The outside temperatures have dropped significantly and it feels like fall. And a package of wool fabrics arrived from Fabric Mart Fabrics this afternoon. So I have pushed myself to document my late summer sewing makes. All sewn in August, all tops, all sleeveless, and all from Burda magazines.
Number 1.
Burda 6 2018 109 sewn from a remnant of a light weight silk crepe print. As I was cutting the fabric, I remembered how this fabric shifted about during cutting and sewing on the original project. Rather that do the bias finish on the neck and arm holes, I lined the bodice in cotton batiste. The silk was droopier than the lining fabric resulting in a "droopy boob" look on the upper bodice. Also contributing to this is the under bust seam which is not right under the bust as depicted in the line drawing, but much lower. The under bust seam starts 1" above the waist at the side seam. I double checked the pattern on the magazine insert. I also looked at the versions of this top sewn by the community on the Burda Russian site and many had the same problem. I will wear it around the house. Because it is red, my favorite color.
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| Burda 6 2008 |
Number 2.
Burda 3 2006 104 . Love the lines of this one. Cut in armholes, seams for shaping and topstitching, and back shoulder darts (which I need). I made it out of a yard of turquoise white stretch chambray. Unfortunately the top stitching doesn't show very well. This one got a lot of wear.
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| Burda 3 2006 |
Number 3
From June of 1997. Crossover top with tie accent, princess seaming, and the back shoulder darts again. The fabric is a cotton print. Based on the yardage of fabric I had, I suspect I bought it to back a quilt. This print says beach vacation to me. I am not the only one to pull this pattern out of the stash recently. I found a French sewing blogger that used the top pattern to make a dress in 2019.
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| Burda 6 1997 |
Number 4.
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| Burda 2 2017 106 |
Looking at this pattern, I wondered what it would look like made in an ombre fabric. I tried making it from a lightweight silk ombre scarf I had in my closet. The fabric was too lightweight and the project ended up in the trash. I decided to make my own ombre fabric in a more sewable weight by dying a piece from my stash. The color of the silk fabric was a beigey yellow. Not an "in" color right now. I was lucky to find a small spool of matching thread in the bin saved from my mother's sewing room. I used Apple Green Rit Dye and the stovetop method to dye the fabric. It took about 15 minutes of dipping the ends of the yardage in the dye pot. Not long, but my arms ached. I love the way the flounce is draped, starting at the side seam and forming a sleeve as it goes to the back. Fortunately there are detailed instructions for assembling this top in the magazine. I did the narrow hem on the flounce by hand after unsuccessfully trying both serger and sewing machine techniques. I did not put in the slit at the top of the back because the neck opening is way big enough to get my head through. Even after I raised the V neckline slightly.
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| Burda 2 2017 |
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| Burda 2 2017 back |
I was amused to see the peppers we are currently harvesting from the garden are similar in color to my top.
Now I am off to pat and fondle my new wools to get inspiration for fall sewing.
Great tops. Love the turquoise one for it's color and design lines. And the ombre top is so cute.
ReplyDeletethey all look great but that ombre one - fantastic
ReplyDeleteI love all of them and want to make them for myself but have never used Burda patterns. Thank you for sharing. The ombre is my favorite. You did a great job of dying the fabric. Another thing I may have to try along with losing 20 lbs I gained while staying home during covid.
ReplyDeleteMuy bonitas todas tus blusas de verano. BESICOS.
ReplyDeleteI specially love the last two ones! Great!
ReplyDeleteLovely tops! You always pick such interesting patterns.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could use Burda magazine, but their sizes are too big for me, and grading every pattern is just too much work.