Hello everyone! It’s February, and you know what that means–Valentine’s Day is coming!!! In preparation for the “LOVE” day, I decided to share this Burda 7178 – Retro-Style – Perfect Valentine’s Day Dress with you.
While February 14th is known as a day to celebrate love by couples, if you go to the greeting cards section of your local convenience store, it’s quite clear that Valentine’s Day is definitely marketed to EVERYONE. So whether you’re celebrating a relationship love, family love, friendship love, pet love, or self love, I wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day!
My husband and I have a wonderful weekend planned. I’ll tell you more about it in next Wednesday’s post. I’m working on a red dress to wear, but if it doesn’t work out, I’ll wear this pink cutie instead.
Burda 7178 – Retro-Style – Perfect Valentine’s Day Dress
I’ve had this pattern in my stash for quite a long time. It’s the collar on View C that drew my attention, and of course the Retro-Style is so right for me. Although the fabric suggestions call for wovens, I opted for a knit (as usual). If you’ve followed me for a while, you know that the majority of my garments are sewn with knits. The sizing for this pattern is very limited. It’s available in sizes 12 – 22, so if you’re outside of this range and haven’t learned how to grade commercial patterns up or down for size, this one won’t work for you. However, as I’ve mentioned before, if you’re interested in learning how to grade patterns, you can always check out this VIDEO from Andrea with Sew To Fit. She does a great job explaining the process. Follow her instructions, then you too can make this dress for Valentine’s Day, or any other occasion.
This is a pretty simple dress to sew, with 8 pieces (four being facings). I omitted the back slit, which eliminated the need for piece #6, so only 7 pieces needed to make the dress. Oh, how I love a simple sew that turns out looking like I could have purchased my garment from any high-end boutique. I’m saving this one for a date night with my husband.
Evening Clutch Tutorial!
As I’ve promised, there is a video tutorial coming to show you how to make the evening clutch, like the one I’m carrying with this dress. It’s so easy and the possibilities are totally endless. Stay tuned! It’s coming!
Create the Look!
Create the Look!- Pattern: Burda 7178 (View C)
- Fabric: Textured Double Knit
- Shoes: (Old) Options Here & Here
- Clutch: Tutorial Coming
What About You?
What About You?What are your plans for Valentine’s Day? Are you making a dress to wear?
Thanks for stopping by!
Remember: When you live in your DESIGN, it is from there that God SHINES!
Anita
(All Photos Courtesy of CEMO!)
I would love for you to make me the green dress and the pink dress
Love the look of that dress pattern. I am a fifty-four year old woman and I love to see women Dressed classic. You look wonderful and classic!
Love this dress.
Thanks Kemi!
Hi Anita…
I have just discovered your lovely, inspirational blog and am beyond thrilled!
I believe the Lord led me to you today…thank you for sharing your love for sewing with others! I have been sewing for a couple years now and run my own little sewing business. I make upmarket children’s toys and home decor items but for the longest time now I have wanted to extend my sewing skills and take them to the next level…making clothes! I love your video tutorials and am excited to make my own circle skirt thanks to your fabulous video series! I look forward to visiting often and picking up your wonderful tips…
By the way, this dress is stunning and I adore the choice of fabric you used…a really eye-catching colour! {{smiles}}
Blessings in Christ,
Kelly-Anne
Hi Kelly-Anne! I am so glad to have you join me. Thank you for your beautiful comment. I look forward to seeing some of your makes in the future. Enjoy your journey into garment sewing. God bless you, sister!
Hi Anita,
I commented two days ago and forgot to hit post comment. Anyway, that dress is gorgeous and you look gorgeous in it. You are a professional in your art, yes this is artistry, and “Anita’s Style” is red carpet worthy. Praying God continues His blessings upon you and your family. Amen!
Hi Peggy! Oh thank you so much! God bless you too!
Just GORGEOUS! Love the fabric choice.
You and Mimi G are such an inspiration sew sistas. I love you’ll style of teaching. Very simple and easy to learn. May God continue to bless you on this journey.
Hi Adrienne! Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment.
Nice Anita, I love the textured knit and construction well.done.
Thanks Deborah!
Looks beautiful as always
Thanks Pauline!
Soooooo pretty! As usually, you are rockin’ it!! I especially love the back. I really like the textured fabric, too.
Thanks Sheila! I love the back too!
? Hi Anita,
This is another gorgeous dress that looks gorgeous on you and I really love the fabric. You are a professional and your garments are red carpet worthy. Each week I look forward to seeing the masterpiece you’ve created. May God continue His blessings upon you and your family.
Oh Peggy, thank you so much! God bless you and yours too.
Great fit!!
Thank you Tracy!
Stunning! Love the fabric.
Thank you Susan!
Very nice! I love the look and the fabric!! Burda patterns read a little different. They do not give the finished measurements so how do you know which size to cut?
Hi Talisha! This one actually had the finished measurements on the tissue paper. When they don’t include the measurements, you have to measure the pieces yourself, excluding the seam allowances. It’s a hassle, and I don’t know why they don’t include finished measurements on all their pattern pieces.
Good to know! Thank you for the response.
Perfect dart placement. Yiu are lovely as always. You go Anita!!
Thank you Vicki!
Beautiful….keep inspiring others like myself who are new to sewing. Thank you.
Thank you Karon!
You look amazing in this Anita! Your sewing is just beautiful!
Thanks Gayle!
Lovely Anita. Haven’t graded before so thanks for the link ?
You’re very welcome JC!
Anita, this looks amazing and you look absolutely stunning in it. As always 🙂
Thank you Anya!
Hello Anita! How did you get you clutch and your shoes to match perfectly? I look forward to Wednedays to see your new posts and thanks for the video link I also need right now! God bless
Hi Terolyn! Isn’t it amazing! It just happened. I used to make and sell crochet purses and this fabric was the lining for one of the purses. It was stashed away until one day I wanted to make a clutch to match these shoes. I went online searching for a matching fabric but couldn’t find one. I went back to JoAnn’s where I purchased it but they no longer had it either. So I just took a chance and looked through my stash, remembering I had something similar. Imagine my surprise when I pulled it out and it was a perfect match. Thank you so much for following my blog. I appreciate you!
Fabulous!
Thank you Joyce!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love to read your blog!