How to Make a Driftwood Maxi Dress

June 25, 2017

As a young child, I distinctly remember how special and elegant I felt wearing a long dress that my mother sewed for me. With a simple modification to the skirt of the Driftwood Dress pattern, you can make your little one a maxi dress - perfect for gathering wildflowers, teddy bear tea parties, or just to feel fancy any time.

There is also a blogpost on how to create the Women's Driftwood in a Maxi length here.

The only pattern modification necessary for the Driftwood Maxi Dress is to the skirt pattern piece.

Simply look up the size you are making in the following table, then add the dimension listed from the length of the knee-length skirt piece:

Size	18-24m	3	4	5	6	7	8	10
*Amount to add* (cm)**	23.5cm	24.2cm	24.5cm	24.7cm	25.0cm	26.0cm	27.0cm	29.0cm
*Amount to add* (inches)**	9.25"	9.5"	9.6"	9.7"	9.8"	10.2"	10.6"	11.4"

You may wish to add this amount to the skirt pattern piece when you are tracing it, or you could also pin the knee-length pattern piece to your fabric and mark the extra length on your fabric before cutting.

Sew your dress as outlined in the pattern tutorial.