In gearing up for Dragoncon this past September I wanted to have a fun dress I could walk around in on the nights I wasn't costuming. I've adored all of the Doctor Who / TARDIS dresses I've seen, so I decided to make one of my own. I came across this pattern and just knew this was the retro dress for me.
Pattern: Butterick B4790.
Pattern: Butterick B4790.
I decided pretty early on that I did not want to try and make a fully "TARDIS" themed dress with the window panels and Police Call Box adornment so I simplified it down to a nice TARDIS blue, with white contrast and black edging.
If you use this pattern, I high recommend you make a mock-up first. The back part that is supposed to meet in the front at the waist came nowhere near where it should (when the rest of it fit just fine.) I had to alter the pattern to make it fit.
If you use this pattern, I high recommend you make a mock-up first. The back part that is supposed to meet in the front at the waist came nowhere near where it should (when the rest of it fit just fine.) I had to alter the pattern to make it fit.
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The first mock-up revealed the oddness of the pattern pretty quickly. The skirt part was fine, though. This was also my first time dealing with darts. In the photo on the right (below) you can see where the back piece does not come around and fully meet in the middle.
Oh, and this was the sewing project that spurred me to make my dress form.
Oh, and this was the sewing project that spurred me to make my dress form.
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