Burda Style For people who sew

22 April, 2012

• 08:48 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called 1970's Polka Dot Dress

  

  I recently found this 1970’s pattern in a local charity shop and fell in love with it instantly. I thought it would be perfect for a summer dress and I quickly got to work using some blue polka dot…

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• 08:39 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called My 'Peggy Olson' Dress

  

  Before Mad Men returned to our screens in March, there were several sewing challenges set up. This dress was one of my responses to them. This is based off of a plaid dress that Peggy wears during …

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• 08:24 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called Simplicity Re-Print Blouse

  

  I’m sure a lot of you are very familiar with this popular 1940’s reprint pattern. I’ve seen a lot of versions of the trousers all over the web, but it was the blouse that I really wanted to try out…

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• 07:59 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called Powder Blue Dotted Blouse

  

  I’ve had this fabric sitting away in my stash for quite a while, not really knowing what to make with it. Every blouse pattern I’ve tried to use with it has left me running out of fabric. Recently …

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5 March, 2012

• 10:32 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called Denim Cowboy Shirt

  

  I figured it was about time I delved into the ‘otherside’ of sewing..menswear! My husband asked if I would make him a shirt so we found McCalls M6044 which he liked, especially the version that res…

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24 February, 2012

• 08:19 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called The 'Pearl Harbour' Dress

  

  This week I’ve been participating in the Oscars challenge over at Sew Weekly and after much deliberation I decided to recreate a dress worn by Kate Beckinsale in Pearl H…

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17 February, 2012

• 08:06 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called Back To School Blouse

  

  This blouse as the title suggests, more specifically gingham, always reminds me of junior school. Here in the UK when the weather gets hotter you will always see girls wearing gingham summer dresse…

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11 February, 2012

• 11:41 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called Red Hot 'Chilly' Dress

  

  I’ve recently joined The Sew Weekly and one of the first theme weeks I participated in was ‘Down Under’. The task was to create something you’d wear in the season opposi…

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• 11:31 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called Leopard Print Simplicity 5645

  

  This was my first time trying out this mid 1960’s pattern, and it went so well! As you can see from the illustrations on the pattern, this is not meant to be a figure hugging, fitted shirt. This is…

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5 February, 2012

• 06:31 PM

  VictoriaPerry commented on the project Mrs Lovett style Victorian Bathing Suit

  This is all kinds of awesome!

  

10 January, 2012

• 07:33 PM

  VictoriaPerry favorited the project Royal Blue Work Dress*

  

24 July, 2011

• 06:28 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called Retro Butterick Nightgown

  

  This is my version of Retro Butterick B5152, which is a 1948 reprint of a floor length nightgown. I decided to make version A (short sleeves) but left out the ruffles, as I felt they would take foc…

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8 July, 2011

• 09:38 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called My First Playsuit

  

  Made using McCalls M6083, this is the first time I’ve made something that relates to shorts/trousers. This pattern was incredibly easy to follow, and was very straightforward to put together. I got…

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27 June, 2011

• 06:10 PM

  VictoriaPerry added the project called 'A Day At The Dockyards' Dress

  

  This was made using Butterick 5209 which is a 1947 re-print. I found this cotton viscose in my local fabric shop, and after wondering around a few times it still caught my eye so I took it home wit…

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15 June, 2011

• 12:27 PM

  VictoriaPerry added tinybows as a friend

  

• 12:21 PM

  VictoriaPerry commented on the project 1947 Dress

  I have this pattern too and I also found it incredibly easy to make! I love the print you’ve used!

  

11 June, 2011

• 08:36 PM

  VictoriaPerry added debilovessewing as a friend

  

9 June, 2011

• 12:39 PM

  VictoriaPerry commented on the project Lady in Red Twill

  What a lovely dress. I think using the drapes as a scarf works really well, and it’ll give you th…