I bought the Butterick B6674 pattern last year as I had recently gotten a Singer buttonhole attachment for my machine and wanted to sew everything with buttons! Thankfully this pattern also includes pattern pieces for separate cup sizes, as I always have to do an FBA. I made view A but swapped the patch pockets […]
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DIY: Butterick B4686 Red Flared Skirt
I sewed a B4686 skirt using a wool-mix black twill last year and it’s my favourite skirt! The only problem with my previous skirt was that it didn’t have pockets. To fill a gap in my wardrobe, I made a second skirt with pockets using a free pocket template. As before, I made view C […]
DIY: Butterick B6318 Misses’ Tie-Waist Dress
Butterick’s B6318 dress is a reissued pattern from 1961. I made view A with same-fabric ties. The dress has a semi-fitted bodice, short dolman sleeves, wide single-layer tie ends (wrong side shows), narrow hem, full gathered skirt and back zipper. To sew B6318, I used a striped cotton chambray from my stash (Fabricland). This fabric […]
DIY: Butterick B6204 Cotton Sateen Surplice Dress
I made View A of the B6204 dress for Tomiko. Unfortunately this pattern is now out of print. We picked up a stretch cotton sateen fabric in a beautiful rich blue and white leaf print from Fabricland. I used B6204 from my pattern stash; it is a great pattern because it has multiple cup sizes. […]
