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In this post, I am talking about my sewing goals and my plan for achieving them. It all started when I renewed my Burda Sewing Magazine subscription in January because last year my Burda sewing was consistent. As a result, I sewed at least one Burda magazine item per month #yay!

I enjoyed 11 of the 12 magazines I received in 2018. On the balance of things, 11 out of 12 aint too bad at all. That one issue is the only not to have had tracing done – its still intact. I am not fond of it however I decided not to sell it/donate/give as I like a complete annual set above anything else. Yes, I am a Burda 2018 completist.

Burda Completist

A Burda completist is a one who wants to complete a set of all the issues of a particular year of publication. Generally mildly derogatory. Not to be confused with a Burda collector; someone who collects Burda issues because they love the designs in the issue and find them useful. The key distinction is how issues are selected: completists are indiscriminate.

I digress….lets get back on track.

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Burda Sewing Goals

My goals last year were to sew a minimum of one item per month with a stretch goal of 4 items. However, I never managed the stretch goal of 4 Burda items in any one month. Therefore I am adjusting my stretch goal to 3 items.

To sum up, here is what my Burda goals look like:

Each month, with joy I

Will make – 1 item.

It’d be great to make 2.

3 items – rock star!

Hila

With that in mind, here is what I am planning on sewing for the coming month of April.

Burda 4/2019 #120

I really like the style of this seventies style dress because of its simple design lines. The drop shoulder sleeve looks quick to sew up.

Update: I sewed it up and the blog post is here <My Birthday Dress> PLUS you can see the dress in action on my Youtube channel here (just click play the video starts exactly where this dress is – though you might also enjoy the other sewing projects on show too! So feel free to watch the whole thing 🙂 –

Burda 4/2019 #108

The trousers have an interesting pocket detail while the high waist means it will be a flattering fit for me. Similarly, Chris (handmadebychris.wordpress.com) sewed them and she moved the side zip to the centre front. I will be doing that as well.

You can check out my fabric choices on this video.

Video | Burda 4/2019 Magazine Browsethrough