Monthly Archives: January 2012

Burda Challenge – January update – 01-2012-122

Posted on January 31, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

I managed to get these trousers (sort of) sewn just under the wire.  These are the only two photos of these trousers that anyone will ever see (click to embiggen if you really, really want to, but the sewing ain’t … Continue reading →

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Burda Challenge – January update – 01-2009-113

Posted on January 30, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

I bet you thought I had given up on my Burda Challenge – but you would be wrong.  I’ve had the last two garments for January cut out for a while now, but I was more interested in sewing  Vogue … Continue reading →

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Vogue V1247 – again

Posted on January 27, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

A couple of glasses of red wine meant that I didn’t let the cheap polyester satin beat me and I’ve now made another version of the V1247 top and the skirt in the black glittery suiting I posted about a … Continue reading →

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Cheap Polyester Satin ……

Posted on January 26, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

….. AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! That’s all I have to say.  I was supposed to have a new skirt and top made today but the aforementioned satin has driven me to drink.  It looks sooooo pretty on the bolt, tempts me, then beats … Continue reading →

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Is It Just Me ….

Posted on January 24, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

….. or are you simply clicking “mark read” on 80% plus of The Sew Weekly contributors’ posts this year? Part of me wants to read the posts, but the other part of me just doesn’t care and doesn’t have time.  … Continue reading →

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Vogue V1247

Posted on January 23, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

I should be sewing for my Burda Challenge, but instead I decided to be contrary and sew from one of my new Vogue patterns.  This is my first time sewing a Vogue pattern and I found the sizing very strange.  … Continue reading →

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Two New Skirts (including second Burda Challenge skirt completed)

Posted on January 17, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

I am very lucky in that I have loads of spare time, so why is it that I don’t seem to be able to find time to write posts for this blog?  I finished the two skirts in this post … Continue reading →

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Improved Tunic (Burda 01-2010-128/129)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

Thank you all for your lovely comments about my “meh!” tunic.  I think if I wasn’t writing this blog I might have just considered it a wadder, or just put it in the wardrobe, never wear it and then give … Continue reading →

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Meh! (and a little bit about Margot)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

My post title shows my opinion of the two items I’m going to post about here.  Don’t love ’em, don’t hate ’em – just Meh! First up is the first item sewn for the January part of my Burda challenge … Continue reading →

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Meet Margot

Posted on January 7, 2012 by ReadyThreadSew

So, yesterday morning this parcel arrived. It was too heavy for me to get it up the stairs (I live in a first floor flat) so I had to just keep staring at it longingly all day until Mr RTS … Continue reading →

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