#Burda magazine easy fall 2013 plus#
The Plus section this month is, IMHO, one of the best ever. The kids patterns this month are all for tween girls (quite a rarity for Burda!) with the concept that they’re easy enough for her to sew for herself, like this cool asymmetric zippered skirt.Īnd again, for tweens, a cropped knit shirt and one-piece leggings (but with a gross casing elastic waistband rather than my preferred method). The fabric makes me gag and I don’t know what’s going on with that floof at the hem, but the chevron woven fabric at the neckline is just divine! Luckily, this one also has illustrated instructions this month, because those pleats could be straight out of Pattern Magic! These look really quite wearable and flattering, and particularly summery when made up in a seersucker! The coloured, illustrated instructions this month are for shorts (in two lengths) with vintage-style scoop/patch pockets. This is the petite pattern this month – again, a summer dress with some amazing asymmetric strap details at the neck, and a kangaroo pocket in the A-line skirt, too. If you’re unsure about fabrics weaving, have a look at misterdomestic on Instagram for some amazing examples of what can be done when you mix weaving with sewing garments… This shirt (or dress) features a really cool woven fabric detail that I’ve not seen Burda do before. I think it looks great in a solid, but it’s also shown later in the magazine in a busy print, too. The back is cleverly all one standard piece, meaning it’s less likely to shift around while worn. The first feature is all about “tennis whites”, and I utterly adore this dress with an asymmetric cutaway neckline. This issue certainly has a lot more than I’d usually like from a July! But my least favourite was always the summery beachwear in the June and July issues, because there was pretty much nothing I could wear in an English summer, where it rarely gets about 70-75F (25C)!īut in recent years Burda have been mixing things up, and the old scheduling has given way to more unpredictable features, which I think gives more variety and appeal to a wider rare of sewists. Burda definitely keep up with the seasons, but I still kinda miss the reliable rhythm that the issues used to have back in the day – January had loungewear, March was always the wedding special (the only one they’ve reliably kept!), some menswear in April, May had tons of dresses, August was the Fall fashion previews (and usually maternity, too), cocktail dresses every November, and evening gowns in December.