BurdaStyle Classic Shirt FREE Sew-Along | SWEEPSTAKES CLOSED
This FREE Sew-Along is now closed.
Don’t worry! Get access to these Sew-Along courses PLUS more with the BurdaStyle Classic Shirt Mini Workshop with Meg Healy! But Hurry! Workshop and access to Meg ends 11/15/20!
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Classic, timeless, a wardrobe staple – these are all things that describe a button up shirt. Everyone needs at least one in their wardrobe, and once you sew one for yourself, we know you will want plenty more. You can style them so many ways including layering them over and even under other garments – wear it all the way buttoned up, or even open! The possibilities are truly endless, but it all starts with the pattern.
BurdaStyle is known for their stylish twists on staple wardrobe pieces and the Poplin Blouse (#117 11/2019) is perfectly classic with special details that you can play into. A portion of the sleeves can be sewn in a contrasting fabric (like organza) to show a modest blur of skin that also softens the strong lines of the blouse. You can also accent the lines with fun trim along the cuff and button placket to add extra pizazz, but here in this sew-along we are focusing on a timeless white blouse sewn in white poplin.
Now classic button up shirts may seem intimidating to sew, because they include collars, sleeves, buttons and everything in between – but once you break every step down it’s breeze! In this sew-along sewing expert and Certified BurdaStyle Teacher Meg Healy will guide you through stitching this women’s blouse together from start to finish. Even if you have never sewn together a top before, just try this blouse sleeveless or test the classic sewing construction techniques until you can put it all together. This pattern includes a collar with stand, button placket, concealed yoke, set in sleeves as well as a curved hemline and pleated cuff with slit. Now it may sound like a lot, but with Meg’s enthusiastic video instruction you will be able to sew all these elements yourself that you can even apply to so many other patterns. Create your perfect blouse today and register for this fun sew-along to fill your closet with blouse in every color and fabric print.
PLUS! When you register for this sew-along today, you will be entered to win a brand new Quantum Stylist™ 9960 Computerized Sewing Machine! See our sweepstakes rules for entry for more information on eligibility.
This Sew-Along at a Glance:
- See how the BurdaStyle Blouse #117 from the 11/2019 issue is sewn from start to finish!
- Installing a yoke
- How to sew a collar with stand
- Stitching a front button and buttonhole
- Assembling and setting in a sleeve complete with cuff and slit
This Free sew-along is closed.
What’s Included in this Sew Along:
- The digital Poplin Blouse pattern PDF #117 from the 11/2019 issue of BurdaStyle magazine (sizes 36 – 44)
- Two video lessons on how to sew this pattern together led by sewing expert Meg Healy
- Pictured sewing steps for the blouse pattern for reference
- Handouts to cover topics like Grading Patterns, Adjusting Pattern Lengths, Interfacing 101, and Creating a Custom Size Line
- Lifetime access to the video content and resources of how to sew the blouse pattern
- The chance to win a brand-new Singer Sewing machine
Materials Required:
- 3 yards of woven blouse fabric (such as cotton poplin)
- ½ yard of corresponding woven fusible
- 10 buttons
- All-purpose thread
- Iron and pressing station
- Fabric marking pen
- Scissors
- Pins
- Sewing machine (such as Singer’s Quantum Stylist™ 9960)
- Serger (optional)
- Rotary cutting system (optional)
ADD ON: Men’s Shirt and Extras
If you want to take your blouse making skills to the next level this all-inclusive Classic Shirt Workshop is perfect! Meg will also guide you through sewing up a men’s shirt (pattern included – BurdaStyle Men’s Shirt #138 04/2013) with detailed video instructions on sewing additional, more complicated elements of a shirt like a shirt sleeve placket. Then there are entire additional lessons on hacking a blouse pattern to have more fullness, style lines, and even a facing! Then Meg covers all her expert blouse and shirt sewing tips and tricks that she has learned over her career in sewing.
Available in the Sew Daily store HERE! But Hurry! Workshop ends 11/15/20!
This sew-along is brought to you by our lovely sponsor whose products were used in the creation of this dress sew-along. With the Quantum Stylist™ 9960 Computerized Sewing Machine, you can personalize projects with 600 built-in stitches, including built-in lettering. Over $350 of bonus accessories including an extension table and hard-cover!
Additional thanks to Robert Kaufman for providing the beautiful fabrics used the samples shown and sewed in this sew-along. We used their Off White Malibu Cotton and Rain Linen.
The Expert
Meg has a passion for sewing that led her to study Fashion Design in NYC where she also interned for Vera Wang as a pattern maker.
Meg now writes for Sew News magazine and Creative Machine Embroidery in addition to instructing online sewing classes on BurdaStyle Academy. She’s a frequent instructor on Sew Daily, teaching video series, project sew-alongs, and tutorials, as well as lending her voice to the blog. She also co-hosts Sew & Tell podcast as another outlet to inspire the sewing community!
Follow Meg at megsayssew.com and @meg.says.sew to see more!