I started the ball rolling for the Abbey 3.0 Birthday Sewing Challenge with The Maxi Dress. As a wardrobe staple, it is a must sew, just for its simplicity and its elegance. It can be worn daytime or night time. It can be worn during the cool spring or the hot summer. It can be worn with a cardigan to keep it casual or with a jacket to look more fancy, formal or even work-appropriate. And as long as it is designed to suit your body shape, it can be most flattering. These were some of my inspirations for my maxi dress:
And don’t even get me started on all those striped and chevron maxi dress that were all the rage this year!!! I so gotta make one of those too! But I digress…
Yup… In 17 days I will be 30 years old. THIRTY. And to celebrate I have committed myself to my own Me Made Challenge.
I want to sew at least eight (8) wardrobe pieces for myself for my 30th birthday. That’s the plan. I figure that I really need to do some actual functional stuff for me that I like and what better reason than my birthday right?
So here’s my birthday sewing wishlist:
I know that the list is a bit ambitious, especially with me teaching a class 2 nights a week, but I’m going to try to tackle if not finish them all.
Wish me luck! It’s going to be a busy sewing month! So click on the button over there on the right side for the rest of this birthday adventure!
“Simple Beauty”… that’s the name of the new 7-piece BurdaStyle pattern collection released this week and it’s some 70’s throwback stuff, that I’m really not feeling at all. Maybe it’s the sad colour choices or that awful blue wallpaper or the granny styling of the models. But I’m honestly disappointed again this week. I mean, how’s a girl supposed to be inspired to sew greatness with these blahhhh looking photos???
The best part about Burda though, is that there is always one glimmer of hope… for this particular collection, there were at least two items that caught my eye, bringing those familiar sewing fuzzies to my tummy…
*in TV Show announcer voice: This week on BurdaStyle… The New “Techno Chic” Collection… check out all 9 new patterns here.
Ammm… it may just be me… but I’m not getting the theme for this week’s collection… it’s supposed to be “futuristic” and “out of this world” but the theme really doesn’t seem to be going with the fancy pattern pics… again, it may just be me… although it’s not to say that I’m not inspired… Here are my two Techno Chic faves:
So yeah, I’ve spending a lot of time this week on my knees… praying. Why? Because I really want my Advanced Ladies Tailoring class to happen and we seem to be short 5 people of the minimum required for class to start. Stinkin’ SJPP wait until last week Tuesday or Wednesday to call applicants and tell them that the class supposed to start Tuesday, August 28 and you have to pay by Friday, August 24 to get in the class.
Yes, I do mean Tuesday that just gone was the first day of class and only 5 people showed up, including me.
And you would know, that I got my acceptance letter on Monday gone. As in Monday, August 27. In this letter, the deadline for payment was stated as today, Friday, August 31. Clearly the person who did the calling was not the person who typed the letter. Clearly.
These jokers wait until the last minute to tell people that the class is on and that you were accepted. No, seriously… wunna insane? And people got children to send school? Two of my Basic Ladies Tailoring classmates, who had wanted to do Advanced and weren’t getting any positive communication from the school, went ahead and spend what little money they had on their children school stuff because they thought class wasn’t going to happen. Where are they going to manufacture this money from, SJPP? Stupseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I’m really praying that at least 5 more people paid today… praying… and praying… and praying…
In related prayer news, it seems BurdaStyle has answered the many prayers of its plus sized members and released 8 new full figured patterns… BOOM!!!!!!
The collection is called “Everyday Equestrian” and is a dollop of rustic country girl meets a dash of romantic city girl… Now, I’m an island girl and we really don’t do frilly, so I’m not a fan of most of the patterns, but I am in love with these 2 jackets:
I’m thinking that the styling of the outfits are the biggest draws to these two items, but I’m really loving both of these jackets!!! And the colours!!!! The taupe is truly gorgeous in the blouson jacket and the navy just makes the military jacket! I can’t wait to see what the Burda community does with these!!!
And if my blasted Advanced class can occur, I could actually try to incorporate both of these patterns into my class projects and ask my tutor to assist in making them a reality! Yup, still praying… and praying…
In the mean time, I’ll just add these two patterns to cart and stash them to tackle later… my sewing proficiency aint nowhere near the level required for these jackets yet…
Oh Lisa, I do hope you call and say that class is on… praying some more…
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