Tracing Burda Magazine patterns | Top tips and tricks

This was supposed to be the perfect sewing weekend. My husband is away indulging in his time consuming and expensive hobby – karting, so I had the house to myself and absolutely no chores, plans or obligations to take me out of the house. Or rather, I had plans: to spend as much time as possible sewing! I need to make a dress for a wedding we’re going to next weekend, so I needed to get going. It is now Saturday evening and I have not sewed a stitch. Why, you might ask? Did something come up, did you get…