Open Back Maxi Dress Sewing Tutorial - how to turn a mini dress sewing pattern into a maxi dress

[@natashamaraj2281]

Beautiful ❤

[@isi-sew]

Gorgeous ❤❤love

[@Sewingwithsolana]

Thank you!!

[@magdalenarosendecabrera8046]

Hey!! i just bought the Leo dress, but now i wonder how much more fabric should i buy? thank you!!

[@amelitrummer8721]

Ist the front part of the Leo dress and the Josephine dress the same? :)

[@isabellaandersson7926]

How about the fabric and general fit of the dress, I have now made two sets of the Leo dress. One in S and one in M size and I do have a difficulty of getting it over my shoulders when I put it on. One on the M size fits perfectly, I used a 100% cotton fabric so i guess that is one fault there because there is no streach to the fabric.

[@Sewingwithsolana]

It's very important that you cut your dress on bias, because when cutting fabric on bias it will automatically get a stretch to it, if you just cut it following the grain line it is super hard putting it on (unless you want to sew in a zipper)

[@Simple_Lina]

Oh noooo :( Its like one week too late :( I am sewing the Josephine dress as a long dress and I just elongated the dress, I didn't widen it :( I already cut the fabric😢 I didn't start to sew yet, can I do anything about it? I dont have enough fabric to cut it out again...

[@Sewingwithsolana]

We already talked on IG but I'll reply here too in case someone made the same mistake... I would recommend adding a long slit on the the of the dress, or maybe even on both sides. This will give you more space for leg movement again :)