Hello Ladies!
After I discovered how to alter Butterick's Retro Walkaway dress pattern (4790), I had so much fun wearing the resulting dress that looked just like the 1952 pattern cover! If you have ever had disappointing results from this pattern, I wrote an article on how to adjust the pattern
here. The first version I sewed was from an orange faille fabric, but this time around I decided to use a crisp cotton print from Maywood Fabrics' "Roses" collection.
As you can see, I added a vinyl belt around the waist to help cinch everything in more, and I also used a corset and crinoline skirt for that classy 1950s silhouette. Over the belt I tied a grosgrain ribbon sash, and I almost think that this way the dress looks more 1960 than 1952!
Along with the outfit are vintage white gloves that I found at an estate sale earlier this year. I believe they would have been worn in the 1940s, but they are in near-perfect condition!
I absolutely love wearing this summery vintage dress, with the big swishy skirt and the fitted bodice! Back in the 50s it was almost as if they were dressing up for a party every day! I'm not sure how often I will find an excuse to wear this dress, but I sure have had a fun time sewing it! And since I had well over 100 pictures taken of my walkaway dress, I've shared more photos
here.
If anyone would be interested in doing a walkway dress sew along, please leave a comment after my blog
post to let me know. While most reviews of this pattern online are negative, it need not be the case any longer since it's so simple to alter the pattern to the original style!
Happy sewing!
Katrina
www.edelweisspatterns.com/blog
