Funny huh? I now feel I should plan something for the sew-a-long from here, but what?Īnyway, I still hate tracing off patterns from those ridiculous pattern sheets, but now that there are NO paper patterns available and they are all in these magazine formats, I choose Burda as my favorite of the magazines here. And finally the sexy undergarments that just scream “new techniques to learn.” As of yet, I haven’t made one thing from this issue. I love the wrap top that is in several places in this issue. I love the two plus tunics and the two sexy black dresses. Lots of arrows! I love the funnel neck jacket and the ruffle neck cardigan. It is so hard to choose! I would say my favorite right now is 01/2012. Now that its cold I am slightly regretting that decision, but I do have plenty of stuff to choose from in the issues I do have. I really didn’t feel like buying winter issues when I was sweating buckets. I’ve collected 12 issues in the past 8 months, though I’ve missed a few and skipped a few. I am currently waiting for the February 2013 issue. What has been really fun is that they package old issues (mostly from 20) in sets of 2 for R$ 9.90 and the new issues are several months late for R$ 10.90. I left my few issues in storage, so all I have are Portuguese ones. I didn’t pick up another Burda until I found them on the newsstands here in Brazil. The paper was leftover from wedding invitations, so it was heavier and harder to work with than the drafting paper I use now. I also did not have an effective trick for tracing off the patterns so I was using poster sized sheer vellum that I picked up from the local printer’s leftover bins. I love the bodice details! Anyway, after this second project failure and shelling out quite a bit on Ebay with shipping, I decided to stop buying the issues. For my second Burda project, I traced off a dress from the French 08/2008 issue, and had a huge flop due to the lack of directions. I ended up with 3 issues in English and one in French. After discovering Burda, I purchased 4 magazines through Ebay. This is my first and only Burda project I completed before moving to Brazil (not counting a downloadable Malissa variation I did before the English Burda merged with ). How did you discover Burda Magazine? The internet and Blogosphere way back in 2008. As I mentioned briefly, I am participating in the Burda Sew-a-Long with other ladies in the Southern Hemisphere courtesy of TheCuriousKiwi.
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