Friday, June 30, 2017

Wardrobe by Me Hera Top Hack into a maxi dress.

Wardrobe by Me Hera Top Hack.
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We were given the opportunity to be creative and come up with how would I "hack", or come up with a different design using the Hera top, which is a free pattern if you sign up for the Wardrobe by Me mailing list here, 

I have been eyeing a woven cross over bodice dress in maxi length and finally had the opportunity to sew one up. But, I wanted the tie belt to be in the center and not to the side as a normal wrap dress would tie. While it is a wrap dress hack, it ties in the center.

Here is a brief overview:  I used a medium weight woven rayon fabric. I did not want my maxi dress to be overly full, I wanted a bit more fitted look. I used the bodice top front and back, not the peplum, measured approximately 18" wide towards the bottom length and measured down to how long I wanted my maxi. I cut from the waist of bodice down and tapered out to the 18" wide measurement toward end of hem. I repeated the same step for the back bodice. I sewed the ties to the side seams according to where I wanted my ties to be, and then sewed snaps to close the sides of the dress. for the sleeves I extended them to approximately 5" and gathered. It's best to use the add on sleeve for this process if you wanted a longer sleeve than the pattern provides. You can pick up the add on sleeve here in the support group.

This is not a tutorial, but a brief overview of what I did.

          




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Synthia L Gerritson






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  1. IlseJuly 1, 2017 at 2:07 AM

    Your Hera hack is beautiful! Smart idea to put your waist tie in the center. Love it!

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