My version of the Maxi

After seeing Mimi’s version of a maxi with with a front slit, I thought I’d give it a try.  It looks so comfy and easy to wear.
I had used this fabric to make a strapless dress in its previous incarnation.
 
I never wore the dress, since I just wasn't comfortable with it.  It had elastic above the bust and at the waistline, and I always had this nightmare of me stepping on the hem and it sliding down.  So I decided to reconstruct it. 

After taking the strapless maxi apart; I took McCall 6752 and altered it to come up with my own maxi. View D has a similar styling above the waist.

      
I changed the skirt portion.  I wanted a little more fullness at the bottom, so I cut the bottom half 3 sizes larger than the size I needed and tapered it to the appropriate waist size.  Of course I had to add extra length to get it to the floor length that I wanted.

I had a black leather belt that I chose to use with the dress, and a pair of gladiator sandals.  Here is my front slit maxi dress:

Happy Sewing . . .

Black and White coloring in my life

Remember Simplicity 2702 and the "fish" dress? 

Well I had a piece of black/white stripe fabric in my stash:



I found this fabric at a couple of years ago at an estate sale.  Originally, I thought I'd make a skirt from it,  but decided this dress would work nicely out of this fabric.

  

Front View                                                     Back View

After the first stitching of this pattern, this became an even quicker sew.
A couple of days ago I did a stop at my local DSW, and found the perfect shoes to go with this dress. they are black and white like the dress:

      

As for the 4th of July, I've decided to celebrate by doing a sewing marathon.  I just altered McCall 6713, and finished it last night.

Happy Sewing and Hope you had a joyful 4th of July . . . . .