BURDASTYLE 07/2013/105C

Hello!!

I know is not the perfect time to be showing new shorts, as in a lot of places they are having huge blizzards with a lot of snow, but here in Florida the weather has been quite good to us... even if it is more cold than always is not that hard and we can wear jeans or shorts.

The pattern I used to make them, was from the BurdaStyle magazine 07/2013 and I used a cotton blend fabric which is very thick and perfectly for my needs (remember I have 3 kids and I'm always in the ground).

I decided to make this shorts because I wanted new shorts with a bold print but not in bold colors... which are pretty difficult to find. I love that they are so loose like a little skirt, that these have nice and comfortable pockets and that it had some pleats which gives them a kind of nice touch.

These shorts are supposed to have the hem outside but when I was doing it I preferred them without it as I didn't want them that short.

 

The only thing I didn't liked at all is that I used a metal zipper and I though it would be the right size but it was a bit larger and I didn't knew how to cut it so I was really messing things up until I could do it.... next time a plastic one.  I washed them before wear them and they got a lot of wrinkles even in the belt so I will need to iron them every once in a while.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

Oops!!  One photo is upside down, I'll try to fix it later, I hope you like it as it was a fun thing to do and I really like them!

 

lOVE!!

BURDA STYLE JANUARY 2015

 

 

Hello!!!Monday is arriving, I don't know why  my weekend goes so fast!! But lets start with a little happiness, such as this nice magazine delivered with a lot of inspiration!!

 

In my opinion this month Burda arrived with some nice statements, such as the coat in the cover.

 

I'm feeling  in the mood of trousers and in the first page I found one pair that I liked a lot, even though we have seen them plenty of times before, I don't like that the trousers don't have a zipper, but I have to agree that these make them more comfortable, even though if I prefer fashion over confort.

 

 

 

Then, I must admit I like wearing white in any season, and there are some nice patterns here. First a nice jacket with an asymmetrical front, very well made and  clean lines which make it a fashion statement, and I liked very much the way they style it with the belt. I also like an asymmetrical skirt which I find very easy to wear in the following page with some daily styles for winter.

 

Burda finally put some patterns on maternity, which I am no longer in need (considering that I sewed  almost all my clothes for my  3pregnancies as I didn't like the old sack style of most of it). I like most this dress which is can be worn a lot of times as it is comfortable, feminine and dressy.

This other dress I find it very unflattering and boring, maybe your couple's shirt with a pair of leggings and the belt will look better.

 

 

The pants ahead I just love them, I have one pair of Current Elliot moto jeans which look similar but in white only that I just adored.  I'm planning on making these soon. The style looks very Gwen Stefani which I'm fan!

 

 

Vintage fashion is  a very easy but flattering dress for every shape.

 

 







 

Also I  plus size a very chic top and pants, nice color, nice cut and nice accessories.

There are some costumes for kids which are nice but nothing spectacular and some street fashion which didn't appeal my eyes.

In general I like this issue a lot, except for a couple of photos which I think must have been retaken to make  a flattering figure but I enjoyed it and it inspired me a lot.

Tell me, what do you think about it?

Have a great and happy week!!!
lOVE***

 

GIRL DRESS MCCALL M6914

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

What a busy holiday season, we were traveling the last 20 days visiting family in different places, we move from hot weather to cold weather to hot weather and again cold weather... and with my 3 kids I had to pack lots of things.

Anyway, I did make a second dress for my 3 yo girl, she looked so pretty but I had to finished it on the go. In the first try, the pattern turn to be huge and wide, so I had to cut the bodice in half to reduce it, as I couldn't afford to waste the fabric neither had the time to redo it.

With the reduction I made it was better but when something is big, its big all over, so I tried to fit it the best way I could. It was hard to match the lines, but as I said in another post I like it to be as perfect as I possibly can.

The zipper turn out to be in another color again, but I really appreciate some comments that I had in pattern review and I painted it... what great advise I had, and my nerves stop annoying me... :)

I also tried to learn the blind stich in my machine, but with so little time I ended doing it by hand. Here are some pictures. Hope you like it and please comment.

Happy 2015!!