I have to say that on the little girl it's rather adorable, but extremely forbidding and humourless looking in the adult version! I'd look like a tank in it, although I suppose I'd be warm. And then I could put on boots and stand on the front porch of my mountain shack with a shotgun, and warn off unwanted visitors.
ETA: Thanks to Megan's instructions, I managed to request the December issue from the library; but thank you so much to Amy for her offer, and the others who suggested alternatives and other places I might find it! You guys rock :)
hiya - bummer, I'm in Wellington sorry cos have this issue! One thing though, before I got my subscription I was borrowing Burda issues from the library, including pattern sheets, so check the library nearest you as they may carry it. Kapiti library does and I guess there's always the interloan service too .... Alternatively, Craftco in Christchurch (www.craftco.co.nz) do back issues and you can buy one offs from them. Worth a crack. Actually I get my Burda subs from them too and they don't charge freight, only the c$15 per issue you'd pay at the book store. Hope this helps.
ReplyDeletelove the visual at the end of your post - totally picturing that, and cracking up! :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha that is priceless. A lovely floral flanellette and a gun. Perfect for shouting 'Git awf my land!'. You could try this pattern http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/patterns/sewingpatterns.pl?patternid=9425 if you can't find the Burda one. I have it here and you are welcome to borrow it if you want to.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely try the library. Now that we are a "super city" the library has an amazing range of stuff. I've requested burdas over the library website, and they've turned up within days. Looks like that issue is in at a few libraries, although currently out at most.
ReplyDeleteI did a quick troll through the library catalogue and some libraries here do have Burda but not one near me and I couldn't figure out how to request just one issue so I'll have to pop in to my local and see if it's possible! I'm just too cheap to pay for the issue at the newsagent!
ReplyDeleteThat's me, the fairy of happiness - dressed in a grey flannel nightie.
ReplyDeleteSo how did you request just one specific issue? I spent a fair bit of time trying to figure that out yesterday and was defeated. I could see what libraries had it in or out on loan but no way to request December 2010, it only gave me the option to request the magazine in general.
ReplyDeleteThanks! If I can't track down the magazine one for free I'll get in touch :)
ReplyDeletedid you try to find only the pattern on Burda style? or on Sewing pattern?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.burdastyle.com/
http://www.sewingpatterns.com/