Burda Style For people who sew

Description

Back in July, I was invited to participate in a collaboration with Burdastyle where I got to create a garment using Westminster’s Liberty Art Fabric and a Burdastyle Magazine pattern. Timing was short but who am I to say no to free fabric and a free pattern!?

I chose the Meadow pattern from the Marylebone Collection, color way LB20 Gold.
Picking the fabric was my favorite part of this project and it was even prettier than I had hoped. I love yellow and pretty yellow floral prints are few and far between. Once I had my fabric in hand I ran over to my favorite local trim store (Pacific Trim on 39th Street) and bought a RiRi zipper with gold teeth and a pale cotton zipper tape to match the fabric. RiRi zippers are so gorgeous. I don’t think I’ll ever buy another YKK again unless it’s invisible. RiRi zippers are so chic… and so expensive… and so worth it. I am so in trouble. :)

For the pattern, I chose the cap sleeve mini dress #130 from the 1/2010 issue. It was a hot summer this year in NY and I had that (and the short time frame) in mind when I picked out this shift dress pattern. Cute, cool, simple and sweet were my requirements. I made a size 10, and I did a full bust modification to the accommodate my figure. I wanted the zipper teeth to be exposed in the back, which I accomplished by setting the zipper further away from the seam allowance edge. I also added side seam pockets.

If picking the fabric was my favorite part of the project, than waiting in anticipation for the pattern was not! I had a trip to Canada planned that would cut into my sewing time, so I was anxious to get started right way once it arrived. I was also hoping to be able to take it with me to Nova Scotia for a late summer photo shoot. Luckily I had no trouble putting this dress together and it made it into my suitcase for the trip. I ended up wearing it around downtown Lunenberg and around the beach near the cottage that I was staying at. After the trip I got a few more snapshots in my neighborhood in Brooklyn on the last warm days of summer.

Material Notes

Meadow pattern from the Marylebone Collection, color way LB20 Gold.

Riri zipper

Difficulty

Intermediate

Categories

Season

Summer

For

Women

Garment Type

Dress

Style

Beach, Casual, Classic, Mod, Preppy

Material

Cotton