Maxi Dress – Page 6

Tutorial: Refashion a dress and some t-shirts into a maxi dress

August 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Anshu from Blooms and Bugs combined three unwanted garments to make a refashioned maxi dress. She used a t-shirt for the top, a tiered dress for the skirt, and the fabric from a second shirt to create a faux… Read more ...

Tutorial: Girl’s one shouldered ruffled maxi dress

July 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a one shouldered maxi dress for girls. It has a ruffle across one shoulder at the top, and a deep ruffle around the hem. Cute!! Get the how-to. [photo from iCandy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lettuce Edge Maxi Dress, designed for full busted women

June 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Shannon from Googiemomma guest blogs at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make her Lettuce Edge Maxi Dress. The post is an intersection of two awesome series – the (30) Days of Sundresses at Melly Sews, and… Read more ...

Tutorial: It’s a Cinch maxi dress with a wide sash

June 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Alida from I Make Stuff guest blogs in the (30) Days of Sundresses series at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make her It’s A Cinch maxi dress. The long dress fits close to the body, with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy and Chic Maxi Dress for little girls

June 18, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Justine from Sew Country Chick guest blogs in the (30) Days of Sundresses series at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make her Easy and Chic Maxi Dress for little girls. At first glance, it looks like the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Two tone maxi dress with faux wrap and ruffled neckline

June 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Beverly from Flamingo Toes guest blogs in the (30) Days of Dresses series at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make a maxi sundress with a ruffled neckline and faux wrap skirt. She used two colors of knit… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Sunshine Poured Out Maxi Dress

June 8, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jill from Made It On Monday guest blogs at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make her Sunshine Poured Out Maxi Dress. The top is embellished with diagonal stripes, and the hem pieced with wide horizontal stripes. … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Chevron maxi dress for nusing mamas

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make a chevron maxi dress that’s also a nursing dress. She pieced the striped fabric to create a large chevron design. The wide… Read more ...

Tutorial: Refashion a maxi dress to a midi dress with a raised front hem

June 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kasey from My Life On The Divide shows how she refashioned a maxi dress to midi dress with a hem that’s raised in the front. This kind of hem is super popular right now. She shows two options for the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn a strapless maxi dress into a one shouldered top

May 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kasey from My Life on the Divide took an old (and stretched out ) strapless maxi dress and gave it new life as a one shouldered top. It took just one cut and one seam. She shares a tutorial showing… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s summer maxi dress

May 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Simple Simon & Co. shows how a little girl’s t-shirt plus some yardage in a bright summery print becomes a cute maxi dress. You’ll use just the top of the shirt, so this would be a great use for… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Maternity maxi dress with ruched sides

May 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jill from Made It On Monday shows how to create a maternity maxi dress. To keep it from looking like a giant tent, she ruched the sides at the belly to give extra room just where it’s needed. The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Greek style top and skirt from a maxi dress

May 17, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Whitney from Freshly Given made this gorgeous Greek style top and mini skirt out of a maxi skirt. It’s a little-to-no sewing project, and she shares a tutorial showing how to do it. Get the tute. [photo from Freshly… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Bow front halter maxi dress

May 15, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Terra from Mama Says Sew shares a tutorial showing how to make her Bow Front Maxi Dress. The floor-length knit halter dress has a large bow stitched across the bodice. I’ve never been brave enough to wear a halter… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Girl’s maxi dress t-shirt refashion

May 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Melissa Mortenson from fourteen may and The Polkadot Chair shows how to make a girl’s maxi dress out of a t-shirt and some pretty yardage. If you’re new to sewing but want to try your hand at making a little… Read more ...