Maxi dress for + sizes - non stretch??

[stardust1]

Anyone have a pattern, or know of a pattern for a maxi dress that can use nice satin type material. Needs to be plus sized or easily converted to that.
I found some neat patterns at spotlight but they were all for a stretch which is reaaaallly not what I want (and the prints there were gross).

[grizle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEgxJPEa ... re=related

Not sure how it would go for the fabric you may be using.

[stardust1]

wow she makes that look really simple.. altho she is tiny as, so I might need it to be more flared at parts to hide bits..

Thanks tho

[stardust1]

http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m6073-products-10884.php?page_id=108

This is the one I wanted, unless I find some nice stretch knit that you don't see me coming a mile off, like you would in the fabric on that pattern..

[Claude30]

I made something similar to that years ago (and I mean over years) but had buttons down the front and I used a light weight broadcloth from memory (was so light it was see through in the skirt with nothing behind it), but floated lovely and hid everything.

[xmasangls]

will this pattern work?

front cover and pg 2
http://www.ottobredesign.com/lehdet_js/ ... ex.html?en

[sjl]

I'm pretty sure one of the burda magazines I have has something in it - as you're using satin I'm assuming it's more formal?
I'll see if I can find a link.

[stardust1]

ummm not neccessarily formal, just really liked some satin I found at spotlight.. and really don't like any of the stretch knit stuff. I like to hide my cankles so want something long..

This is the kind of thing I'm looking for, but maybe I need to look for some nice knit..

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[sjl]

OK, after a fun couple of hours flicking through magazines I've found myself a couple of things to make and picked out these ones that may match what you want. I think 132 in the 5/09 issue is the closest to your picture.

Some refs to burda website and other scanned images of the line drawings from the magazine - for some reason they don't keep them all available online - grrr

http://www.burdastyle.de/trends/news/pl ... _2411.html look for 137c
http://www.burdastyle.de/magazine/burda ... _3012.html style 117
6/09
5/09
6/08


if you don't know someone down there that has the magazines then I'm happy to loan them if you pay post.