French Terry Gotta Have It - Burda 7184

I read somewhere “When you find French terry, buy now, ask questions later.”  So that’s what I did.  This fabric from Fabricland in Orange County is gray on the sweatshirt side and black on the terry side. It’s soft, medium weight and to die for.  I originally thought I would make a t-shirt/sweatshirt dress of some kind but after I saw Burda 7184 made up I knew it would be perfect.

Although this is a simple pattern and it went together in under 2 hours, Burda patterns are not for the beginner.  I love many of the designs they offer but their instructions are difficult to understand and the pattern pieces don’t have very many pattern markings.  If you want to make a Burda pattern, I suggest you pick something that you can put together without step by step directions.

All that said, this pattern was well drafted and the pieces flowed together easily.  Part of the reason it was such a quick sew is I used my serger to finish all of the edges and hem. A major timesaver and great detail.

Even though I enjoyed making it, when I first put it on I didn’t like how it looked!  What?  It felt heavy and too long but after I put an entire outfit together and the weather turned cold, it turns out I love it.  I’ve worn it at least ten times so I don’t know what I was thinking.

I still have some projects to share with you from my sewing during Christmas and on my cutting table now are two “unselfishsewing” projects, believe it or not. 

Happy sewing my friends.  Diane