Early in 2013 our second daughter, Frosty (nom de plume), was expecting her first baby. Frosty was working in retail and needed to wear black, business type attire. Pants were no longer fitting well due to the growing baby bump. Frosty had a look around for a maxi dress but was unable to find anything suitable. She asked if I would be able to make one.
I used the pattern below as a base for the dress.
I then adjusted the pattern pieces to what Frosty wanted. No bow at the front, the front scooped and the back with a “V” slightly deeper than the scoop at the front. The sleeves finished just above the elbow. Frosty also wanted the dress to be full length.
I used a heavy-weight cotton knit. I created facings for the front and back as the pattern used a different method.
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I then re-draughted the front and back pattern pieces to get what I wanted. Front pattern piece below.
And back.
And the back.
