Apparently, the quote from Butterick was, “Start it after breakfast…walk-away in it for luncheon!”

@cdmadeira8909

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is how the pattern was originally marketed in the 50s when they introduced it.

@EchoCian

Жыл бұрын

I take it this was before truth in advertising laws

@dawsie

Жыл бұрын

I have a woman’s weekly from back then and that’s the way it was advised at the time, it was very popular. My Mom had one she made as a teenager.

@asiabryant207

Жыл бұрын

​@@EchoCiansome people have been able to make one in under 3 hours. I assume those people used witchcraft.

@armedvsokord

Жыл бұрын

​@@asiabryant207I think it only applies if you have it cut out already. Sewing time only, if you count full making time... That's a different story.

"Poop-scrolling" is the radical honesty I love about this channel 😂

@mirjanbouma

2 ай бұрын

She stared into my soul when she said "don't pretend like you don't do it too" 😂

I love that you sew with knits, they're so much more comfortable, and so many sewists hate them! It encourages me.

I'm a newbie quilter and my personal flavor of insanity is "my mom's 1980s sewing machine can't do a quarter inch seam so I'm just going to hand sew everything" so that gives me a lot of time to chill and watch other creatives' shenanigans. I also so subscribe to the equipment

@oywiththewaywardtardis

Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, I am so happy to find another person who does this. I have an allegedly perfectly functional sewing machine that's a hand me down from my mother who got it from her sister who bought it in the late 70s-early 80s. The times I have used it, it did eventually function but took a lot of time and frustration to get the stitches to...ya know, stitch stuff. So I've spent the last few years aggressively avoiding the sewing machine and making bags and stuffed animals and quilt-as-you-go blocks by hand, even though I know it is taking wayyyyyy longer than it could. 😂

@werelemur1138

Жыл бұрын

I don't have a sewing room and I live with three other people. It's easier to just hand sew than get the dining room table cleaned off so I can set the sewing machine up for a few hours.

@daxxydog5777

Жыл бұрын

You know, they make 1/4” feet for a reason. And, you can always use your regular foot and just move the presser foot to the left a notch or two. Stop making excuses and go sew something!! (Speaking in my mom voice)😂

@kymberlypease3020

Жыл бұрын

I use a piece of washi tape (although any tape works) to mark a quarter inch away from my needle. Helps create a very accurate seam.

@ivoryhenson1285

Жыл бұрын

Unless you're quilting or bra making, why not just make a bigger seam allowance and then cut it down? Also, you and the other commenter might need to take your machines in to the shop for a tune up, it can do a world of good

I love that there is an expectation we’re going to see this dress again with lessons learned and new ideas. It makes me excited for future videos even if that specific one won’t be for a while.

@lauraseale8520

Жыл бұрын

I love the sleeves.

To be honest, I really like the look of the higher bodice versus what I've seen people getting when they follow the pattern.

You inspired me to get a little sewing machine and give it a go. Your “it’ll do”/“make do” attitude helped fight off my perfection gremlin and give me confidence! I hope that doesn’t change when you do buy all the fancy gear :P

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Hahaha I guarantee it won't!

Your videos really make me feel like ADHD isn't an obstacle to completing sewing projects. Thank you 😂

The way I squealed when you said the video was sponsored!!! 🎉CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSS

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Eeeeeeep thank you!!!

I am incredibly proud of you for having taken another step in your KZread journey. I know it's hard to not pay attention to something as tangible as numbers, but you should know that you are so much more than the numbers you make happen here. Love your content, love your efforts, love you

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

That's so kind, thank you!!

I find for me it should be enjoyable over all, a little challenging to help you learn and grow. If its for yourself it does not have to be done in a whirlwind of a rush. like that you are chatty some of us introverts just like to listen to someone to do the chatting all the best in your new home and yes would like to see the new sewing make room make over when your settled in.

An quick fix for the dress not opening is adding strings behind the pocket area and to the front panel sides about 6 or 8 inches from the waist. You'll have swooshability without tushability!

It has been fascinating watching your sewing process because I am so much the opposite. I have hundreds of patterns and trying to draft something myself generally makes me run in the opposite direction. I also tend to avoid knit because I never trusted that I could sew it and keep enough stretch. I might just have to find some knit though, because you've been inspiring me to try some new things. Keep up the good work!

Glad your channel is growing. I am a new follower and what appealed to me was your intelligence, wit, genuine personality and practical sewing. Fun to watch and encouraging to a fussy butt like me to just sew!

As someone who discovered you in the last few weeks, I have binge watched all your content. I have been sewing for years but always been too nervous to make my own clothes. I made a pair of shorts this week!

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Yay!!! First step taken, now the world is at your fingertips!

Your videos have made me feel so much better about not liking patterns, so thank you!

@Rubbaduckie1975

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Me too! 🎉

I'm one of those new to the channel people, and it's been a blast! I'm a long time sewer but I've been afraid of knits. Now I'm feeling inspired to give them a go.

@daniellecharland-gruhzit1177

Жыл бұрын

Me tooo😊

Absolutely love the dress!!! As for finding inexpensive tools and equipment, you might want to consider estate sales. I was able to purchase an older Babylock cover stitch machine for $25 a few years ago and it works great! I've also obtained fabric, trims, notions, organizational tools from estate sales. And that's here in a small town in SW FL. I can only imagine what you'd find in LA! Looking forward to seeing more of your work in the new house!

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, the estate sales are pretty cool here. Once we have the new house set up, we want to start going all the time, so I'm hoping to find some awesome supplies!

You're funny. "Going to make this but I'm doing it my way" The actual pattern front piece only leaves a couple of inches open at the back and it eliminates the underarm problem you had. I do like the full skirt on your front piece. I put two buttons in the back for adjustability. I made it in an '80's floral duvet, it was supposed to be a practice it took so much longer than the 4 hours it was supposed to that I haven't done it again, yet, lol but I do wear it a lot

Honestly I love your videos. Your humor is so fabulous in the face of all your stress, you had me laughing out loud. I love the fact you are growing in you channel, I honestly wait for your new videos to come out. I love you bravery in sewing, I'm 78 been sewing since I was very young and have never had the nerve to start from scratch. I admire you so much. Thank you and blessings on all you new endeavors. Also so glad to see those blue and red stripe dresses you made. They look so great and comfy.

A dolman (bat) flounce (butterfly) sleeve is my favorite! Fly away. Lol. Also love your all in one sleeve that you had on at the beginning of your video.

You know what I love so much about watching your videos? I love that you make these things for YOU! I just mean that you don’t have the need to follow a pattern exactly or that you don’t care if there’s a few extra seams or whatever. I love so much that you made the pieces fit on the one piece of fabric even if that required you to sew a few parts together. In the end it all is going to make the same thing just one will have a few extra seams but saved fabric because of it!! Thank you! I do this myself and I see so many others not. ❤

You've reminded me that I want to make a reversible version of this, with pockets. Hoping you do that too. I keep liking and sharing your videos so you can get an overlocker, rolled hems on an overlocker are so neat and so fast!

I love this and definitely want to make this myself. The things that i would change would be to add a second tie to the front to stop it warping the waistband. Also to add some interfacing to the waistband for the same reason. Other than that, i agree with the changes you talked about at the end. I LOVE those sections as it is so helpful to see others mistakes and learn as a community 😊

@DawnDavidson

11 ай бұрын

It looks great, though I understand your concerns about the underarms and the skirt. I LOVE the sleeves! And I really like how the stripes turned out.

Thanks for leading this community full of creative ideas. I'm grateful to join in the "Made my Own Version" tribe. My obsession is circle skirts from an entire circle--no side seams. I have new ideas for the pockets. I can hardly wait to begin. Again, many thanks. P.S. I'm also in the LA county community. I love that you are my neighbor. 🌻

@thebookwyrmslair6757

Жыл бұрын

I have a few ideas. Primary is attach the pockets to a waistband, but I'm not sure how it'll work to get a cell phone in and out. 😊

@ivoryhenson1285

Жыл бұрын

​@@thebookwyrmslair6757welts and plackets

You have me wanting to sew dresses, but I don’t wear them! 😂 love your Channel!

@chrissyuy

11 ай бұрын

Have you ever thought of making a culottes/dress instead? I went to compliment a lady on her dress the other day, and she beamed and showed they were culottes with huge pockets to boot! Best of both worlds!

Part of the new people group and I LOVE your vibes. Not using a pattern and then just brain everything on the go is something that I felt guilty about.... which usually stopped me from doing things... But not anymore :D

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Yay erase all the guilt!!

Hey it was me. I binged you a lot during my bachelor's thesis last month. I really enjoy your content and sew along, but different projects

I find inspiration in your willingness to just try something.

It was a pleasure to watch your back catalogue! No pain at all and if it helps others find you and enjoy as much as me then that’s great xx

I'd been thinking about a knit version of the walk-away dress, so I'm inspired! I noticed that you have what looks like an inch difference between the edge of the skirt and the band. If you don't mind a little hand sewing, you can make the back (tied in the front) more adjustable by snipping off an inch on either side, re-inserting the ties, and then hand stitching closed (thus allowing you to tie it tighter or leave looser as desired). Good luck with the house closing!

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

That would be a pretty good fix, thanks!

i admire your scissor organizing pegboard. it's giving me ideas about how to organize my sewing space.

I just made my first garment because of your channel (a split circle skirt). Your beautiful chaotic good energy is so similar to mine and see you draft a custom skirt made me feel like I could do it. It took a stupid long amount of time, but I did it. Thank you for inspiring me to make something beautiful imperfectly!

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Yaaaaaay!!! I'm so happy you stuck with it!!

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Yaaaaaay!!! I'm so happy you stuck with it!!

Thank you for another great make. I came to your channel for embroidery and stayed for you and your personality. I have a sewing machine in my cupboard and your videos have encouraged me to get it out. I leave work in September after 38 years of teaching midwives at a University. I also lost three and a half stone so I need clothes or alter what I have . You have encouraged me to have a go, I have a hate relationship with patterns and as you demonstrate who needs them. Congratulations on the subscribers, just be you don't change a thing, that's why we are here. Keeping fingers and toes crossed for the house.

So happy your channel is growing! I also found you just a few weeks ago and have binged watched all of your sewing. Your authenticity and humor is very refreshing

BTW, the algorithm brought me to you with your 3600° skirt. But you kept me here with your awesomeness! I'm so glad to have someone to watch who is just slightly ahead of me in learning how to sew!

You will love having a serger. Love your videos.

The dress turned out fabulous, despite the flaws. And now you know more for next time!

It could work for a swimsuit cover-up. Started watching you because you look like my best friends little cousin 😊 Stayed, because I like that you show how the project worked as well as show how it can be improved. Not being afraid to make mistakes is a great quality to have! Good luck with your move!

Wow, your first sponsorship! Congrats!)

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

I love the fabrics you used! Definite pirate vibe 🏴‍☠️. Congratulations on your channel growth, you are a delight to watch so I'm glad more folks are getting to "know" you. 🌻🍄

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Oo I hadn't thought of a pirate vibe for this dress, and now I can't unsee it! Love it!

I found your channel about a month or so ago and I'm so glad. I was just about to get back into sewing after a little break when I shattered my wrist. Ive been watching your videos to keep me in the sewing headspace while I heal!

17:08 “and they’re not cheap” that is exactly why i asked for them when my mom and sister asked me what I wanted for Christmas a few years ago lol

As one of your new viewers I appreciate that you don't have a serger. I'm new-ish to sewing and this is making me want to try more. Seeing you sew knots without a serger gives me more hope that I can manage it - more useful than the channels that tend towards "and now we'll just run this through the serger"!

Happy stress is indeed a real thing. It's called eustress, and some experts think all stress is 'just stress'. But since there's 'distress', I agree with the experts that say eustress is a thing. So. I find hand-hemming peaceful. Give me a full length circle skirt and I'll just make up a 'hand-hemming' sewing bag and set it and the skirt on a small table beside my favourite comfortable chair. I'll get something peaceful to listen to, thread a needle, and get started. Therefore, for me, hand-hemming is eustress for me. Someone else reads 'hand-hemming a full length circle skirt' and something inside them just screamed at the idea at all. For them, hand-hemming is probably distressful. And you've just shown me a good way to make a bib/apron combo for people with limited ability. Basically making the front piece but not the back.

Being an introvert myself I take my hat off to you. You are joyful and not overwhelming. Enjoying your videos. Thank you

I love that you’re finding success in something that gives you (and us!) so much joy! Yay for algorithms!!!! And good old fashioned grit! ❤

The sleeves turned out really cute! I like how you dealt with the stripes and on the sleaves they are horizontal and the front is verticle.

Congrats on your first (I think) sponsor! This is soooo cute. Also,best of luck on the move. 😊

I've been avoiding polyester and nylon for a bit for clothing, but that's because on bottoms it makes my skin react and in tops, it makes me smell like BO in about 3 seconds. I WISH I could not care. There's SO MANY CUTE POLYESTER FABRICS.

I’m one of your newbies that happened upon your channel. New to sewing. I enjoy your sense of humor and wit, and that you keep it real.

Poop scrolling on Marketplace is how I furnished my apartment when I first moved in. 😁

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Yaaaaas Marketplace is the perfect bathroom accompaniment!

Great job and I am so glad that I found your channel. I like your way pf being creative. Get your serger after you move. You are validating my style of sewing and crafting.

CONGRATS ON BRING SPONSORED!!!!! I'm glad you're taking about this pattern. I wanted to try this one too

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, it's exciting!!

I love that you use the basic sewing items! You sew on a budget that most of us can understand. I've been sewing for around 40 years (Thanks, Mom) and I still only have a sewing machine. No serger. When the choice came to buy a new sewing machine or a cheap serger, I went with a new sewing machine so I could have one set for knits/embroidery and the old one as my basics. That you sew with the basic equipment makes what you do so much more relatable and obtainable. Do I have a cutter matt? Yes. I lucked into it on clearance 25 years ago. I'm glad I did. Tip for that now is to check Office Supply stores for the best prices. It is the same type mat for paper or sewing.

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

That's a great tip, I'll have to go check an office supply store!

I’m so glad you listened to my opinion about the sleeves, it’s nice to know you think of your viewers! I think even just adding a few inches to the front panel so it tends to fall behind your hips rather than in front would help a lot with the gaping. Dang physics.

this looks like the perfect "go to the beach or pool" dress. with swimming gear on underneath

As one of the rotary commenters, it was all in good fun. Quilters are equipment magpies, and we cut a lot more and mostly straight lines, so the rulers and mats help the accuracy.

I totally agree with the feeling of empowerment when creating, especially when you have to figure out how to make it just so.

I love it! It might help to add a couple snaps to the hem to tack the front skirt to the back skirt at the sides.

i did get one of your videos algorithm-recommended by chance and have been watching my way through your channel while i work on my masters thesis in costume design. i'm dealing with a pretty heavy topic and your videos have been a delightful bright spot while working - thank you :)

Well I came because of adjustable clothing, and have stayed for your fun, just do it attitude. I hope the housing issues have been resolved since this was filmed. Congratulations on the growth of the channel!

Knowing that you can make a bunch of mistakes and still get something worthwhile in the end make me feel a lot more confidant about trying out sewing. Thanks!

I also love stripes above all patterns to the point that I also hamstring myself when it comes to actually making clothing from it. This color/pattern combo, though, came out so lovely.

OMG you're so cute, and doing the little dancey dance in your dress, loved it!!

You're welcome girl. I'm glad to be one of your subscribers to have helped you move a little bit further along in your adventure.

1:35 lol i love how well she deadpans the most hilarious yet totally normal things cracks me up every single time lol

Lady! You are inspiring! Keep sewing & get yourself a set of roll hem feet for your machine! You won't hate it quite so much any more!

Thank you for sharing! I’m loving watching your journey. Like you, I prefer knits, so much more forgiving. I’ve been watching lots of stuff about the walk away dress and the general consensus is that the reproduction is pretty awful and that you should try and find an original and work from. However, having seen you make this, I think I will draft it myself. Good luck with the house move 🎉

Congratulations on your new subscribers! I just found you a few months ago and have been playing catch-up with your past videos. I can't wait until you get into your new house and I hope you'll have a (as my hubby calls it) "woman cave" with all your projects set up in their stations - and we better get a tour! Then you can go into new avenues of interest, like collecting vintage machines (*ahem*). I might have done that... I love this as a knit version MUCH better than the woven versions. It's basically just an apron.

You're always a joy! Please keep the blooper reels coming, I love them❤😂

Lovely dress, great idea too to make a wrap dress. Instead of 1 narrow tie in the front you could make 2, I think that would be cute. Congrats!

I hope you get to close on the house soon that way it relieves the stress and I love how that trust turned out

I'm not sure how I found you but I did and I'm definitely a new subscribe and you are inspiring me to learn to sew my own clothes So wanted to just say thank you 💖 I've recently (last couple of weeks ) bought a new sewing machine and slowly figuring it out with your videos Again Thank you 💖💖💖

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

That makes me so happy to hear!!

I’m fairly new to the channel too. I have high needs kids who need constant supervision, so I’m either too busy or too tired to sew much.😢 But I can watch videos of other people sewing! 😂 I’ve never been a fan of sewing knits, but I have a few pieces that I want to make into dresses eventually, I just need to decide what I’m making. And although I love following patterns, I almost never make a garment exactly following the pattern, I always change something.

“Cut it out at 9:00, wear it out at noon,” was the slogan apparently!

I love the chat about the mindsets varying when you're coming into a project due to past experiences. There are SO many different things that people have done in regards to crafting things, embroidery as you stated for example (especially by hand) takes FOREVER. If you're using rotaries and such for quilts, or even sewing machines for hemming and such it goes a LOT faster than if you're doing your cuts or sewing your stitches by hand. I love that you stated that there's a lot of differences in how to make things and that it's fine to test and see what works for you as a creator.

I am so glad you posted this! I have been thinking about how to modify my walk away dress pattern to have your giant pockets since I saw your split pinafore dresses.

4:01 omg that red fabric on the bolt in the background is freaking GORGEOUS!!!!!!

I started sewing again a few years ago after I'd been doing a lot of cross stitch. It took me a REALLY long time to figure out that I could sew things by hand with no big issues. Sure, it's slow, but cross stitch is far slower. I do get into trouble with the speed of sewing with a machine. It's so easy to turn pieces wrong way round. Still working on the concept of French seams. The mind boggles.

Love the dress and the video. So happy your numbers are rising. I look forward to each and every one of your videos and will go back and rewatch your others just to get my "fix". LOL. You always make me laugh and inspire me to try again. I made my first circle skirt because of you. Still needs hook and eyes, but I'll get to it. Good luck with the channel and the new house. Big Hugs.

Wonderful result! I love almost anything that is cinched in the waist or a little bit higher. I love it when you chat about random stuff, also can't wait to see videos about you moving to the new house. Speaking of which, there are a lot of fun zero-waste patterns to try, I hope you consider it.

Super cute. I love the combination of fabrics. Because it's knit, it reminds me of those infinity dresses that were a thing a few years ago.

Woohoo! Your first sponsored video! So excited for you that your channel is shifting in this new direction. Congrats!

Just watching you sew puts sewing further forward in my brain, and this week I finally got around to making two new pair of jeans. If I’m not thinking about sewing, I don’t sew. You just being you is a beautiful thing. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm!

😅nice one 😂 I always wondered why it's called walk-away dress 👗😂

I think this might be my favourite walkaway that I've seen. Well done.

You actually answered a question I had been pondering with this video lol. I want to do a skirt that has back to front on top and I was sort of half consciously thinking about pockets. One thing I mentioned to my bestie and I want to try but still working on it - I used to make corsets. I kind of want to do a side split skirt with an attached underbust corset. Still working on the details in my brain lol. I really need to find a spot out of the way of my children to be able to focus on some sewing. Too many ideas - not enough time! I hope you've had word about the house by now and you're having some calm time =)

You could sew a snap on the inside of the side seam of the blue skirt to snap to the corner of the stripe skirt so that it won't flop open when you spin. I'm not sure if that would fix the problem, but it seems like it might.

I love the dress and thanks for the inspiration! I want this dress and I think I have to set up my place to get back into sewing. ❤ I am glad that I found your channel!

Lovely dress.

You make such awesome dresses I love to make my own one day

This might be the first version of the walk away dress that I’ve liked!

My Dear, Someone gave me a sewing machine and I hope to sew again - even if I only doing mending. Your channel is such an inspiration to me. Thanks for what you do.

Liking and commenting to boost your algorithm! You make sewing so much fun and I love that you do it sans pattern a lot!

I just bought that pattern can't wait to sew it

I really enjoy your videos. Because of my 2 lovely but wild toddler, I haven't enough time to realize my sewing projects. That's why I really love watching you and you are really inspiring. Fingers crossed, for your new house. Hope you can move in asap

You have convinced me that sewing my own clothes, either for myself or my kiddo, is totally worth it. I bought fabric for the first time yesterday and I am so excited!

@gettheetothestitchery

11 ай бұрын

That makes me so happy to hear!!

Thank YOU for all of the fun and inspiring content. I am glad that the channel is working for you. Having gone out on your own limb with this dress, I think it came out great! Bye sewing room...welcome new space! 💓☺️

@vanessajohnson1944

Жыл бұрын

Cookie dough fan, too...😉

I hate using patterns. I usually just go with "that looks good/right. Lets see if it works." Im glad im not the only one. And i would rather buy a bunch of cheap fabric (even if i dont have a plan for it) than spend money on more expensive equipment.