3 Yards of Jersey Fabric Becomes Yoga Pants and a Maxi Dress!

I am a Type 4 with a secondary 1. My least present type is Type 3; however, it does show up in two ways: shopping savvy, and practical efficiency. This blog post is an example of that efficiency. I decided to post it in case it helps someone else think through their sewing planning.


The first thing I made was a maxi dress. I laid down a maxi dress from my closet and cut around it. An advantage to doing this is that you don't have to pin anything. Fabric is much heavier and more flexible than paper patterns that need to be pinned. If you notice the empty fabric right next to the dress is the same sort of triangle shape, so I flipped the maxi dress over and laid it down going the other way. I was really lucky with this fabric because it's a giant tube, so both sides of the fabric are a fold. This means I didn't have to sew a seam up the back of the dress. A back seam isn't the end of the world, so if that's what you have to work with, do it. I made the straps out of scraps.

Then with the bottom half, I folded it in half vertically and laid some yoga pants on it. I cut around those as well. I made the top waist band out of extra scraps.

**NOTE** If you do this, make sure to unfold both pieces and cut the waist hem lower in the front on both legs. This keep the waist higher in the back to allow for your butt, and keeps the pants comfortable in the crotch when sitting.

Here is the dress. 56" long.

And here are the pants. 37" inches long.

The End!