Turn Larissa's blouse into a dress: the tutorial! - Les lubies de Cadia

Turn Larissa's blouse into a dress: the tutorial!

You loved the Larissa blouse, so here's an easy way to turn it into a dress for the festive season.

This pattern is accessible to beginners, and so are the modifications I'm about to show you 😉

Sequin dress
Sewing dress for the holidays
Sequin dress

For this dress, I sewed version 1 of the pattern and did not sew the sleeve cuffs. I used a sequined fabric I found at Sonitis (in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris).

For this hack, only pieces A and D (front and back) will need to be modified. To lengthen this blouse into a dress, I cut these two pieces at the hip line.

I then added 17 cm (6 5/8) between the hip line and the bottom of the pattern (I'm 1m62 tall, so that gives you an idea of how much to add).

Turn blouse into dress

 

Finally, I retraced the lines to close the pattern :

 Change pattern blouse to dress

Once the pattern is complete, don't forget to check that the edges that will be sewn together are the same length. In principle, yes with these modifications! But when you're modifying a pattern, it's easy to make a mistake!

Sequin dress - pattern Larissa
Larissa sequin dress seen from the back

 

So what do you think of this hack? Do you love this little party dress? Let me know in the comments! Larissa's pattern is available in sizes 34 to 52, and in paper or PDF.

Happy sewing and see you soon!

Cadia



  • Josette le

    Hello,
    Can the Larissa blouse be made with jersey?
    Thank you in advance for your reply.
    Josette

  • Annick Podevyn le

    I work a lot with your patterns for the moment the jacket cosmique edition 3 this one will be lined in quilted.
    Thank you for all your help.
    Annick

  • Annick Podevyn le

    terrific super beautiful and easy to make.

    Annick

  • Senez Marie le

    That's why you need a stretchy fabric! And you say the hip line (so the bottom of the pattern)? Thank you. So cool.

  • Muriel le

    Hello, is this transformation conceivable for a knitted fabric, or sweater? Thank you
    Muriel


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