Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Maxi Dress {Tutorial}

My girls love to wear dresses and I love all the beautiful fabric that I keep seeing in my fabric store! So, I decided to make maxi dresses for my girls. So far, I have two done. One left to go! If you love them as much as I do, you'll want to make your own. It's easy {only a little time consuming} and the result is very satisfying. You could take these directions, and make yourself one - just adjust the measurements to fit yourself. {And you might need to tweak it a little near the end to make it a more custom fit.}





Sew the bottom of the bodice all the way around from one opening to the other, be sure to match the opening on both sides and sew it together. I sewed a reinforcement seam about an inch long across the opening just above the seam to make sure it won't get ripped open when my daughter is changing clothes.





 
 
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8 comments:

  1. I just finished making this dress. It turned out very cute. I think I'll do another.

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  2. I'm making this now and I'm kinda stuck. I'm an amateur so maybe I'm not understanding this correctly, but where/when do you sew up the skirt piece? Up the back, or sides?

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  5. Just found this on Pinterest! So cute! Can't wait to make one for my daughter. Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial!

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  6. "I'm making this now and I'm kinda stuck. I'm an amateur so maybe I'm not understanding this correctly, but where/when do you sew up the skirt piece? Up the back, or sides?"


    Instead of cutting the length in half, I left it in tact and cut on the fold, that way I only had to sew one side and have one seam, which I put in the back. That way it gave less chance of a seam rip, since 4 year olds are crazy :)

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