Category: maxi dress challenge

If you thought I could do a Maxi Dress Challenge with the Aunties and not include something for Guinevere, think again. The fabric is from the same gifted fabric stash as the rest for the Maxi Dress Challenge. I used the top pattern from Simplicity 4203 and added length to the gathered piece, measuring out how long…

Remember the maxi-dress challenge? I’ll let the Aunties explain what they’ve been up to whenever they feel like sharing. Me? I have to share now…Right now. I started with Simplicity 2579, a now out-of-print pattern from 2009 that I picked up in a thrift store for 50 cents. Notice the contrast waist. I used that contrast fabric…

Auntie Laura has already revealed her plans for a Maxi Dress, so it seems like a good time for the backstory on this upcoming project.A few months ago, I had a tote stuffed full of fabric given to me. The tote itself is a pretty standard size, somewhat larger than a laundry basket. When I started pulling…