I tossed the wadder, but was reluctant to give up on the design. So I took out a pattern that I had worked with successfully before: Butterick 6149, from 1954, and changed some of the details to resemble the American Weekly design. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be: probably easier than starting from scratch with a pattern I've never used before. My final result is below. More photos are here, and I wrote a little more about making the dress here. Thanks for looking!
A 40s-inspired 50s dress
I tossed the wadder, but was reluctant to give up on the design. So I took out a pattern that I had worked with successfully before: Butterick 6149, from 1954, and changed some of the details to resemble the American Weekly design. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be: probably easier than starting from scratch with a pattern I've never used before. My final result is below. More photos are here, and I wrote a little more about making the dress here. Thanks for looking!