u/Oreeshaka

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I wanted to make a dress with side gathers but do not have a pattern for it. I would consider myself an intermediate sewist because I can make any pattern but I haven't altered patterns much.

I have the McCalls M6896 pattern that has princess seams. In my head it seems that I can use it that as a base an then modify the length and sides to have it be gathered by slashing and spreading the side panels.

https://preview.redd.it/pba75a75rr1h1.png?width=1172&format=png&auto=webp&s=3e12ed60dd4b3f5929fed7ef366676c6e644dc68

I included pictures of what the what I want the bottom of the dress to look like.

I have watched a video on someone self drafting the pattern but it was a bit hard to follow and it seemed like they just had darts were the princess seams would usually go.

https://preview.redd.it/1zeaxvsrqr1h1.png?width=299&format=png&auto=webp&s=045b2793a4fde43bb894968a5fe95112b606917d

I wanted to make a dress with side gathers but do not have a pattern for it. I would consider myself an intermediate sewist because I can make any pattern but I haven't altered patterns much.

I have McCalls M6896 pattern that has princess seams. In my head it seems that I can use it that as a base an then modify the length and sides to have it be gathered by slashing and spreading the side panels.

I included pictures of what the what I want the bottom of the dress to look like.

I have watched a video on someone self drafting the pattern but it was a bit hard to follow and it seemed like they just had darts were the princess seams would usually go.

https://preview.redd.it/cm535tudik1h1.png?width=686&format=png&auto=webp&s=400dcfb9d0d8f5da71bfb84b390e061cac2b8e2d

https://preview.redd.it/8krg38slik1h1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=fafd433afaf7ad4a30c8c05a29a18cea57e7f228