Maxi Dress with Shoulder Bows and Front Slit
Introducing a flowing maxi dress pattern featuring charming shoulder bows and a distinct front slit, cut on the bias for an elegant drape.
When To Wear:
- Summer Gatherings & Brunches: Its light fabric and relaxed elegance make it perfect for warm-weather events.
- Resort & Vacation Wear: An ideal choice for travel, offering comfortable style for various destinations.
- Everyday Chic: Versatile enough to be dressed up or down for an effortlessly stylish daily look.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Maxi length, with a subtle A-line silhouette cut on the bias for a flowing and flattering drape.
Neckline: Scoop neckline at both front and back, elegantly finished with bias binding.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design with wide straps that tie into charming bows at the shoulders.
Hem: Maxi length hem featuring a central front slit, providing ease of movement and a contemporary touch.
Waist: Undefined waistline, allowing the dress to flow freely from the bust for a relaxed yet elegant fit.
Construction: Bias cut construction for an exceptional drape and fluidity, enhancing the garment's natural movement.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires precise handling of bias-cut fabrics, accurate dart construction, and neat application of bias binding for the neckline and armholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose light to medium-weight dress fabrics with good drape, ideal for bias cutting:
- Linen blends
- Light dress fabrics
Additional Supplies
No additional notions are required.
CUTTER'S MUST
- BACK PANEL - QTY 2
- FRONT PANEL - QTY 2
- BIAS BINDING for front and back neckline - QTY 1 (length 102 cm, width 3.5 cm (including SEAM ALLOWANCES))
- BIAS BINDING for armholes - QTY 2 (length 56 cm each, width 3.5 cm (including SEAM ALLOWANCES))
- Shoulder ties - QTY 4 (length 33 cm each, width 4.5 cm)
Sewing Instructions
- The FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL are cut on the bias. Before hemming the dress, allow it to hang for a day, then redraw the hemline.
- Stitch darts on the FRONT PANEL pieces, press up.
- Above the slit NOTCH, stitch the front center seam and back center seam. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES open.
- Stitch shoulder seams. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES open.
- Fold BIAS BINDING in half wrong sides together, press long edges inwards so they meet in the middle of the strips.
- Baste BIAS BINDING to the hemline of the neckline and armholes, right sides together, then stitch into a loop. Turn BIAS BINDING to the wrong side of the dress, baste. Topstitch the strips from the right side into the seam.
- Stitch side seams, hand-sew SEAM ALLOWANCES to the strips.
- Press the SEAM ALLOWANCES of the slit and the dress hem to the wrong side and baste first the hem SEAM ALLOWANCES, then the SEAM ALLOWANCES along the slit on the front. Topstitch the edges of the slit and the bottom edge from the right side at a distance of 1.5 cm. The topstitch line on the bottom edge ends exactly at the edges of the slit.
- Stitch ties right sides together, rounding the ends and leaving an opening of about 5 cm in the seam for turning. Trim SEAM ALLOWANCES. Turn ties right side out, press edges. Hand-sew the opening in the seam. Tie the ties in knots on the straps.
