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  • Burdastyle 04/2018 trench coat
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    An exercise in tracing and cutting flimsy fabric: Burdastyle asymetric trench coat

    April 18, 2021 /

    If you saw my Make Nine on Instagram, you know one of the items on the list was a drapey trench coat. I didn’t have a specific pattern in mind, but put an image of a Burdastyle 02/2018 pattern in dusky pink drapey fabric there as a possible contender. I was also considering the Victory patterns Ulysses. But then I saw a gorgeous trench coat made by Vesna of @kelerabeus on Instagram and was instantly drawn to the asymetric hem, the soft lapels, and the back pleat. She used another Burdastyle pattern, this time from the 04/2018 issue. I own this one and have considered the pattern before, but until…

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  • Made It Patterns Hug Hoodie
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    Comfortable and cosy: Lockdown fashion with my favourite jersey patterns and patternhacks

    March 21, 2021 /

    Like so many of us, I have been spending more time at home than I would like these past few months. This has had a profound effect on my wardrobe. Usually I am a very dressy kind of girl, no matter the occasion. Pretty dresses or blouses and skirts were always my go to. However, these are not the most practical to wear at home, or rather I do not feel like wearing them, saving them for something more special. Like… I don’t know… actually going to the office sometime this year? Anyway, back to my working-from-home wardrobe, which now consists mainly of leggings and jersey tops. I’ve made a…

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  • Wool & Honey sweater
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    Of koalas and honeycombs: Andrea Mowry’s Wool & Honey sweater

    January 31, 2021 /

    As you could have read in one of my previous posts, at the start of this whole Covid-19 business, I got into knitting. After the success of my ginormous Find Your Fade shawl I decided it was time to try my first sweater. Well, I say first… I knit a couple in my teens, however, always under my grandma’s supervision and with lots of help. This time, it was all up to me, as grandma was 150 kms away. While it tends to be a newbie knitter’s first choice, I decided a plain sweater from chunky wool wouldn’t really be my thing. For ages I’ve been drooling over Andrea Mowry‘s…

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    Tie the ties: Liesl + Co. Belgravia dress in festive red

    December 23, 2020 /

    With Christmas just around the corner, I thought I’d share this festive little number made from wine-red ponte roma fabric from Dům látek. I bought it in the autumn with some fabric money I received from my colleagues at work and I knew I wanted to turn it into a comfortable, but classy dress. As soon as I came across the Belgravia dress by Liesl + Co., I knew it would be that one! I love waist ties, but this dress takes it to the next level. The waist ties are integrated into the front bodice pieces which have enough excess volume to substitute for bust darts. When tied, this…

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    Ravello + Elodie = Ravlodie? The best of two wrap dresses

    November 20, 2020 /

    You know how it is. You spot a new pattern, instantly fall in love with it, impulse buy it, then you sew it up, put it on, and the thing that all sewists dread comes to pass – the fruit of your hours-worth of labour is just a bit, well, underwhelming. Or just not quite right for you. When the Sew Over It Summer Dreaming E-book came out, I was really drawn to it. All the pretty colours and the Indian backdrop made me snap it up immediately after release. I particularly loved the Ravello dress, especially the short version Lisa wears made from the mustard Atelier Brunette double gauze.…

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    Stripes and pintucks: a Burdastyle shirtdress love affair

    October 22, 2020 /

    Shirtdresses are one of my favourite things to wear. They can look really smart, buttoned up to the top, or more casual when left more open, with the sleeves rolled up. This Burdastyle pattern from the 01/2010 issue is a particular favourite. It features beautiful pintucks along the button band and a lovely pleated skirt, a mandarin collar , and narrow cuffs with a bias-bound placket. When I saw this shirting from a top Czech manufacturer in Textile Mountain, which sell deadstock fabric in Prague, I knew it was destined for this pattern, with a few modifications. For this version, I drafted a rounded collar and used the mandarin collar…

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  • Find Your Fade shawl
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    Lockdown knitting: Find Your Fade shawl by Andrea Mowry

    October 4, 2020 /

    My grandma is a big knitter. Everytime I wanted a sweater, she would knit me one, she even sometimes knits for my friends. She tried to teach me when I was a teenager. I managed a couple of scarves and a sweater for myself, but I would run to her or mum for help everytime anything other than straight knitting was involved. Then I got into sewing and forgot about knitting altogether. This spring, however, amidst lockdown, when I was paradoxically extremely busy with work, uni, and another course I was doing, I didn’t really feel like sewing most of the time, but still wanted to do something with my…

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    Thinking of getting into sewing? Here are some tips for newbie sewists

    September 28, 2020 /

    Chances are, those of you reading this blog already know a thing or two about sewing. However, once in a while when people find out I sew my own clothes, they tell me how they would like to learn as well, but find it too intimidating. So I thought it might be useful to put my pitch for sewing as the perfect hobby into writing along with some tips for beginners. Grab a cuppa, sit back, and relax, because this might take a while. Why pick up the needle and wire up the sewing machine at all? First of all, because mastering the craft of sewing allows you to create…

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  • Burda dress-back
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    More flowers and v-shaped back necklines: Burdastyle summer dress

    September 13, 2020 /

    I mentioned in my last post about the Rifle Paper Co. dress that it wasn’t the first time I have made this bodice. So here it is, along with the original panelled skirt, made from a lovely printed cotton from my local fabric shop Nanitce. The pattern is from this year’s April issue of Burda, and I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. The patterns in the magazine can be a bit of a hit or miss sometimes, but this one is definitely worth putting your Sherlock Holmes hat on and finding the correct pattern pieces amidst the mess of intersecting lines on the patternsheet.…

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    Head to toe in Rifle Paper Co.

    August 25, 2020 /

    Who doesn’t love Rifle Paper Co.? I have been lusting over their gorgeous fabrics for ages. They are extremely hard to come by in the Czech Republic – I have so far only seen one print in Materialistic. So when Lamazi fabrics had their Boxing Day sale, I treated myself to a couple of pieces. This rayon was the most treasured one, and I kept rethinking what I would like to make from it. It’s only 112cm wide, so I bought 3 meters to have enough fabric to play with. I finally bit the bullet last weekend and made it into a swooshy summer dress (and still have about 0.5m…

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Hi there! My name is Magda and I’m a sewing enthusiast, linguist, and perpetual daydreamer. This blog is about my journey to a me-made wardrobe. I will also share sewing-related tips and tutorials and spread the love for this magical craft.
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[ENG] New post on the blog - a peek into my sewing [ENG] New post on the blog - a peek into my sewing library! 

The first part is up on the blog, showing you all of my pattern books, what I made from them and whether they are worth your money. You’ll find the link either in my bio, or my stories (and blog highlights).

Pattern books are a great way of getting your hands on multiple patterns for a reasonable price, especially from indie companies. Do you have a favourite pattern book? Or do you prefer to buy individual patterns?

The post is a part of a series - the second part will show you the more technical books I have and the third will look at sewing-themed novels and non-fiction, so stay tuned.

[CZ] Na blogu je nový článek, kde vás vezmu do své šicí knihovničky.

Dneska se podíváme na knihy střihů, které mám doma, co jsem z nich ušila a jestli stojí za koupi. Odkaz najdete buď v biu, nebo ve stories (a potom ve výběru Blog).

Knihy střihů jsou docela dobrý způsob, jak si za málo peněz pořídit hodně střihů, obzvlášť to platí u indie značek. Používáte nějakou oblíbenou knihu střihů, nebo si raději kupujete střihy po jednom?

Článek je první vlaštovkou třídílného série - příště se podíváme na techničtější knihy o šití, a v posledním díle na romány a literaturu faktu se šicí tématikou.
[ENG] Here’s the original RTW dress I transforme [ENG] Here’s the original RTW dress I transformed into my dress for the #sewmashup challenge.

The original dress had side seams, centre back and centre front seams, and a pleat at the front neckline. So I unpicked all the seams, the pleat, and ended up with 4 big panels of fabric. As you can see, the spots didn’t match on the centre front, so I pattern-matched them first, before cutting out the bodice front on the fold. Not that I pattern-match everything obsessively, but this was so obvious it bothered me a lot.

I used a hacked @sewoveritlondon #SOIBettyDress bodice (more details in my last post) and a skirt from a 01/2010 @burda_style shirtdress.

[CZ] Tady jsou původní koupené šaty, do jejichž látky jsem se zamilovala a musela si ne koupit a přešít podle svých představ.

Šaty měly postranní švy a středové švy, plus sklad na předním středovém švu. Tak jsem to všechno rozpárala, a vyšly mi z toho 4 velké panely. Vzor má stredovém švu neseděl, jak můžete vidět na videu, a zrovna tady to bylo hodně očividné a rozčilovalo mě to, tak jsem nejdřív vzor sesadila a pak vystřihla přední díly z už sešitého původního předního dílu.

Na vrchní díl jsem použila hodně upravený vršek šatů Betty od #SewOverIt a na sukni střih na moje oblíbené košilové šaty z Burdy 01/2010. Šila jsem v rámci výzvy SewMashUp, jejímž cílem bylo právě zkombinovat dva střihy.
Here’s my entry for the #sewmashup challenge org Here’s my entry for the #sewmashup challenge organised by the lovely ladies @secret_life_of_a_seamstress and @cath_craft 

I wasn’t going to enter as I didn’t have anything particular in mind and didn’t think I’m have much time to sew. But then I saw this tent-like polka dot dress on sale in M&S and loved the fabric so much, I bought it. It was basically 4 big panels of fabric, so I managed to cut out this sundress out of it! 

The bodice is a hacked @sewoveritlondon #SOIBettyDress - I used my final toile, put it on and just drew the new neckline on myself  kind of tracing around my bra line. Not a very scientific approach, but worked for me! 😅 You can see it in the last pic.

I combined it with my favourite @burda_style pleated skirt from a shirtdress from the 01/2010 issue.
And I used the tie from the Closet Core Elodie wrap dress, as I like how it gets wider at the end.

The original dress was fully lined, so I could use the lining to line mine too. The fabric is a cotton linen mix, so it has a bit of structure, which suits the pleats well.
[ENG] The other day @closetcorepatterns had a #Clo [ENG] The other day @closetcorepatterns had a #ClosetCoreElodie wrap dress appreciation day, so here’s another post showing my appreciation of this gorgeous pattern! Especially since i nearly ruined this dress when I was cutting it out. 🙈

You might have seen in my stories that late one night, as I often do, I decided to cut the Elodie out. As I got sent this fabric in two pieces 🙈, I had to cut it on a single layer to get the pieces out. And my brain was apparently already turned off and I cut out two right front skirt pieces instead of a left and right. I could have cried. That should teach me not to start sewing projects at midnight 🙈

Luckily, I had some scraps and managed to get the left skirt out of them by sewing two strips together and cutting it out on the cross-grain. You can see it in the last picture. Fortunately, it all turned out well and this skirt piece is hidden under the wrap! 

[CZ] #ClosetCorePatterns tuhle na profilu sdíleli své oblíbené Elodie z instagramové komunity, tak já se taky ještě s pár fotkami přidám, protože je to fakt skvělý střih a šaty! A to jsem je málem zkazila už při stříhání!

Možná jste tehdy viděli ve stories, že jsem se je jala střihat jednoho večera před půlnocí. Protože mi látka přišla ve dvou kusech 🙈, musela jsem je střihat z jedné vrstvy. Mozek mi už asi moc nefungoval a vystřihla jsem dvě přední pravé sukně místo pravé a levé. Málem jsem se rozbrečela. Možná mě to aspoň naučí se takhle pozdě do nových projektů napouštět… 

Naštěstí jsem měla nějaké odstřižky a povedlo se mi sešila dva pruhy a z nich pak po útku vystřihnout levý díl. Můžete si ho prohlédnout na posledním obrázku. Díky zavinování naštěstí leží pod pravým dílem, takže šev navíc ani není vidět.
[ENG] Monday's are for comtemplating your life cho [ENG] Monday's are for comtemplating your life choices, looking to the skies for answers. I didn't get any, but at least I got this fabulous dress! 

I shared it in my stories a few weeks ago and I don't think I've ever had so many reactions, so thank you. It's the @closetcorepatterns Elodie wrap dress.

I tested the pattern before it came out a couple of years ago and loved it there and then. I finally made another one. This time from a gorgeous viscose satin from @rainbowfabrickilburn which is very fine and slippery, but sewed up nicely. Plus, don't you just love green and pink together?

[CZ] Trocha toho rozjímání nad životními rozhodnutími takhle při pondělku. Pokoušela jsem se hledat odpovědi na nebi, ale žádné z něj nespadly. Tak aspoň že mám tyhle krásné šaty!

Před pár týdny jsem je dávala do stories a tolik reakcí jsem asi nikdy nedostala, děkuju. Jsou šité podle střihu nazavinovací šaty #ClosetCoreElodie 

Střih jsem před tuším dvěma lety testovala před publikováním a už tehdy jsem byla nadšená. Tak jsem si konečně udělala další, tentokrát z viskózového saténu z Anglie. Je hodně klouzavý a jemný, ale přesto mě docela poslouchal. A ještě ta krásná kombinace zelené a růžové!
[ENG] Getting on with a bit of summer knitting. Ho [ENG] Getting on with a bit of summer knitting. Honestly, I never thought I would be knitting a short sleeved crop top but then a couple of years ago I never thought I’d be knitting full stop 😅. What about you, are you a fan of summer knits?

It’s the #SenecioTop by @life_is_cozy knitted in @malabrigoyarn Susurro in the Teal Feather colourway. It’s fun knit with lots of interesting stitched and about a million bobbles, so it’s slow going, but enjoyable.

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[CZ] Trocha toho letního pletení. Nikdy bych si nemyslela, že se jednou pustím do pletení trička do pasu s krátkým rukávem. Ale tak před pár lety jsem si nemyslela, že se kdy vůbec pustím do pletení. 😅 Jak to máte s pletením letních kousků vy?

Já mám na jehlicích top Senecio od Life is Cozy a pletu ho ze Susurra od Malabriga koupeného u @yarnqueenprague Je to zábavné pletení se spoustou různých vzorů a asi tak miliónem nopků, takže to jde pomalu, ale baví mě to.

#KnittersOfInstagram #Knitstagram #MeMadeWardrobe #Pleteni #UkazCoPletes
[ENG] We all have things in our wardrobe we don’ [ENG] We all have things in our wardrobe we don’t wear for one reason or another, but still hold on to. I got this sweatshirt at work and loved the print, but not the shape. It took a while, but during #MeMadeMay I finally did something about it!

I got some sparkly ribbing, some sweatshirting scraps and my favourite @madeit_patterns Hug Hoodie pattern and got to work. I unpicked all the seams, recut the front and back and cut out the sleeves out of my remnant fabric - the original sweatshirt had set-in sleeves while the Hug Hoodie has raglan sleeves, so I was not able to get it out of the original. I think it turned out pretty well!

How about you, do you refashion your unworn clothes?

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[CZ] Asi všichni máme ve skříni kousky, které z nějakého důvodu nenosíme, ale zbavit se jich nechceme. Tuhle mikinu jsem dostala v práci - má super potisk, ale střihově mi vůbec nevyhovovala. Chvíli mi to trvalo, ale během MeMadeMay jsem jí konečně vzala do parády a přešila.

Pořídila jsem si třpytivý náplet, a vzala zbytky teplákoviny a svůj oblíbený střih na mikinu #MadeItPatternsHugHoodie a dala se do práce. Rozpárala jsem všechny švy, znovu vystřihla přední a zadní díl podle střihu. Původní rukávy byly normálně vsazené, kdežto Hug Hoodie má raglánové, takže ty jsem z původního dílu vykouzlit nemohla, takže jsem je střihla ze zbytku z jiného projektu. No a celkem se to povedlo!

Jak jste na tom vy, přešíváte si věci, které nenosíte?
[ENG] The flowers at Wawel Castle matched my dress [ENG] The flowers at Wawel Castle matched my dress so well, I had to take a picture with them ☺️. The pattern is from the 4/2020 issue of @burda_style and I made it a couple of years ago in a cotton fabric. It’s a summer favourite and I particularly love the square neckline at the front and a v-neck at the back.
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[CZ] Kytky v záhonku Wawelského hradu tak pěkně ladily s mými šaty, že jsem si musela udělat fotku. ☺️ Střih je z Burdy 04/2020 a jsou ušité z krásné bavlny z @nanitce nějaké dva roky zpátky. V létě patří mezi moje nejoblíbenější, obzvlášť se mi líbí čtvercový výstřih vepředu a véčko na zádech.

#SewistsOfInstagram #MillenialSewing #DIYOOTD #Burdastyle #Burda042020 #BurdaMagazine #IMadeThis #MeMadeDress #HandmadeWardrobe #InstaSews #SewingForPleasure #Siju #Sijeme #UsilaJsem #UkazCoSijes #UkazCoNosis #SiteSaty #Nanitce #NesijuNeziju #ZaHolkyCoSijouDoma #MeMadeMagic
[ENG] These last three projects pretty much sum up [ENG] These last three projects pretty much sum up what my favourite colours are - pinks, purples, greens and blues. 💕♥️💜💚💙

The green & pink is the #ClosetCoreElodie wrap dress in viscose satin from @rainbowfabrickilburn 

The raspberry pink is the #MNMatilda shirt dress in linen from my local fabric store

And the last one is a recent refashion of an older make from a gorgeous Liberty tana lawn in my all time favourite #LibertyWiltshireBerry print. The pattern was a combo of a severly hacked bodice from the dress from The Burdastyle Sewing Handbook and my favourite skirt from the shirtdress from the 01/2010 issue. It was too big for me now and the bodice had lots of issues, so I took it in and turned it into a strappy sundress. 
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[CZ] Z mých posledních tří projektů jsou celkem patrné moje oblíbené barvy - různé tóny růžové, fialové, zelené a modré 💕♥️💜💚💙

Ty zelenorůžové jsou šaty Elodie od #ClosetCorePatterns z viskózového saténu.

Ty malinově růžové jsou šaty Matilda od Megan Nielsen ze lnu z @dumlatek.cz 

A ty poslední jsou z překrásné bavlny od Liberty s mým nejoblíbenějším vzorem Wiltshire Berry. Původně jsem je šila před několika lety - živůtek byl z šatů z knihy The Burdastyle Sewing Handbook s několika mými designovými úpravami a sukní z mých oblíbených košilových šatů z lednové Burdy 2010. Ale úplně to neklaplo a navíc mi teď byly moc velké, tak jsem se konečně odhodlala je přešít. Vršek jsem zmenšila a předělala výstřih a jen tenká ramínka.

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