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Walkaway Dress Part 1: Making the mockup for Butterick 6015 (original vintage pattern)

The Mayu

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The glorious Stephanie Canada (‪@StephanieCanada‬ ) has thrown down the gauntlet - challenging brave souls to make the vintage Butterick 6015 walkaway dress, and see who can make it the fastest (spoiler, it will not be me! I barely know what I’m doing)

But I am up for the challenge, and in this part 1 video, I am working out how to make this pattern fit my very short and very not vintage body. To my surprise the parts I thought would be the hardest turned out to be easy, and the parts I didn’t even know would be an issue became the hardest parts to figure out.

If you also want to try this challenge, check out Stephanie Canada’s channel for more information: Shorts

Click here to see part 2 - making the actual dress between breakfast and lunch!
Walkaway Dress Part 2: Fail or Victory?

Some of the materials used in this video:
Left Handed Shears by Tula Pink: https://a.co/d/felexl3 ‪@cilantroization‬
Rotary blade and ruler from ‪@Fiskars1649‬
Clover Extra Fine pins: https://a.co/d/0q9zS5b
Quilting cotton from Joann Fabrics: https://www.joann.com/hi-fashion-toss... ‪@JOANNStores‬
Size 16 pattern found on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/27674603...
The cat is from Croatia

Music:

Daily Beetle by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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Carefree by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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20 Comments

@marywest2896 3 years ago

I watch the closet historian as well, listening to her adjust patterns is like listening to string theory, but she pulls it all together in the end.....

@theplussizecostumer 3 years ago

So far, so good. A tip that learned from Threads magazine for the next time you have neckline gape. Pinch up the shoulder seam. Most people don't think of that because they expect their shoulders to have the same slope as the pattern. But that's not always the case. So give it a try. Now to watch part 2.

@dawnelder9046 3 years ago

While the old patterns only had one size, the size always fit. The new patterns always need major adjustment.

@Rotten_Ralph 3 years ago

Your supervisor is doing a Kitty yoga session to relieve the tension. Kitty yoga is closely related to kitty kung fu it’s sometimes hard to recognize. Especially when you’re tense 😬 your supervisor is attempting to get you to take your mandatory break. The supervisor has forgotten how different the rules are for human vs kitty.

@maribrown1361 3 years ago

Love your explanation of how to alter/fit the pattern to yourself. Well done!

@thedrinkinggames9573 3 years ago

Tracing patterns is something I do too! But I save printable patterns for reprinting if I need to, so I don't tend to trace those.

@cristiewentz8586 3 years ago (edited)

I'm watching all of these I can find. I'm collecting adorable cotton sheets to start my summer wardrobe after Christmas . thanks for your take on this dress!

@ShellyParchman 4 years ago

Thank you so much for sharing your adjustments!

@sheryl5252 3 years ago

i have to say that is very nice fabric for a 'mock-up'. lol
hopefully you can make that into a dress as well. its very lovely fabric!

@sarag1158 3 years ago (edited)

wow! I have never made address but I'm going to participate in Stephanie's challenge myself. I had no idea about making a pouch, basically, for washing fabric.
very cool! I was end up with a big mess in my dryer.
even though you describe yourself is not very experienced, I learned a lot from this video.

@cristinacrizi7579 3 years ago

Very nice pattern fitting, I learned a lot. Thank you

@caroltaylor4282 1 year ago

I bought the new pattern and made the mock-up. Almost a disaster….loved the swoopie skirt! But the top gaped at the neck and didn’t cover my sides at all. The darts were pretty good. Waist was a bit too long. I would have to wear a turtleneck to make it wearable. Mock up #2, I cut a extra 2 inches of fabric to the sides of the top and shortened the length of the tops and added an extra inch to the waist. Better! Added 12 inches to the front so I could put in a zipper. Added a couple more darts. Shortened the whole dress to accommodate my 5’4” frame.
Glad I didn’t have a lunch date to wear it too! Took days instead of hours. Hahaha.
I really enjoyed your video and your sewing skills are super! The dress looks lovely on you.

@lizmarin9568 3 years ago

Closet Historian come in clutch, once again!!

@jennythomas3208 3 years ago

Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much for your video

@CharredFibers 3 years ago

Hey there. Stumbled across your channel. To make the back pattern fit better, I would suggest the slash and spread like The Closet Historian does rather than adding to the end. This makes the underarm fit better also.

Well done!!

@rosalindabarrett7508 2 years ago

Great

@jayneterry8701 3 years ago

Part 2 came up for me with a cats butt in my face 🤣. So I came back to part one as I usually like to see from the beginning! Your pattern alterations went well I thought 👍 On to part two. Tfs 💖🇨🇦

@kaytiej8311 3 years ago

Check out Evelyn Wood for an excellent video on fitting and reading the creases etc. She's really good!

@louisegogel7973 3 years ago

16:25 I am new to sewing from patterns and wonder if you had scooped the curve lower at the top curve for under the arm and just extended it with a shallower curve to keep your width of the waist band part, would that have resolved the various issues from back and front?

@leechowning2712 2 years ago

I have to wonder if the issues you had with the back was a side effect of it originally being for a slightly taller person, since you commented the skirt was longer than you needed, and the taking out length needed to be more universal. But it does turn out pretty once you got it adjusted.

Loved your little helper... mine is still not sure what she thinks of me not paying all the attention to her.