Sew What I Like

I'm making this.  Not the sailor suit, because according to the Burda mag, it's privately owned.  No pattern in here for that.  Darn.  I think my hubs would look sweet in that!! :)  He even asked about it!

If you've never worked from a Burda magazine before, here is the deal..  Almost every design pictured in the magazine has the pattern included inside that magazine.  Here's how they do it. 

You find the design instructions in the grey pages and then find the corresponding pattern pieces in the traceable sheets attached.  Then if you have tracing paper, trace them out!  The trick is that you have to add the 5/8 inch seam allowance to the pattern pieces yourself.  They're not included on the sheets.  

I never have tracing paper on hand, so I typically use tissue for wrapping presents for my tracing paper.  You can see through it to find the right lines!  However someday I do want to invest in one of those huge rolls of the real stuff and find out what I'm missing...

Like a sleeve or something...

I looked through my fabric stash and found a couple in the blues that would work.  I'm down to the bare bones on the dark blue and after Meri tried it on, I realized that I don't have enough blue to add more on the side.  It did look great on her, a little snug tho and maybe a wider band at the bottom than I anticipated.  It's supposed to be a tunic, but wow is it long!  Not long enough to be a dress

, so maybe she can just wear it with leggings and go with it.

And it wrinkles something fierce when you wad it up and store it in the steps basket...    sigh.  I may need to rethink this.  Or this will just be a sample dress.  Not sure yet.  But it's SO easy to put together!  And all the seams are finished so far!  I might keep it for myself and make her another one with something else.

I also bought 2 very thin knit fabrics.  I've seen those long maxi skirts with either elastic waists or yoga bands around the waist and want to make some for the girls.  They look so comfy!

What do you think of these two fabrics?  Maddy said she wanted one of each so I let Meri pick first.  She picked the stripe.  I'll tackle that maybe this weekend if not sooner.  As I need measurements from Maddy for hers.  I forgot to get that when she was home on Monday.

She got back to the dorm safely and probably just in time as I'm sure her roommate was about to replace her for being gone the first long weekend back to school...  

Talk at you later!  Lots going on this morning!  Have a super Wednesday!