How to Sew a Beautiful Wrap Dress Using a Simple Pattern
For this project, I made up the wrap version of the Betty dress pattern. This is a simple, beginner DIY wrap dress pattern.
In this post, I'll show you how to make the bodice for this flowy maxi dress and how to sew a wrap dress closed.
To see how I put together the rest of the dress, check out my video How To Sew A Boho Tiered Midi Dress.
Let's get started!
Tools and materials:
- Wrap Betty Dress pattern
- 3.5 yards of fabric, 54" wide
- Paper for pattern
- Pins
- Scissors
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- Serger (optional)
1. Cut out fabric
Print out the pattern, tape it together and cut out each piece. Pin them to your fabric as directed in the pattern and cut around them.
Leave the pattern pieces pinned to the fabric until you're ready to use that section.
2. Back bodice
Unpin the front and back bodice pieces. With right sides together, sew the center back seam taking a half inch seam allowance.
I finish all my edges with a serger. You can sew with a zigzag stitch on a regular sewing machine, make a French seam or use pinking shears.
Press the seam to one side.
3. Join shoulders
Pin the front pieces to the back at the shoulders, with right sides together and matching the notches.
Sew the seams, finish the edges and press the seams to one side.
4. Stay stitch
Stitch around the entire neckline at 1/4 inch from the edge to prevent stretching.
5. Join neck binding
Unpin the two neck bindings. With the right sides together, sew them along one short edge to make one continuous strip. Snip off the excess fabric at each side.
6. Attach neck binding
With right sides together, pin the seam on the neck binding to the center back seam of the bodice.
Continue to pin the binding around the back and front neckline.
Sew the binding to the neckline taking 1/4 inch seam allowance, stretching the binding gently as you sew.
7. Finish binding
Press the seam away from the bodice. Press the raw edge of the binding in towards the seam at 1/4 inch, so the edges touch.
Cut off any excess binding at the lower edges.
Fold the binding along the seam line to the inside of the bodice and pin it in place.
Sew along the inner edge on the wrong side, encasing the seams.
8. Wrap front
Match the center front notches together at the top and bottom.
Baste them together at the bottom so they don't move around when you attach the skirt.
DIY wrap dress pattern: How to sew a wrap dress
This is such a versatile version of the Betty Dress. It's perfect for nursing, if you're in that season of your life.
I made mine up in a linen stripe that flows beautifully but it works in so many different fabrics and always looks good.
I hope you love this flowy dress pattern. please let me know how you get on with it in the comments below.
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