My Easter Confection

If this skirt and top look eerily familiar, that's because they are a deux over from my last post! When I find pieces that work well together it's a given that I will make them again right away. No exception with this Burda Style skirt (01 2018 #121) and knit top (Burda 6848).

This time I used the lovely zig zag tweed and white rayon knit from Sew Much Fabric and a guipure lace remnant from Promenade Fabrics which I used as a border and embellishment.

The construction of the skirt was similar to making a guipure skirt in that I determined the hem length and stitched that first. I then added the guipure border.  I cut individual motifs from the lace and started placing them. Uniformly to begin with:

And then I just kept adding here and there until it looked balanced to me:

Once the lace was all basted in place I stitched it down with my Bernina Stitch Regulator which is a pretty darn awesome little gadget for freehand stitching. I'm looking forward to playing around some more with it.

No individual motifs on the back since it is flat with no pleats. Here it's shown with my jean jacket:

The whip cream and cherry for my Easter treat is a silk charmeuse lining and my favorite Petersham ribbon waistband treatment:

The Burda top I modified by replacing the wide band on the pattern with wrap ties. I made the bodice as instructed omitting the band:

Then I cut two bands on the fold the width of the fabric to make the ties:

I made an opening at the right side seam to thread one of the ties through before wrapping and voila, a great wrap around shirt to complete my Easter Confection:

And I love it with my ribbon candy French jacket!

Happy Easter and thanks for stopping by!

Lassoing Spring Flowers

Spring is finally here and I'm in love with these two pieces, both perfect for transitioning into warmer weather. The pleated skirt is Burda Style 01/2018 #121 and the knit top is a modified version of Burda 6848. Both of the beautiful fabrics are from Roz at Sew Much Fabric and each gave just the result I had in mind.

The inverted pleats of the Burda skirt needed a fabric with some body to achieve fullness without bulk.

This Italian cotton broadcloth called Greystone Lassoed Flowers was just ideal and lovely to sew with. Crisp without being stiff and it presses like a dream.  Predominately a palette of khaki and grey, it's also steeped in sage with touches of apricot. Just my colors!

I pleated out some of the excess before cutting the lining pieces

Finishing touches are the rayon lining and my favorite Petersham ribbon waistband treatment:

And now on to the Tangelo rayon knit top. Well, it's orange. Need I say more!? This is an 11 oz. rayon/spandex with 75% stretch in both directions. I knew I wanted a wrap top but also more coverage than any I had made in the past. I spotted Burda 6848 while pattern shopping and thought I'd give it a try:

I made View A but added a little experiment to it. I wasn't crazy about the wide band at the waist and decided to replace that with long ties that would wrap the waist and tie in front. I cut two 6" wide strips the width of the fabric, joined them to make one long piece, sewed the bodice to it and voila, a wrap shirt. And a favorite it shall become!

Fits great in the back, as well:

In my closet this outfit will be easy to accessorize. I'm really looking forward to wearing it!

Thanks for stopping by and see you next time.