Burda Style For people who sew
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Made using Burdastyle Magazine 8/2009, skirt 107; in sturdy khaki cotton. All the raw edges are finished in HongKong seaming on the inside. I love the military styling on this skirt, the topstitching and welt pocket details and how it is right on trend for the current fashion for trench-coats.
Material Notes
khaki cotton, bias strips of leftover pink cotton for HongKong seaming, 8 buttons
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Oct 9, 2010, 03.12 PMby helluvaguy
I really love the ‘military’ style about it. The fabric is very good for that with that kind of ripstop characteristics. Your craftsmanship is immaculate as always, I in awe because of the Hongkong seams. Amazing.
Oct 8, 2010, 11.08 AMby freakusbzzz
Where on earth do you find time to do all this sewing?
Oct 8, 2010, 04.02 AMby smallone
love that seam work you need to show that off! wear it inside out?
Oct 7, 2010, 09.52 PMby laugh434
That looks fantastic! I can’t imagine how much patience the Hong Kong seams took.
Oct 7, 2010, 09.10 PMby lanni-lantto
i bet you could even use a REAL trenchcoat for the skirt material..or at least salvage the buttons! nice work :)
Oct 7, 2010, 07.25 PMby carottesauvage
I have been eyeing this pattern for quite a while, what a beautiful rendition!
Oct 7, 2010, 06.18 PMby rass
This came out amazing! Very clean stitch lines. I want to make one now but I can’t find the pattern :\
Oct 7, 2010, 06.11 PMby dabura
great work. looks great on you. I was thinking about sewing the same skirt :).
Oct 7, 2010, 04.18 PMby wzrdreams
You did an awesome job! The workmanship is excellent. Thank you for showing the guts!
Oct 7, 2010, 12.35 PMby nettie
I love this!! I have always admired this skirt in this issue (it’s a classic) but worried about choosing something crisp enough for it to look well. What is the makeup of your fabric?
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Oct 7, 2010, 01.59 PMby carolyn-s
Thankyou! The fabric I used is a 100% cotton drill, medium weight and (yes) quite crisp and stiff. The label described it as “ribstop” cotton. I also used it in beige to make a trench coat, and it worked well for that application too.
Oct 7, 2010, 09.07 AMby kelerabeus
your sewing is a work of art! I could look at those perfect stitches all day long..
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Oct 7, 2010, 01.55 PMby carolyn-s
Thankyou so much for that lovely comment!