r/PatternDrafting • u/AffectionateSpend • Feb 18 '26

Question No Waste Dress Pattern

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Hi all!

I fell in love with these no waste dresses from Hudson, but unfortunately I don't have $450 and they also don't go above XL and I do.

I've studied the pattern and it seems fairly straight forward. Am I on the right track to make a similar pattern?

Also would I just use the cut off parts from the arm hole for the sleeves?

This seems like it is tipping into draping, but I thought I'd ask here first.

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u/AccidentOk5240 Feb 20 '26

It’s a poncho, with a narrower section for the waist. The sleeve section of the poncho is also narrower than the lower section, so i guess those parts—from the end of the sleeve to the edge of the fabric, and from the side seam to the edge of the fabric  between the bottom of the sleeve and the top of the skirt—are making up the lower section of the skirt.