Burda Style For people who sew
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This is the A-line dress in last year’s burda from august. I made the peplum top version before, which is exactly the same, just a shorter skirt part.
The fabric is a kind of jersey, quite thick, appropriate for a winterdress. I thought the pattern matched the print on the fabric, it gives it a nice vintage feel.
The only alteration I made is the sleeves, that i made a little shorter, to keep it fresh and all.
I attached a (fake) leather collar, which doesn’t look as need as a i wanted. Anyone got any suggestions to attach a collar?
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Aug 31, 2013, 05.46 PMby Marusya Grace
Very Nice! Great colors and styling too!
Aug 29, 2013, 09.10 PMby baboucheD
Love it !
Aug 29, 2013, 10.10 AMby Becca Inglis
the leather collar is such a good idea!
Aug 28, 2013, 10.38 PMby Mary Athey
really lovely dress, i love your fabric and the collar’s a nice touch x
Aug 28, 2013, 08.50 PMby alicewang
What a beautiful dress!
Aug 28, 2013, 05.54 PMby papermothballvintage
Beautiful!
Aug 28, 2013, 05.43 PMby MandieW
Congrats, you have our project of the week!
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Aug 28, 2013, 07.01 PMby Claire van Kuijck
Hurray! That makes me happy!
Aug 25, 2013, 09.02 AMby Oksana Starzhynska
I like the way you match the print and the pattern: it really made the dress unique. Probably to have the collar nice, it was better to attach it in a usual way with a help of facing as if you made it from a usual fabric.
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Aug 25, 2013, 03.44 PMby Claire van Kuijck
Hi there. Thank you!
I actually tried that, with facing, but the fabric i used for the collar isn’t very flexible, it looked a little clumsy. That’s why i decided to just cut it, no folding or using facing.
Aug 24, 2013, 07.39 AMby WillowWickedRad
So cute! Looks great! I like the idea of the leather collar.
Aug 23, 2013, 06.28 PMby rita61
Nice dress on you. Kewl fabric.
Aug 23, 2013, 05.47 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Very nice dress! and Fun fabric :)
Aug 23, 2013, 04.29 PMby MariaKAlex
I have this dress on my sewing list, too, and I love how yours turned out!
Aug 23, 2013, 03.20 PMby sleepy-dumpling
Gorgeous dress. Like the fabric.
Aug 23, 2013, 02.38 PMby Maggie Molloy
this is beautiful :) how did you attach the collar? then, maybe i can explain a different way, maggie
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Aug 25, 2013, 03.42 PMby Claire van Kuijck
Hi Maggie,
I cut the two pieces out of fake leather, and handstitched them to the edge. But it doesn’t end up as neat as i wanted!