It took me a while to jump on the maxi bandwagon, but now that I'm there, I simply don't want to jump off. Maxis are so comfortable! While I usually make knit ones, this time I made one in this amazing peachskin fabric from Fabric Mart. This fabric was from a famous dress designer and it sold out quickly! I love the colors.
See what I mean? These colors are so lovely for cooler months!
Actually, these colors are lovely all the time.
Here is the pattern I used: 
This pattern is designed as a pullover dress that's loose-fitting, with a lined bodice, shoulder pleats, raised front waist, front pleating, and elasticized back waist narrow hem and front snap closing. There are length and sleeve variations.
As you can see, I made the maxi version with the sleeves of C, and left off the front tie.
I still need to polish the fit on this. I did make a muslin and I have those movement lines on the side bodice that I couldn't get rid of.
I added buttons to the center front wrap portion and actually, this has enough ease that you don't need to snaps at all.
This dress is LONG! For reference, I am 5'7" and I took this up 2 inches instead of the recommended 5/8". I plan on wearing heels with this.
Another modification I made was to eliminate the bodice lining. I created 2" wide bias bands, attached them, and then folded to the inside and topstitched down.
I plan on wearing this a lot! Thanks for reading!
Sue
Wow! This looks fantastic on you, very nice.
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