Walkaway dress

Hey, have you all seen the new Vintage Vogues? 8788 is adorable, and it has a remarkably similar construction to the famed Walkaway dress (blogged, with ambivalence, here). See how it has two panels that wrap around each other? It ties in a cute bow in the back. Here's the Walkaway reissue, for comparison's sake: I think what I really like about the new Vintage Vogue is that it seems less boxy in the bodice. Also, the elegant jewel neckline and the flattering princess seams. (Related: I need…

Mod wraparound

Another great version of Butterick B4790. I love the overskirt against the patterned dress.

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A couple weeks ago, Marika of Enchanted Rose Costumes announced she would be doing a sew-along of the "Walk Away" dress pattern, live on YouTube the last weekend in March. This pattern was released by Butterick in the 1950's, and was quite popular. A few years back, Butterick re-printed the pattern as part of their "Retro" line, Butterick 4790. During one pattern sale or another within the last few years, I bought the pattern to make for myself, and never actually got around to making it…

This week we are learning how to fit Butterick 4790, the walkaway dress that we are all making for the sew-along. We focus on fitting the tissue pattern paper.

Simplicity 9970 - dress pattern from 1972 Mini wrap dress.

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Well clearly I haven't been busy blogging, but I have been busy sewing! I've been trying to build up my Etsy stock for the upcoming Christmas rush. Amidst all that, though, somehow I found time to make myself a dress, with a pattern! Look at me, using patterns like a real seamstress...I almost feel like I know what I'm doing. ;-) So I was at Joann's during a $1.99 Butterick pattern sale, and decided to flip through the book and saw their retro pattern 4790. I'd just been reading some mixed…