DIY 1 Hr. Maxi Dress

I'm going to go ahead and blame my new found love of prints, especially polka dots on hormones and the camouflaging nature of a great print. It's hard to believe I have only 9 weeks left to go and I'm happy to announce the only maternity wear I've purchased have been bras. Mood Fabrics has made this process a cinch due to it's incredible fabric selection and the fact I can order a fabric with confidence that It will be just as described.

This dress was made with this beautiful cotton-viscose jersey found on moodfabrics.com The fabric has plenty of stretch, is light weight and feels amazing on.

I didn't use a pattern for this quick and easy dress, but used my self-drafted instructions from this maxi I made last year. This go round I made a few adjustments to accommodate the bump:

-Instead of measuring from the top of the bodice to the waist, I measured from the top of the bodice to 3" above my waist.

-For extra bust support, I added a asymmetric strap by cutting a piece of fabric 1" wide by 20" long. Stitch fabric closed, turn it inside out, stitch one side of the strap to the inside of the front of the dress, add 2 sew on snaps to the other end of the strap and to the inside of the back of the dress.

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