Pattern weights fun

My favorite pattern weights!

I love books! 😁

Colorful and flouncy Burda 3/2008-113

I should have been doing something else today, totally, but all those colorful scraps just had a magnetic pull to them...And here's another finished top! #2018 Tops that pop

It's Burda 3/2008-113, adjusted for the tall me. Perhaps this time I should have kept the pattern as it was, but I didn't anticipate the heaviness and pull of the bottom flounces. The seam should sit at the waist. Eh, well...

I totally see myself making crazy cakes in this top. With lots of whipped cream and fruit. 😂

Crazy. Of all things, I'd bake in this...

White top Burda 12/2014-105

Here it is, my top for the 2018 Tops That Pop  sewalong!

I was curious to try this pattern from Burda 12/2014. It is a tall pattern and it needed just a few little touches to fit well. I made a muslin with the sleeves but didn't like it, so I opted for a sleeveless version, which is also more appropriate for this time of year. :)

I love it! Even more since it's a true stash busting project. Everything from stash. I bought this nice elasticised white floral jacquard ( like light matelasse) years ago to make a skirt, but never got around to doing it. I bet because it was white. Perfect for a top, though, and super light. I feel like I'm wearing nothing.

I think I could make this one again. Since it's pieced, it's also a great pattern for upcycling projects.

And now, what's next?

A vest for a young man

So, I had just cut out my (first) top for Faye's sewalong when my friend M called. She asked if I could alter suit pants for her son that were too large. I said yes. After that it turned out he also wanted a vest. Ok. And also he really, really wanted a bow neck tie. Oh, well...Ok.

So they came over and they brought velvet! Gosh. I just thought that I would pretend I knew what I was doing. :D ( I was slightly scared of the buttonholes to be made in the near future...on velvet...)
Of course, it wasn't only that the trousers had to be taken in, but he also wanted them Italian style. A bit more work. :)

For the vest I had to go through sewing two test muslins, because the guy is pretty tall and very very skinny. I used a pattern from a special edition of La mia Boutique for men as the base for drafting. The bow was the easiest thing to make, after some research.

And finally, it all turned out beautifully! Phew. I'm pretty proud of myself and the young man coudn't stop checking himself out in the mirror. :D I asked for a fancy photo of the whole outfit because Steph up here isn't the best of models for a men's vest.
Anyway, pretending to know what one is doing seems to be working well! :D

Now, the top....

Clothes in art

The Great Memory
by Valerie Hammond
Photolitho/Relief on handmade paper

A nice collection

So, this is my collection of (mostly) sewing magazines, all on display.
Burda, La mia Boutique, Modellina, and a few others. :D

 

The oldest Burda is from 1969. I found it on a stand, along with other Burdas from the 70s. Including the number that is as old as I am! :)

 

How fun would it be to sew something from THAT Burda magazine? :D