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Old 03-06-2008   #1
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Default Sew along with Laura: Burda 7879
Want to sew your first ballgown?
Interested in 'watching' me sew a very simple but nice ballgown?


Join in this thread as I use Burda pattern 7879 to make a dress!

As I go, I will explain what I am doing, including providing pictures of my work-in-progress. If you follow along at home, you can post questions here and I will answer them.

If you're interested in joining in and sewing along with me, let me know either here or by PM. I will probably start on this some time in mid- to late- March.
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If you're going to join in and sew along with me, you'll need a few things:

1) A basic background in sewing. I'm going to assume that people following along have sewn before.

2) Burda pattern 7879. I got mine online at sewingpatterns dot com. I've also seen Burda patterns for sale at JoAnn, but the stores don't always carry the full line so you might end up having to order it.

3) Basic sewing materials: a serger or a regular machine that can do zig-zag, good scissors, pins, needles, fabric marking pens, a place where you can cut things out, rulers, a french curve or dressmaker's curve, a measuring tape, etc.

Don't worry about materials specific to the dress just yet. I'll cover selecting materials in one of the posts here.
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This is a fantastic idea! Unfortunately my sewing machine is nowhere nearby ... but can I follow along anyway?
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Of course! Everyone is welcome!
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Yay!
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I am so psyched! Thanks, Laura!!!!!!

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brilliant idea! our own little DF sewing celeb... be sure to blog it, doll!
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I'm excited too even though I have very little sewing experiance. It'll be nice to hear what goes into making a dress and see if maybe sometime in the future I might be up for it.
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So we're all gonna make the same dress, and then become a little DF formation team?
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Neat idea! How long would you estimate the whole process will take?
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