Burda Style For people who sew

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  Dec 1, 2010, 07.14 PMby strawberrydestruction

  Twas the season to look gorgeous for the holidays! Brava!

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    Dec 2, 2010, 04.18 AMby ladysophie

    Yus thanks! I love looking gorgeous, if only this dress still fitted without suffocating me! :)

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  Nov 28, 2010, 09.57 AMby nickcheung

  Well, there re tons of things u can do to a bodice pattern. Maybe changing the neck line, adding ruffles, applying collar, making it into one shoulder bodicce….and so on. You can also develop ur own pattern using basic bodice block (which i use all the time), Or u can simply take a part an old outfit that looks similar to what u imagine and trace down the pattern then sew it back, that way u have a new pattern, and can start develop it into wut ur design looks like.

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    Nov 28, 2010, 10.11 PMby ladysophie

    Thanks so much for all those good ideas! I have this dress that quite nice and I would like to copy it. But it would be to complicated to sew back up. You see I have this cotton floral fabric, which is quite vintage so I’m not sure what style dress will suit the fabric. I was looking on Burdastyle last night to give me some ideas but I got nothing. But I did see some gorgeous dresses I would like to replicate. Anyway hopefully I will get some free thinking time this arvo. Are you working on something right now?

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    Nov 29, 2010, 05.06 PMby nickcheung

    currently i’m not working on anythinh, but i’m thinking of makin a denim dress.

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    Nov 29, 2010, 07.30 PMby ladysophie

    Oh cool a deniem dress sounds awesome! I want to make some deniem overalls but I don’t have all the studs I need for them yet. I firgured out why I don’t like the clothes I make, its because they aren’t my style. They are nice but not something I would wear. So I’m going to try and make something I will wear. :D

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  Nov 28, 2010, 09.41 AMby Zane Tanqueco

  You look stunning in that dress!
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  Nov 27, 2010, 10.53 PMby carolinesj

  Stunning! I love dresses with contrasting top and bottoms!

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    Nov 28, 2010, 05.01 AMby ladysophie

    Thanks heaps!

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  Nov 27, 2010, 12.04 PMby lienepien

  Like the grey with the flowertop! Good job! Also painting the belt great idea!

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    Nov 28, 2010, 05.11 AMby ladysophie

    Thanks! I would buy a pink belt if I had money but all my clothes are made in a budget.

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  Nov 27, 2010, 12.03 PMby nickcheung

  Its really cute! (and sophisticate too ^^) I think skills can be learned and improved. Im sure it took a long time for ur mom to become a really good sewer as she is now, so keep working on it, i’m sure its in ur genes lol ;) So wut kind of dress do u have in mind for this xmas?

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    Nov 28, 2010, 05.16 AMby ladysophie

    Thanks, I like the sophisticated look too. Yea she did sewing lots so I think thats how she got good.
    I have no idea! If you haven’t noticed all my dresses are based around the same pattern, because I can’t afford to buy one. I got that one for free, second hand but brand new which was a score! So anyway I want to do one not with the same bodice, I think everyone is sick of it and I am too. So thats about all I have decided to do for now. I do want it to be purple but I don’t have any purple fabric so I’m not sure about that one.

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  Nov 27, 2010, 10.49 AMby margrietmg

  You look adorable! Well done!

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    Nov 28, 2010, 05.16 AMby ladysophie

    Thanks!

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  Nov 27, 2010, 07.16 AMby kelepso

  Wow! you definitely can’t tell you painted the belt. Did you use spray paint or brushed it on?

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    Nov 28, 2010, 05.17 AMby ladysophie

    Thank you! I brushed it on. I did very thin layers at a time so you couldn’t tell. That way their wasn’t clumps of paint if you know what I mean.