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04.17

zippy dress hack tutorial + a goose dress

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Yesterday I shared my pink dress that I made from the zippy top pattern. Today I’m sharing another dress, the geese dress, plus a zippy dress hack tutorial. It’s a loose dress, so you can either wear it loose, put elastic in the waist or cinch it up with a belt. 

This fabric is c/o Miss Matatabi on etsy. It’s a linen blend voile fabric with little geese all over it. It feels a lot like gauze, lightweight but really strong! t’s so soft and has a nice drape! I love the colors in this dress, almost a Neapolitan color palette, but it also comes in a few other colorways.

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To make your zippy top into a dress, make the crop top version but don’t hem it. You can cut off an inch or two from the bottom if you’d like.  step1

Cut two skirt pieces. Use the measurements below. step2

Sew skirt pieces together at the side seams. Finish seam allowance.

step3

Fold under 1/4″ at the hem and press. Fold under another 1/4″ and press. Then stitch hem in place.step4

Sew two rows of baste stitches at the top of each skirt panel. Stop and start again at the side seams, it is tough to gather fabric over seams, so this will make it easier.step5

Pull stitches to gather skirt panels.step6

Flip skirt up and pin to bodice, matching side seams. Adjust your gathers so they match up.step7

Stitch and finish seam allowance.step8

Turn right side out and you’re done!

 

done

You can also make the skirt a little shorter if you want a short dress that you can pair with leggings.  

 

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  Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Come back tomorrow for a giveaway of the FABRIC variety!!!

 

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6 Comments

  1. katie

    04/17 at 10:29 AM

    Love this! Printing my Zippy pattern as we speak, and I’m saving for an order at Miss Matatabi… so many cute fabrics.

  2. Ashley

    04/17 at 10:49 AM

    Love! I have my pattern and fabric cut… Really hoping I can have it sewed up by Easter Sunday!

  3. janet @ ordinary mom

    04/17 at 3:12 PM

    I love this! I have been looking at some easy tops/dresses to throw over jeans and I LOVE this look. Can’t wait to try it out! :)

  4. kathy

    04/17 at 10:46 PM

    What a great way to make an adorable dress, and the fabric that you used to make the longer shirt (or shorter dress, depending on how you look at it) is great, Paired with leggings it is so cute!

  5. Frances

    04/18 at 8:51 PM

    This dress is so adorable, Kate!

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