Talk about procrastinate! It was very difficult to choose but in the end I have chosen one pants pattern and one cape pattern. I did like the green cape in 08/2013 but my 15 year old son told me I would look like a homeless person in a blanket!! So I couldn't unthink that visual image and have gone for somethiing more contemporary looking.
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| BurdaStyle 03/2010 |
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| Pants for Making |
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| Cape for Making |
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| BurdaStyle 08/2011 |
As I metnioned I use
vilene (non-iron on interfacing) since I got a bag of 5 metres for NZ $3.99 whereas 4 pieces of flimsy Burda tissue was NZ $15.99. I use a ballpoint pen to write on the vilene having carefully pinned the vilene in 4 places near the edge of the sheet to keep it secure.
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| Vilene at Spotlight for $3.99 for 5 metres |
Things to remember when tracing:
- Label each piece with magazine number, pattern number, piece number out of total number of pieces and the name of the piece which you get off the instruction panel.
- Mark the straight grain (tricky to find sometimes but look for the big arrowhead in the appropriate colour.)
- Check for the instructions that apply to the piece you are cutting out like "fold line" and mark largely and clearly.
- Remember the seams and hems aren't included!!
- Pin the vilene pieces together for safe keeping - a single pin usually does it.
I have this cape material in my stash so will begin on this. I am a bit apprehensive about what size to cut for the pants which will take some thinking about.
The lights in my house are not good for sewing at night - silly halogens. I find they don't give good coverage and there are lots of dark spots. My fabulous mother bought me an angle poise standard lamp to help so I will get that out now that daylight saving is over.
Ahh that cape is one of my many patterns with a post-it note on it!! :) I love your fabric choice.
ReplyDeleteI find it hard now to work with darker fabrics in the evenings too. I use an angle lamp but I really need to up the lighting in my sewing room one day!
I only tend to buy/use patterns from the Burda website. I'm currently working on one of the magazine patterns that is offered online; a jacket. Where do you buy your Burda's from? I can't find them in NZ!
ReplyDeleteI get them out of the library! (for free apart from fines for having them out for more than 2 weeks). They are in the magazine section. I have seen them at Fabric Vision in ChCh on the counter by the pattern books and in specialty magazine stores which I know Wellingtonians have just off Lampton Quay. I also see that you can buy online from http://www.nzmagazineshop.co.nz/nz-magazine-shop/cover/468/burda-style/index.php for the same shop price and a $3 postage fee. That could be a good option for me too! Two weeks is hardly long enough to imagine all the possibilities!:)
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