Hello and welcome to new hoppers! :)
I feel very honored when Kathy from Handmade Dress Heaven invited me to join this wonderful blog hop that she is hosting. We are to sew a dress using the Perfect Party Dress pattern by Tie Dye Diva (affiliate link) and we were asked to show variations or modification, big or small of the pattern. Today is the final round and I had so much fun reading other participants entries.
Now, I am a big fan of any pattern designed by Jen, the genius behind Tie Dye Diva (TDD), I have bought almost all of her patterns and have sewn many of them with much success! So I know that the Perfect Party Dress Pattern is indeed a great pattern used as is.
However, my intention during this blog hop is to show you how with a perfect bodice pattern block you can use it to transform the pattern into any dress you like. For instance, a maxi dress!
Yep, I did that plus empire waist and long sleeves! And my little princess is beaming, it was worth the effort :D
I managed to snap a few photos on how I modified the bodice pattern. I made a size 7/8 for my 7 yo girl. Here's how I do it :
Now you have altered front and back patterns. Note the changes I made on the fabrics to cut. I eliminated the lining and sash pieces to turn this into no-sash, empire cut dress :)
For the sleeves, you can actually use any sleeves pattern in your girl size from any of your existing pattern collection. I actually used TDD sleeve pattern from her Chelsea dress! I wanted a bit of a puff on the sleeves so I cut a bit wider on top and gathered as in photos below :
To turn this into a maxi I just measured my girl from her chest down and add a 1 inch seam allowance. I did not put a sash. The dress has an invisible zipper closure. It is my favorite go to closure, so easy! There are many tutorials on the web for invisible zipper. I also added a dainty lace trim to pretty it up but still keeping everything else simple.
I love the background here...just like a real castle lol |
Princess pose done right haha |
Princess in her garden... |
By the beautiful lake... |
Of all the photos this is the one that I love most. My little princess in her perfect maxi dress!
Thank you for reading and don't forget to visit everyone's blogs in the blog hop!
oh my goodness, I never imagined how fabulous you would make this dress. It's lovely!! Perfect. And, the location is beautiful. Thanks so much for hopping with me!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathy! I had so much fun! Mine is not a summer dress but my girl is so into flowy maxi dress right so I thought I'd indulge her a bit lol. Thanks for having me in the hop Kathy!
DeleteSo pretty! I love the maxi version!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Amy we love the maxi too! <3
DeleteBeautiful - the photos, your daughter, the dress! I love this as a maxi!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! :)
DeleteWow...kenapalah saya takut nak belajar jahit dress.. huhu.. gambar hanan pose duduk tu memang ala2 pwincess gitu.. hihi...
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