Burda Style For people who sew
Twinkle A-Plus A Line Skirt
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As featured on Burda Style
Material Notes
2.5 yards of cotton twill (looks like light weight denim) I picked up at the LFS.
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Credits
- Burda Style + Wenlan Chia
http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns/a-plus-a-line-by-twinkle-by-wenlan
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Oct 11, 2009, 03.33 AMby GinaSophia
Your skirt looks impeccable!
I have finally cut my fabric for this project, but have lacked the motivation to get going. How was the sewing? I am dreading the lining (this will be my first garment with lining) was is time consuming?
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Oct 11, 2009, 03.42 AMby MissValentine0601
Don’t be afraid of the lining! It’s such an easy skirt, it took one weekend day and it’s so worth it!
Can you sew a straight seam? Can you put in a zipper? Because that’s really all there is to it!
Frankly I found the pattern sizing the most confusing part…
For a more classy (less sporty) look I would recommend hand hemming the skirt, not machine sewing.
Oct 11, 2009, 01.23 AMby BuzzyBee
I want this skirt in size 36! Having made it, do you think it would be easy to make a smaller version out of the plus pattern? I love your version.
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Oct 11, 2009, 03.34 AMby MissValentine0601
I think it would be easier just to print out the smaller size pattern. I did end up between sizes so I just sort of blended the lines together.
But from my experience if it’s more than a size difference, it will be easier just to get the smaller size rather than trying to grade down.
Does that make sense? I hope it does.
Oct 11, 2009, 12.17 PMby BuzzyBee
It’s a relevation! I never bothered to download any plus patterns, because I always thought they were “just” the plus sizes!!!! Thank you for replying to me MissValentine0601, or I would have never realised that this pattern (and probably lots of other plus patterns) are also available in a normal size!!!!
Oct 12, 2009, 03.38 PMby Ichigogirl
I think that the pattern is just called “A-plus a line”, that it’s actually not a plus-size pattern… the Burdastyle Plus-size pattern don’t include small sizes (people in-between the small and plus-sizes have often asked about that in the forum, I’ve noticed).
Take a look at the sizing-table, I’m a size 34/36 and I found just my measurements among the sizes of this skirt.
Oct 20, 2009, 05.51 AMby BuzzyBee
I wonder what the name of the pattern stands for… ?