The Other Walkaway Dress?! Butterick B6212

Dress 2 of the 12 Outfits of Christmas sees me trying to be cool and copying a trend, which is the Walkaway dress! I hoped this pattern would be similar to the ‪@StephanieCanada‬ Challenge dress since I was late to the party on that challenge and don't have Butterick 6015... While this pattern is similar in overall shape, it is definitely not as simple in construction and took me 9 hours from cutting out the paper pattern to wearing it. But the end result is a great easy to wear hostess dress!
What is the 12 Outfits of Christmas? A challenge to myself to create 12 wardrobe staples to wear over the holiday season from patterns and fabric I already own. Follow along to see if I complete the challenge or not!

[@damichill]

Lovely color combination, very disney princess. The way it closed was pretty ingenious. Thanks for sharing.

[@bronwynemma]

Thanks so much 😊 I do love the combo of cream and blue!

[@periodattire8860]

Thanks for showing how it actually goes on too. Clears up a lot ❤

[@bronwynemma]

No worries! Yeah, I was confused when I was making it, so I thought it could be helpful!! 😂

[@annholmes9650]

Well done it looks lovely on you! Love your little dogs also! X x x

[@bronwynemma]

Thank you!! 😊

[@sallyeve4044]

Lovely! And thank you for explaining your steps so clearly!

[@bronwynemma]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@estelasteele1173]

This "walkaway" dress has come out better than the other one I've seen. Good job!

[@bronwynemma]

Thank you! I love the waistband part of it, compared to the other one. I think from looking at other people's videos that this one is a more complicated version though!

[@annholmes9650]

Love it, so pretty, thank you for sharing! Love your dogs too x x x

[@bronwynemma]

Thank you! 😊

[@overthoughtseams]

I hope you feel better soon!! Thank you for sharing a different variation of the walk away dress, my feed has also been filled with that content.

[@bronwynemma]

Thank you! I am over the worst of it now thank goodness! Glad you enjoyed my version of the walkaway dress :)

[@shernettesimmons2023]

i like this on more than the other walkaway dress

[@bronwynemma]

Me too! Though I've not made the other version, just seen photos of it

[@tammymasson2343]

I dying think I've seen this version. I really like it! The armholes seem to fit better than the other pattern, and I love the midriff piece and back closure! Nice job!

[@bronwynemma]

Thank you!! I do really love this midriff piece, I think it gives it such a nice shape!

[@sublimnalphish7232]

It's a cute dress. I like I it more that the walk away dress.

[@bronwynemma]

I do love how it turned out! Though I think it's a bit more fiddly in construction than the original walkaway dress.

[@daxxydog5777]

The one thing I missed about my (dead) modern sewing machine was the automatic buttonholer. I tried a Singer buttonholer for my Singer 500a with limited success. Then I pulled out the owner's manual and just followed their instructions. After about ten buttonholes, I got them to turn out very well! Our grannies made perfectly serviceable buttonholes without a fancy machine. I can see wanting a buttonholer if you had a strictly straight stitcher machine though. That pattern looks a little better fit-wise than the walkaway, but they're both still basically aprons.

[@bronwynemma]

Right?! I thought I had to use my sister's modern machine to do the buttonholes... but after about 10 minutes of googling because I no longer have the manual for my Elna, I figured out how easy it is to do them! Now after all the buttonholes involved in my latest projects I can whiz through them!!

[@sewcute_sewvintage]

Very cute such fun colours

[@bronwynemma]

Thank you!! :)

[@user-qm4gz6ew1b]

Мастер от Бога

[@crystilmurch5659]

Super cute pattern and a super cute dress!

[@bronwynemma]

Thank you! 😊

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

That’s so pretty!

[@bronwynemma]

Thank you! :)

[@charityshoptreasures2569]

❤️

[@patternpouchnest9529]

Haya. Your dress is beautiful & I really like the button detail 🤩🤩I also like the muzik you used in here, especially the slightly slower 1 😀Thanku 'sew' much for sharing 🪡🧵x

[@bronwynemma]

Oh thank you! I'm really glad you like the music... it takes me absolutely ages to find the right one! 😅

[@patternpouchnest9529]

@@bronwynemma 😀😀I know what you mean. x

[@helenmelchert3783]

Thank you for this Bronwyn, I have this pattern and I was thinking of making it up over the Christmas break. Seeing it done on your video is just so helpful. Can I ask though, what size did you make up? If it's a little loose in the bust I can watch for that when fitting. I love that sweetheart neckline and the colour combination. :)

[@bronwynemma]

I do find a video so helpful, so I'm glad this was helpful for you! I made the size 8, and found it perfect through the waist and hips, just big in the chest. Good luck with yours! 😊

[@greeneyedmimibostian3013]

You look so cute

[@joannecarroll5504]

Nice colour choice, v pretty. I'd always found the Walkaway dress a bit cheap & tacky, in that it looks kind of half-done or unfinished. This one doesn't have that incomplete feel, it feels finished. Well done for persevering while unwell & through our weird-arsed 'summer' weather atm for a pretty result. You should be able to check 'finished measurements' on the pattern before you start, so you can adjust & won't have that bust problem. I also noticed your stitch is puckering. This can happen for a few reasons; either your needle is not sharp enough for your fabric, or your tension is too tight, alternatively (but least likely) your thread could be grabbing if it's not a suitable match for your fabric. Professor Pincushion on YT has 2 vids that will explain further -There's one that's all about Stitch Tension & there's another about Sewing with Silk & Silk-like Fabrics. Best wishes & happy sewing :)

[@louisegogel7973]

Nice tips, for a newby such as me, myself, and I. Thank you!!

[@bronwynemma]

I think there's definitely a few more fiddly pieces to this design than the walkaway dress, but I agree, the finished result looks finished! And thank you for the tips, I'll have to check out Professor Pincushion, that's a channel I've not heard of before :)

[@louisegogel7973]

Very nice! ❣️ I think a third color for that waist band would be awesome. Also, I think this one would be really practical, especially if one has two rows of buttons for after a big meal, lol! I would love to make one in something really warm for winter, maybe wool with a lining. What were you sick with? And would you like any tips from my store of health tips I’ve gathered through my years that have proven themselves over and over? I would love to sew more and will once I’ve moved, to add to me being more of a healer at heart.

[@bronwynemma]

Oooooh a wool version would be beautiful!! I just had a cold, that invaded my sinuses and made me very dizzy! All good now though :)

[@louisegogel7973]

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[@MichelleSMV]

Oh this is really pretty! It came out so well and I simply love that blue. Is this pattern very difficult to find? I’d love to get my hands on it 😅

[@bronwynemma]

It's a modern reprint of a vintage pattern, so it shouldn't be too hard to find! I think most big fabric stores carry Butterick patterns (B6212 is this one) but also look online if you can't get to a shop 😊

[@spitfire57whaley35]

The colors remind me of Alice in wonderland ‘dress