Today, I will be showing you the Madeline Maxi Dress I made.
The pattern is from Serendipity Studio – one of my favorite pattern companies. All of the patterns are easy to follow and Kay Whitt, the designer explains everything so well! With the Madeline Maxi dress you have five different variations to choose from. There is a contrasting neckline with an empire waistband, a gathered skirt and an invisible zipper. Invisible zippers usually scare me because they either break (after the dress is finished!) or seams don’t match and I become fast friends with my seam ripper! Luckily, this one went in without a problem.
The bodice of the dress is actually one piece - the contrasting trim is cut into a “Y” shape and topstitched on. There is a lot of topstitching and edgestitching, which it takes the most time, but once you’re finished, everything else goes together quickly! I didn’t spend more than 6 hours on this dress including cutting time.
The fabric is my favorite part of this dress. I found it while shopping at Salvation Army in the home/bedding section! It’s from a twin flat sheet! Something about it just popped out at me and screamed, “summer dress!” and I had been wanting to make something using a sheet. It is soft and it has a good drape to it. The contrasting trim is from our local quilt shop. The sheet makes up the majority of the dress and I spent $3 on it. In total the dress cost about $15.
The Madeline Maxi Dress is also a great dress for different seasons. I’m from Minnesota and the weather is finally getting cooler and it’s starting to feel like fall! I’m looking forward to wearing different colored cardigans, leggings and boots with this dress.
My sister wanted to get in on the photo shoot, so here’s a fun picture of the two of us.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my Madeline Maxi Dress. Feel free to stop by The College Seamstress anytime. I’d love to have you visit! Happy Selfish Sewing!
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Thank you for sewing for sharing your Selfish Sewing, Elizabeth. I wish I found nice vintage sheets and fabrics at my Goodwills. Someone must be beating me to them!
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