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Burda 7767; a Rogue’s Gallery

06/02/2013 11:00 pm \ 36 Comments \ Carolyn

A quick head-count and I realised I’ve made enough more of these shirts to put together another Rogue’s Gallery of Burda 7767’s…
This is hands down my most used pattern evah… I have used it 27 times!! My first Burda 7767 Rogue’s Gallery contained 14 shirts and now this new gallery features another 13 shirts. Will there be more…? of course!
It is so easy to add little bits and bobs to this most classic of patterns to create a variety of shirts each with their own distinct character… each shirt is linked to the original construction post, and my variations to the basic pattern are listed after the link. My original review of this pattern is here.

version fifteen: a linen army style shirt for me. Added epaulettes, two bellows breast pockets with flaps, sleeve tabs, folded-out button band, curved hemline.

version sixteen: linen shirt for Craig. Curved edge breast pockets with curved edge flaps, double buttons on cuffs and pocket flaps, curved hemline

version seventeen: cotton shirt for Dad. Short sleeves, curved edge pockets with curved edge pocket flaps, curved hemline.

version eighteen: cotton shirt for Craig. Short sleeves, cuffed sleeves with shaped tabs, shield-shaped pockets with oversized rectangular flaps, curved hemline.

version nineteen: crinkly shirt for Sam. Epaulettes, bias-cut pockets, bias pocket flaps, curved hemline.

version twenty: slightly stretchy, crinkly shirt for Tim. Short sleeves, breast pockets and flaps, curved hemline, closely fitted to the body.

version twenty-one: cotton shirt for Craig. Shorts sleeves, curved hemline, epaulettes, slanted breast pockets with slanted pocket flaps, tabs on sleeves

version twenty-two: cotton shirt for me, now belonging to Cassie and worn as a dress. Super long length, a curved hemline, and with double, layered sleeves; a long sleeve linen sleeve underneath a short cotton sleeve. Square pockets with arrowhead pocket flaps and a button-down collar.

version twenty-three: a linen shirt for Dad. Bellows breast pockets with arrowhead pocket flaps. Curved hemline.

version twenty-four: a business shirt for Craig. Contrasting white collar, collar stand, cuffs, sleeve placket, pocket panel and button bands. Curved hemline.

version twenty-five: a linen shirt for Tim. Short sleeves, curved hemline, button down collar, bellows breast pockets with curved pocket flaps, cuffed sleeves with featured buttons

version twenty-six: a crinkly shirt for Sam. Sleeve tabs, curved hemline

version twenty-seven: a cotton shirt for Craig. Short sleeves, club collar and split side seams. Square breast pockets

Trivial fact; that post with the Burda 7767 review and also featuring me wearing an outfit I now consider to be rather hideous; holds the bronze medal in page views on my blog. This is completely amazing to me. I have no idea why people would find and randomly hit upon that post!

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Burda 8071; a rogue’s gallery

12/01/2012 1:51 pm \ 23 Comments \ Carolyn

In my previous post I mentioned flippantly that I had used this pattern nine times, well I was wrong! I have made ten dresses using this fantastically versatile pattern, or at least using key elements of it… and I like to think that the different fabric choices and other little twists have given each one their own distinct personality, so each one stands out as being different from the others in some way.
Below is version 1, never appeared here on the blog before.. because this is the best picture I have of it, and I no longer have the dress, unfortunately! It was made straight -up to the pattern with no changes. The fabric was quite interesting; white cotton with red taffeta ribbon sewn through in a criss-cross fashion just like a corset lacing, and also blue fabric cut into strips and sewn through the fabric in a running stitch (difficult to describe)

Version 2, I still have, but have been using it as my painting dress for a few years. Hmmm, taking real good care of my dresses, huh?? but anyway I was a bit over it and needed a painting dress sooo (blush) at least it is getting worn still, right? The dress part is quilting cotton, printed with golden wattle (Australia’s national floral emblem), the bodice is denim, lined with green and white gingham, which is the fabric I used for the pocket flaps also. The little pockets have a pleat in them, and buttons from my grandmother’s stash, which will be retrieved before the dress is given the final heave-ho, don’t worry. I ran a naive style, pale yellow running stitch around all the denim edges…

Version 3, I no longer have this one either, nor even any pictures of it! but I have reproduced it here, hehe… (and just because I love mucking about, drawing fantasy dresses in my Fashionary) This was of grey/silver metallic cotton, that had a dull metallic sheen to the surface… I made up the gathered bodice version of the pattern and used ivory piping cord for the bodice gathering cord come shoulder straps. It was actually pretty cool, but the sheen on the surface of the fabric didn’t last very long…

Version 4; a cocktail dress, using pale pink silk taffeta, and with a heavily sequinned and embroidered overlayer. Shifted the invisible zip closure to the right side seam and added net sleeves, attached to the shoulder straps.

Version 5; back to the princess seamed bodice, made of ivory broderie anglaise cheesecloth. Have worn this one a bunch of times on this blog, and did a 6 different ways post on this dress too. Just the colour and the very plainness of it has made it an incredibly useful little wardrobe builder, and it has been a staple in my wardrobe for the last four years or so… now sadly probably on its last legs if I’m being honest with myself… 🙁

Version 6; using an old navy-blue polo shirt of Craig’s for the dress part and some navy and white striped cotton for the bodice, this is still a hot weather favourite. I used the sleeves of the Tshirt to make inseam side pockets in the dress also, and widened the body of the dress accordingly to accommodate them. (dressmaking details here)

Version 7; adapted the princess seamed bodice to have wider shoulder straps. This dress has an embroidered pale gold silk taffeta skirt and a pale green silk taffeta bodice. I was never super happy with that bodice and eventually ended up removing it. This is now a very successful high-waisted skirt.

Version 8; a beige/pale gold satin petticoat, made to wear under a silk-taffeta cocktail dress/coat. It also went perfectly under this silk chiffon dress, that has been since passed onto Cassie, but I kept the petticoat! Don’t worry, she has her own petticoat…

Version 9; a pale pink satin petticoat, made to wear underneath my pink lace dress. This ensemble has also been seen a tonne here on the blog…

and finally
Version 10; the Missoni knit and linen dress I posted about just previously. With the gathered bodice, and with the body darts drafted out of the skirt piece, so as to keep the pattern of the fabric intact.

So! Obviously this pattern has been enormously successful for me in my wardrobe and I highly recommend it! It is simple, versatile and a creative and imaginative seamster can create looks all the way from extremely casual, to lingerie, to extremely glamorous, just by juggling about with different fabrics, different trims and employing a healthy dose of imagination 🙂

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Burda 7767; a rogue’s gallery

16/08/2011 6:49 am \ 36 Comments \ Carolyn

A while ago, Myrna suggested that I do something about rounding up together in one post the number of variations on a pattern that I have made up; as a sort of “hey, look at the number of different looks you can get from just one pattern” kind of a post. Thank you, Myrna!
I thought it was a terrific suggestion, as I do re-use favourite patterns a whole bunch of times, probably painfully and boringly so from the point of view of people who like to go for new and exciting patterns with every garment. But to redeem the boredom of going again and again with the same old same old patterns I usually introduce a little something to a pattern to get slightly different garments each and every time.
One pattern I have used a lot is Burda 7767, a basic men’s shirt pattern. Now agreed, it’s very basic, and seamstresses after a challenging sew usually avoid basic patterns like the plague. Advanced seamstresses often prefer to go for something with a few exciting variations or twists already incorporated in it. But just think, a basic pattern is often the best for playing around with and once you have mastered basic sewing techniques you can introduce your own features. So much more fun! I do prefer DIY-ing my own features to being spoon-fed a design; and from the sewing-challenge point of view incorporating your own ideas can be a bigger challenge than even the toughest Vogue Advanced pattern, and you will feel more like an actual “designer” in control of your own ideas.
Most of the shirts I have made from this pattern have been for the menfolk in my life; my husband and my two sons. OK, I admit I have also made one version for me too, hehe… and unfortunately men love for their stuff to be kinda unadorned. But you can still squeeze a few little variations in here and there and as long as it is not too asymmetric or “weird” your menfolk will probably consent to wear it…
So here, without further ado, is my gallery of Burda 7767 (so far…)

The first version: just to the pattern with no bells or whistles, pink linen, navy blue topstitching and navy blue buttons. I was sewing this one as a birthday surprise so couldn’t do any actual fitting. It turned out a tad too tight under the arms for Craig, but not to worry, Tim has it in his wardrobe (he is not the kind of guy who feels his masculinity is challenged by a pink shirt) and I have borrowed it tonnes of times too.

Version two; maroon linen, with black contrasting topstitching and buttons. Variations, a curved pocket flap, curved pocket edges, narrow spaced double rows topstitching. I’ve also borrowed this one on a few occasions, hehe (it’s a good thing my husband is so generous with his wardrobe, hmmm?)

Version three; blue linen with light brown contrasting topstitching and light brown mottley bone buttons. Variations, arrowhead pocket flap, curved pocket edges, wider spaced double topstitching.

Version four; for Sam, turquoise and white striped cotton with contrasting navy blue topstitching and navy blue snaps. Variations; double bias placed breast pockets with arrowhead bias placed pocket flaps, shoulder tabs, inner sleeve tabs (so the sleeves can be rolled up like pictured) and snap closures throughout.

Version five; for Tim, blue, black and white plaid flannelette, with navy topstitching and navy blue snaps. Variations, pieced pocket pieces (to take advantage of that interesting plaid), bias placed arrowhead pocket flaps. shoulder tabs, inner sleeve tabs and snap closure throughout.

Version six; for Craig, white linen, white topstitching and buttons. Variations; one double welt breast pocket with looped button closure, no collar, curved lower hemline. Yup, I’ve borrowed this one a tonne too…!

Version seven; (blush) for me…, blue cotton chambray, white topstitching and copper-toned snaps. Variations, double breast pockets with arrowhead pocket flaps, shoulder tabs and inner sleeve tabs, curved lower hemline.

Version eight; for Craig, navy and white striped cotton, yellow cotton, white topstitching and yellow buttons. Variations, contrasting fabric for collar stand lining and sleeve cuff lining. Buttonholes sewn on the diagonal, and grouped together down the buttonband in pairs, curved lower hemline.

Version nine; for Craig, green shot cotton, contrasting yellow topstitching, brown mottley buttons. Variations, of summer weight cotton, with short sleeves, double curved edge breast pockets, arrowhead pocket flaps, curved lower hemline. Did an interesting little triangular cut-out feature thingy on the ends of the sleeves

Version ten; for Tim, beige, black and white irregularly striped “scrunched” cotton, with black topstitching and black snaps. Variations, sleeve tabs, motif ironed onto pocket, double breast pockets, curved pocket flaps, snap closure throughout, curved lower hemline.

Version eleven; for Sam, black and white check “scrunched” cotton, black topstitching, silver snaps. Variations, short sleeves with a little tab with snap closure on the edge of the sleeve hem. Shoulder tabs with snap closure. Pocket motif. Bias cut double breast pockets, bias cut (but the opposite way) arrownhead pocket flaps, curved lower hemline.

Version twelve; for Craig, blue shot cotton, rusty red topstitching and buttons. Variations, short sleeved summer-y version, buttons on sleeve ends, double breast pockets, flattish arrowhead pocket flaps, curved lower hemline.

Version thirteen; for Sam, navy blue corduroy, navy topstitching, brown snaps. Variations, made it a tad bigger and longer and out of corduroy to make a jacket-y thing. Double breast pockets, deep arrowhead pocket flaps, curved lower hemline. Contrasting beige cotton for lining the collar stand, pocket flaps and pockets. Copied some very cool double hip pockets here that I had seen on a jacket in the surf shop. Both my boys love these jackets btw!

Version fourteen; for Tim, beige corduroy, brown topstitching (a mistake, should have chosen matching thread…), brown snaps. Variations, as above, with the double hip pocket thing. Contrasting blue linen for lining the collar stand, pocket flaps and pockets.