You may have noticed that I changed the name of my blog. I’ve been thinking about this for awhile and decided to go ahead and do it. Actually, I kept putting it off because I got scared. I was thinking about too many “what ifs”. But I did it and I’m glad I did!
I’ve been getting Burda Style magazine for several years now, and every now and then I see something that I know I have to make. This skirt was one of those things. I made view A which is the shorter version of the skirt. I love the shaped yoke of the skirt. This is described as a wrap-effect skirt. That’s true. It has the look of a wrap which is an easy style to wear.
This is the side view to show the yoke. As you can see, there is a narrow waistband.
The length is perfect for me as well. If you want to make sure that the skirt doesn’t open while wearing, I would suggest using a pin (they used to make large decorative safety pins for that purpose) to keep it closed. The wrap is deep, though so it’s unlikely to just fly open.
I styled it a few different ways. The material I used has blue, black and tan in it so it can go with several different outfits. This skirt, by the way, is unlined. The longer version would be gorgeous in velvet!
And best of all, this is actually very easy to make!!
Until later… Happy sewing!
I have made so many pairs of these jeans, I’ve lost count. It’s one of those patterns that I have altered to fit me the way I like. This time around though, I used a very stretchy blue camouflage denim. There’s probably close to 25% stretch in the fabric. I had originally bought it to make another pair of the Jalie pull-on jeans (shown here).
The material was a little difficult initially to work with because of the amount of stretch in the fabric. That took a little getting used to. But I do love the results.
This is shown with the Burda Style black turtleneck I made here.
This pattern is really a classic jeans pattern. I use a jean button rather than the hook and eye closure in the instructions. If you want a great jeans pattern or want to try something like this for yourself, I think this is a terrific pattern to use. Maybe in another post, I’ll show you what my pattern pieces look like and how I get really reusable pattern pieces for those TNT patterns!
