In my original plan, my “accessory” pieces were going to be a blazer remake from the July 2011 Burda and a Little French Jacket from the February 2013 Burda. I have made the executive decision that I won’t have time to make two tailored pieces (since I was going to have to re-trace and re-fit … More Pattern Review: BS-01-2017-102 (Wardrobe Sudoku Item #9)
The bulk of my Wardrobe Sudoku is done! I’ve completed the 4 tops and 4 bottoms by this point. While I’m not exactly 100% happy with any of my makes at the moment, I am happy to be working to completion on this challenge. I think it is teaching me important things about finding time … More Pattern Review: BS-02-2014-129 (Wardrobe Sudoku Item #8)
I thought I’d hop on a few of the recent trends with my Wardrobe Sudoku contest makes, and culottes is one of the popular trends I’ve been eyeing. The February Burda came out, and I couldn’t quite get the high waisted culottes out of my mind. Happily, I also had some stash fabric that I … More Pattern Review: BS-02-2017-104C (Wardrobe Sudoku Item #7)
After my first attempt ended in total disaster, my second managed to avoid the fit issues of the first try (without any pattern alterations I might add – fabric choice is important!) and resulted in an almost awesome pair of pants. Turns out I’m still not in love with the way the fabric is behaving, though … More Pattern Review: BS-10-2010-104 (Wardrobe Sudoku Item #6)
Things I’ve been doing: sewing lots of stuff for my Wardrobe Sudoku Contest Entry. Things I haven’t been doing: taking pictures of stuff for my Wardrobe Sudoku Contest Entry. Expect a giant blog info-dump of multiple pattern reviews at some point in the near future. In the meantime, to distract you from my lack of … More New Patterns: Jalie, Marfy, and (*gasp*) Burda Plus Magazine?
So last year it was pretty much general consensus that Burda was on top of it. Seriously, they were nailing trends and giving us lots of cool pattern options. While I think the start of this year was a bit disappointing (aside from the generally lackluster designs, they’ve scaled back on the number of patterns, … More BurdaStyle Magazine April 2017
The first issue of this year’s Burda Easy Magazine is here! This magazine always has fewer styles than a regular monthly Burda magazine, but also has more detailed instructions, and patterns you don’t have to trace, which makes it a friendlier entry point to new sewers. The styles this time around seem to be following … More Burda Easy Spring/Summer 2017
So not everything is going swimmingly in Sudoku land… My first attempt at my wide-legged trouser is going to be a total wadder. The problem is not the pattern, which based on mid-progress try-ons should be fitting great, but that I decided to use the least stretchy lining fabric ever. The main fabric was going to … More Sudoku Wadder
I finished the fourth top for my Wardrobe Sudoku the same day I made the third top. I have to say that this was probably the simplest to make (which is saying something because they were all pretty straightforward), and also quite possibly my favorite. I’ve been obsessed with this style ever since I bought … More Pattern Review: BWOF-02-2008-119A (Wardrobe Sudoku Item #5)
Continuing right along with my Wardrobe Sudoku plans, I have finished my third top! I wanted something simple, that would corrdinate well with anything else on the list, so I went for a solid black rayon version of BurdaStyle 06-2013-101A: Here is a look at my version: Here is my official Pattern Review: Pattern … More Pattern Review: BS-06-2013-101A (Wardrobe Sudoku Item #4)
Doctor T Designs 