Being a short person, I jumped on the maxi dress trend a little late thinking it would look horrible on me. However, after finally giving in and sewing one, I have to admit, with the right design and fabrics, it looked fabulous on. This spring, maxi dresses are the ‘it’ look and I don’t plan on letting this trend go by. The problem? There’s hardly any patterns available, so what’s a girl to do?
Try looking for vintage patterns. Those from the 1970’s will have a similar shape and design.
Modify an existing pattern. Use a simple, ankle-length skirt and extend the seams.
Make your own pattern by following one of these tutorials: Sew Much Ado’s Maxi Skirt, Fashion Fast Forward’s transformation from scarf to skirt, or Morning by Morning Productions smocked version.
Jun 5, 2011, 11.52 PMby sedika
thanks for this
Mar 22, 2011, 03.33 AMby petitejosette
the link to “Sew Much Ado” leads to a Justin Bieber video on YouTube..
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Apr 12, 2011, 07.08 PMby mynameisdavid
Hi Josette,
The link has now been fixed. Thanks for the heads up!
- David