BURDA 12-2014-146 GIRL DRESS

Hello!!!

As I mention before I totally adored the dress in the last Burda Magazine Dec 2014, so, I decided to start making it for the holidays. It said Festive dress with Tulle perricoat 147 although I don't think it needs the tulle under skirt, but we'll see.

It is a very easy but pretty dress to make. I had a very nice wool in my stash which I decided to use. I bought it when a designer store closed in Mexico City because the designer died and the people just sell as much as they could without knowing the prices... so it was pretty cheap. I have a little left that I might use for my other daughter.

So, I copied the pattern, adjust it as she is thin and tall for her age,  and start cutting which is the boring part of doing it.

I use a pink lining which I think I dont have any picture but it looks amazing, then I start sewing it and overlocking it.

The sleeves look awesome, they have 2 pleats that make the design very beautiful.





Then I put the invissible zipper and I went to the store and they didn't have the color I wanted which annoyed me, but I put a cream one which doesn't show.

I decided to make the hem of the sleeves and the skirt by hand as I've never done it by machine and I don't know if I will trust it or not, so it doesn;t show at all.

A little iron on the back of the invisible zip and a clear match of the belt.

And the dress is done, I just need to try it on her, but it is done!!!!   :)

 

 

 

 

 

LOVE.

Burda Style December 2014

Review

For me the best picture of the magazine is this. I loved the styling, the hair, the make up, the outfit and the background,  although I don't know if I would wear the fringe sweater but I think yes.

I really like this month's magazine, I loved the girl dresses, the free style section, the sewing lesson of a basic in my opinion and some of the plus sizes. But also I didn't like some dresses which seem for pregnant women.

Lets start, the first part is called Art Deco with a nice coat and blouse, then a sequin jaquet which a mom without a babysitter never will wear. Following by a dress which show more bump than a pregnant lady, still don't know if it is because of the print or the cut. Unlike for this one:



Then some loose pants or as they called some sequin culottes, which I like and there are a lot very similar in Zara right now.

We switch to a Merry Christmas seccion which I adored as I was looking for some nice dresses to make for my girls

And there is also some women clothes in there that I didn't like, so i won't even talk about them.

In the free style I love the first picture I post and also a cape, which looks super cozy and chic. I really have never worn a cape so I don't know if these are a practical item or not.

And what about this super nice coat. I have a similar one from Desigual which I use to used a lot. For me a great piece to have.



And again another pregnancy dress which is very similar to the cover, I used these kind of dresses when i was pregnang and for a large bust these look horrible.. Even the lenght is awful here. Unlike

The sewing lesson is for a turtleneck which I think is a basic as it is pretty and can be made in so many different fabrics and prints.

Finally I loved that they made a section for pajamas as I always use a "boyfriend shirt" or sets of shirt and pants, there are even some ballerinas, and tops with shorts.... I might try some of these patterns soon.

For the plus size I found 2 things, again the pregnancy dress or the "show the bump" with a curved line and they also allowed us to make a general reflection on an important topic as it is underwear.

My grade for December Burda is 85% which is pretty good for me in comparisson to others. What do you think?

Hope you enjoy.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

We were on the road yesterday and someone hit our car and runaway... But nothing happened and everybody is ok!!  So, it makes you wonder what if....

For that and many other reasons today we are thankful of our family and friends, pets, health, love and happiness and everything else!!!  To be alive is just awesome!!!

We wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Xoxo

Tshirt remake for kids

Hello!!!

So, my daughter was in a beach clean-up in September, which was a lot of fun, and a bunch of sponsors promised the kids some tshirts. Finally they arrived to school only in sizes "M" and "L" for adults... Which do not fit the kids at all!!! Then the school allowed them to bring the shirt on for this Friday and they will have a yearbook picture taken for the ones that participated.

I needed to do something with the size.

I draw the size I needed in the T-shirt (you will see how big it was).

 I decided to make a kids pattern with the sleeves coming from the neck.

I needed to use the same collar.

I cut it accordingly and shape the tshirt

I sew the sleeves and the sides, and overlocked it.

I made the hem.

Voila!!! It's done!!!

 

The right size!!!

See you soon!!

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Easy skort

Hi everyone's! I hope all of you are having a very nice weekend!! So I'm getting rid of some old clothes that don't  fit me anymore, and I had this very old but pretty HM dress hanging there, which I decided to make a fun skort for my 6 yo girl.

First I make 4 pieces. 2 rectangles for the upper part one 2 more much larger than the other ones for the bottom part.

I saw them together and then the sides.

I put the elastic for the waist.

I draw a very easy pattern that goes double each for the shorts, I need 2 pieces for my skinny girl.

I added a little more fabric for the hem.

Then I finished the waist band including the shorts with the inside of the skirt.

And we are done!!!!  A nice new skort for my girl.

Have a great week!!!