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Maxi Dress Pattern

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July 9, 2012 By Rose Fine Crafts Leave a Comment

Maxi dresses are great for summer: as draped cover-ups, for evening glamour and/or all day sun cover. None will be stealing the show but you, wearing a suitable maxi dress!

 

womens fashion maxi dresses :: FineCraftGuild.com

How about you making this beauty? This easy-peasy maxi dress uses nothing more but a top you already own as your base sewing pattern.

 

Maxi Dress

Materials Needed

  • 2-2.5 yd knit fabric (60" wide)
  • 2 packages 1/2" wide elastic
  • 1 package double fold 1/2" wide bias tape

Material = Style

The fabric you’ll choose for this dress dictates the style.

 
From Sexy Glamour

 

To Fun Summer …

 

(check out this super stretchy alternative…)


Pink-navy blue tropical flower fabric pattern – a lightweight polyester spandex.

 
Bringing it forward to also suit early Fall …

Perfect for September vacations, is a maxi dress made from this spandex- blend fabric. Gorgeous.

 

Vacation Maxi Dresses

I had fun placing this dress in a Italian setting. What a wonderful dress to stroll around when that light is just so magical in a romantic Italian hillside town, in the late afternoon-evening….

womens fashion maxi dresses :: FineCraftGuild.com

Model, dress design & pattern: Abby, www.sewmuchado.com

 

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More Women Summer Fashion

Sewing Patterns

Maxi Dress (another super easy & fast to make glamour dress, with video tutorial)

Bina Wrap (for cool evenings; another fast sewing project)

Ruffle Dress ~ sewing pattern

Dolce Gabbana Silk Shorts ~ sewing pattern (absolutely ‘wow’!)

Womens Fashion ~ overview of sewing patterns

 

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Summer Crochet & Knitting Patterns

If you prefer to knit or crochet, have a look at this

Laced Summer Crochet Shawl with Flowers

Halter top, with Granny Triangles Shawl

Knit Bikini

… or see at this Crochet Patterns Overview what clothing you’d like to make this summer.

 

Fun Summer 

Fashion Accessories

We have lots and lots of jewelry making tutorials and accessory patterns here, but here are some fun highlights…

Try making this Tribal Bungy Cord Necklace,

A studded & chain-embellished  Jeans Bag,

or make some Luu Chan Wrap Bracelets

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