Burda Style For people who sew
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I finally finished sewing my first ever dress and I am more than happy that it is a sailor dress – I love it so much. I used a silver-blue patterned fabric for the skirt and collar, a white dupioni silk for the bodice and white soutache ribbon for the collar and the sleeves. The instructions were quite clear and it was easy to sew except for the sleeves and the neckerchief but that was probably my fault (these two minor details took me ages… (-:
A few more pictures on my blog here .
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Intermediate
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Jun 8, 2013, 11.00 PMby froggylonglegs
Perfect!
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Jun 10, 2013, 09.24 PMby DrapedinCloudlets
Thank you (-:
Jun 5, 2013, 06.50 PMby pampula
Looks so lovely, I love sailor dresses too!
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Jun 10, 2013, 09.26 PMby DrapedinCloudlets
Thank you so much!
Jun 4, 2013, 07.17 PMby zranitelna
Du siehst wunderschön aus! Tolle Passform und Stoffwahl (das Muster macht dein Kleid noch interessanter). Ich weiß von mind. zwei Mädels, vor denen du dich in einem solchen Kleid besser in Acht nehmen solltest. Ahoj!!
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Jun 10, 2013, 09.27 PMby DrapedinCloudlets
Hihi, danke schön, das freut mich aber sehr (-: Einen lieben Gruß zurück!
Jun 3, 2013, 01.13 PMby liliv-1
Adorable!
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Jun 10, 2013, 09.30 PMby DrapedinCloudlets
Thanks (-:
Jun 3, 2013, 10.42 AMby misumihaela
so lovely, classy piece!
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Jun 10, 2013, 09.30 PMby DrapedinCloudlets
Thank you so much!