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Burda 5/2020 Preview & Line Drawings
Updated 10/4/2020. I have been so busy setting up homeschool for my 5 kids over the last 2 weeks that I lost track of time and here we are with... Read More
Burda 7/2016 #115 | Review & Video Tutorial
Burda 7/2016 #115 Plastron Dress I am super excited to share this post – a double whammy that is a pattern review and has a video sewing tutorial! The pattern... Read More
Burda 4/2020 Preview & Line Drawings
Updated 6/3/2020. Its that time of the month when Burda teases us with what’s to come in the next issue – the April 2020 issue, aka my birthday month issue.... Read More
Vintage Burda Patterns | How to trace
If you have ever wondered how to trace vintage Burda patterns from retro sewing magazines – then read on. In this deep dive post, I am showing not just how... Read More
Sewing Vintage Burda 7/1969 8107 PT.2 – Tracing
#sewvintageburda2020 Continuing on from my previous post sharing the oldest of my Burda magazines – July 1969, I traced out the chosen pattern. In this post, I am sharing my... Read More
Vintage Burda July 1969 #sewvintageburda2020
Yikes! I can’t believe I am actually doing this! After my 2020 Sewing Goal #1 post declaring publicly my goal to sew with vintage Burda magazines – I had the... Read More
Video | Erasable Highlighter Review: KnipMode vs Burda Tracing Wars
I have been subscribed to Knipmode for several years now. My KnipMode sewing magazine collection is of modest size – the second largest next my Burda collection. There’s just one... Read More
2020 Sewing Goal #1 – Sewing Vintage Burda #sewvintageburda2020
#sewvintageburda2020 or what have I got myself into?! Have you ever embarked on a journey that you can’t quite figure out how on earth you ended up there? I am... Read More
Burda 12/2018 #109 Review & How to Sew
This project started off as “The Daunting Silk Dress Project” – basically because I have always been so scared of sewing with silk. After hearing many a sewcialists’ tales of... Read More
Burda 7/2019 #117 Review
This post is a Burda 7/2019 #117 pattern review. I have been sewing with Burda consistently these past 12 months and the more I use their patterns – the more... Read More
Burda 3/2020 Preview & Line Drawings
Updated 28/02/2020. BURDA 3/2020 lines drawing are here! So far, the styles look interesting to me! I constantly update this post to add new line drawings and Burda sewing projects... Read More
Burda 6/2019 #129 Review – Best Burda Kids Pattern
This post is my Burda 6/2019 #129 review. I whipped up these dresses for my 6-year-old daughters. This girls shift dress pattern is a simple style perfect for active young... Read More
VIDEO | Sewing Burda 2019 – 12 Months Review
I am so excited to share this video I made reviewing my Burda 2019 sewing year! I have the videos slipt into 2 to make it easier to separate the... Read More
Burda 2/2019 #115 Dress Sewing Pattern Review
Here is my Burda 2/2019 #115 dress sewing pattern review of the project that I sewed up earlier this year. It was one of those sewing projects where the sum... Read More
Burda 2/2020 Line Drawings & Preview
Updated 21/01/2020 BURDA 2/2020 Line Drawings Here is the updated post to include the Burda 2/2020 line drawings. I must admit that after the first look – I was not... Read More
Burda 1/2019 #111 Sewing Pattern Review
Pattern review of Grasser No. 132 Raglan Sleeve Dress sewn in a Lady McElroy viscose jersey.... Read More
Burda 1/2020 Preview
Burda 01/2020 Line Drawings I am loving the Burda 1/2020 preview and line drawings so far. Which is a good thing because that is the last issue of my current... Read More
Burda 7/2015 #110 Dress Sewing Pattern Review
I sewed up this midi dress in Lady McElroy cotton lawn for a Minerva guest post and I love how it turned out. I used Burda 7/2015 #110 midi dress... Read More
Video| Burda 12/2019 First Announcement
Here is a video post of the first announcement of Burda 12/2019 line drawings. There are some interesting patterns and fabric choices! Enjoy! Updated with the full magazine browsethrough that... Read More
Burda 9/2019 Line Drawings & Favourites
In this post, I will be chatting about Burda 9/2019 line drawings. September is upon us and as I get back to school with the kids, it also means getting... Read More