 7 - Win a Holding Pattern Overnight Bag from ModCloth!

  Me, of course! Alternately, one of my good friends from college, who loves all things vintage-loo…

  

• 06:18 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 7 - Win a Holding Pattern Overnight Bag from ModCloth!

  Me, of course! Alternately, one of my good friends from college, who loves all things vintage-loo…

  

6 December, 2011

• 06:10 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 6 - Win the BERNINA Holiday Gift Basket!

  I’ve taken a couple of online sewing classes via Pattern Review, but never any in person. The onl…

  

• 04:54 AM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 5 - Win The Colette Sewing Handbook, Three Patterns, and a $25 Gift Certificate from Colette Patterns!

  I think I’d go for either the Sencha or the Clover. The dresses are beautiful (the Ceylon is espe…

  

5 December, 2011

• 12:18 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 4 Win $100 worth of items from Oilcloth By The Yard!

  I love the shower curtain idea! Though if I’m allowed to make a bag, I’d probably go for a colorf…

  

4 December, 2011

• 01:30 AM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 3 Win a Craftsy "Hall Pass"

  The perfect dress would have an amazing fit, a flattering silhouette, and some kind of design det…

  

2 December, 2011

• 01:51 AM

  sunnyb64 commented on the article Holiday Giveaway: Day 1 - Win a Collection of Titles from Fox Chapel Publishing!

  I’m definitely a late 60s-early 70s girl… I’m kind of a hippie at heart, I guess! (That tailori…

  

14 September, 2011

• 01:27 PM

  sunnyb64 commented on the technique Pleated Knit Trim

  I don’t see why not. Knits don’t fray like woven fabrics do—depending on how you cut it, the edg…

  

29 July, 2011

• 02:59 AM

  sunnyb64 added the project called "Floral Fantasy" jacket

  

  A long-plotted project that I finally made back in the fall. The pattern is #113 from the 3/07 Burda magazine—which I bought specifically because this jacket was on the cover and I knew this would…

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15 June, 2011

• 01:04 PM

  sunnyb64 added the project called Darjeeling Express refashion

  

  I found this top, or dress, or whatever it was, at a local thrift store and couldn’t pass it up. It looks like the original was handmade, too! (The last picture is the “before”.) Basically, I short…

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• 12:59 PM

  sunnyb64 ’s status has been updated to:
  is giving my studio page a long-overdue update.