'60s inspired dress sewing tutorial + pattern

[@quagmire541]

haven't sewn a thing since 2021. now i've cut out my patterns, cut my fabric, sewn my darts, and am simply waiting for my invisible zipper and ribbon to arrive before i finish the dress. thank you! excited.

[@quagmire541]

also no hate to someone else in the thread, but the pattern was easy to follow without additional info. very intuitive and took me about 15 minutes to tape everything.

[@brigittecomeau]

Omg awe that makes me so happy! Wishing you the best of luck with the remainder of the project🥰🥰

[@Hobrae]

Thank you. I will be making this for my grandaughters, for my 60th birthday party

[@brigittecomeau]

AWE how nice!!! Happy birthday❤️

[@igotmoneyformac]

This is so cute! Definitely gonna try it... one day!!!

[@elvirapomar7639]

just made this dress and i'm wearing it right now! love it

[@brigittecomeau]

yes good point!! The dress is meant to be mini (I would never wear it without shorts under haha) but also depending on people’s proportions it may be too short for 5’4, thanks for pointing this out

[@juna.laguna]

I’m so excited to try this pattern! Thank you for the wide range of sizes and for making the pattern avail!!

[@brigittecomeau]

yay!! Of course, good luck🫶:)

[@0vermyshoulder]

You’re a doll for this🌷❤️

[@brigittecomeau]

🫶🥰

[@daisygina]

So excited to try recreating it!!❤️🌼

[@BellaWang-ew7gk]

I really like your sharing and the style you wearing and posted!❤

[@janiyahl.9456]

Thank you for making this video!

[@brigittecomeau]

Of course! thanks for watching

[@baileyanderson1323]

Amazing can’t wait to make!!!!!❤

[@katatoroa]

yayyy finally made this dress and I love it so much, I feel like a doll in it!!

[@brigittecomeau]

🥰🥰🥰

[@philippa9542]

So cute! gonna make this as an end of exams treat. tysm for simple explanation :)

[@brigittecomeau]

yay have fun and good luck:)

[@ryann799]

So cool! Thank you for sharing this. I can’t wait to try this

[@brigittecomeau]

my pleasure!! good luck🫶

[@bbyjan3y]

hey brigitte! downloaded this pattern to attempt to make my own and im really excited to sew this piece :) if i could please offer some constructive feedback for future patterns - it took me a while to figure out which piece was going where (i printed at home so had 12 pages in total of different parts)! may i please suggest putting a preview of how the final pattern would look like if it was stuck together, so we can match the numbers together, or perhaps small alphabets on notches so we can match them. i had to zoom out of my print preview to roughly see how the patterns work together and it took me like 1.5 hours!

[@brigittecomeau]

whatt omg yes of course!! So sorry about that, I thought the numbered pages would be enough but I totally get how that could be confusing with 12+ pieces, I’ll add a previews of how the pages are supposed to go together today :)

[@bbyjan3y]

@@brigittecomeau i just received an update for the pattern, thanks so much for taking my feedback on board!

[@dittesofie8372]

could you make a video on how to add short sleeves to it?

[@foketii]

love it!!!

[@saturngirl333]

Thanks you queen💖✨

[@brigittecomeau]

❤️🥰

[@debbiesnyder4778]

Adorable I’m not a mini skirt girl but I love this dress

[@Peewee-c4b]

If we are shorter than 5’3” can we do the opposite adjustment with the tall one? As in scooting the pattern up a bit so the whole thing is shorter? Im new to sewing but have been looking everywhere for a cute 60s style dress in my size but i think making my own will be the best option

[@brigittecomeau]

Yes exactly!! Just do the opposite :)

[@safiamunir84]

Hi, what would you suggest doing if you don’t have an invisible zip foot?

[@brigittecomeau]

You can use a normal zipper foot! The zipper just likely won’t be as invisible!

[@patriciadoodles1040]

What kind of fabric do you recommend? I really struggle with finding the right fabric, since I want something breathable but it also shouldnt be to light to hold the structure🤔

[@brigittecomeau]

Most fabric will hold its shape enough with the way this pattern is designed! I just meant not something super thin and flimsy, I’ve used anything from thin non stretch cotton, to knits, denim etc.. I thrifted some blankets and curtains that worked great for this project too:)

[@eldflaug]

also if you could line it :) just make the same dress from thin lining material and have it a little bit shorter and google how to line a dress, I think that would be great for this dress

[@Naomi-fs4zz]

How many yards/meters of fabric would we need for the pattern please?

[@brigittecomeau]

1.5 yards is more than enough for small! 2 yards should be enough for the largest size!!

[@sophiescott999]

I’m very beginner and I reallly want to make this but I don’t get what so many of these mean and I still don’t get how you did it 😭

[@ishacolton-davenport9793]

hi i’ve bought it and it didn’t give me an option to choose size and is 2xl. i’m an xs so don’t know what to do and this is the first pattern im following

[@brigittecomeau]

That’s weird you should have received all sizes (xxs-2xl) in both a4 and letter format! If you can’t find the files email me [e-mail], I’ll send them to you :)

[@poppypaige8634]

hey what size is your cutting mat? I need to get one bc its such a pain to cut everything with scissors and this looks like the perfect size to get

[@brigittecomeau]

Mine is 90x60 cm:) def recommend!!

[@AnneEngele-db9wt]

it is so sad. I really wanted to buy this pattern but unfortunatly you are only able to pay with a credit card