Looking to get the most out of your patterns this summer? Extend the size of your summer wardrobe with a simple and easy pattern hack! This hack of the Mood Fabrics Poppy Dress creates the perfect win-win situation with pieces that can be worn together or as separates. Here’s how!
Purchase Materials Used Below:
- 4 yards of Mood Exclusive Picnic Patisserie Cotton Voile
- 10pc White Plastic 4-Hole Button – 36L
- 1 spool of White 1000m Gutermann Sew-All Thread
- MDF195 – The Poppy Dress Pattern (free download below!)
Alternative Recommended Fabrics:
All seam allowances are 1/2″ unless otherwise stated. See chart below for sizing specifications. Note, this specific pattern is available up to a size 30.
Sewing your pattern as separates couldn’t be easier. Once you have your pieces cut out, attach the waistband to your skirt as you would with any normal skirt and waistband.
Add the self-belt to the bottom of your top for an easy tie-and-go look! No closures are needed.
The look and style of your sleeves are totally optional. I decided to print the flutter sleeve from Mood Fabric’s free Nyssa Dress pattern. This sleeve was a perfect fit, no adjustments were needed!
How do you plan to hack your Poppy Dress? We’d love to know!
Use the original puff sleeve for your Poppy Dress hack to create a statement look!
The skirt is a great separate to rock with tank tops, and tee’s all summer long!
6 comments
I really love this! I am super excited to try this out. I found something I wanted on Shein but it sold out before my b-day and decided to look around for a pattern. It was a really cool pool pant and top but this is sooo similar. Thank you so much!!!!!
Hi there! Currently, our patterns are only available in US Letter and A4 sizes. 😀
I did this for the skirt and made the belt for it as well, just added belt loops. I had to go up a couple of sizes so the “waist” would hit at my hip and used the original length so it wouldn’t be too short.
I REALLY LOVE IT ! Thanks for this free pattern <3
I love this pattern! But I have a question… some of the pages didn’t quite line up properly, and I had to manipulate the pages just to get lines to be even. Especially pages 14, 19, and 29. It was wayyyyyy off kilter. Did I print wrong? Did I not tape them together right? The test square was exactly what it needed to be. I placed the pages directly on the overlapped part and everything… it was so frustrating
Hi Rebekah! I totally understand how frustrating that is. The printer I use has little adjustable edge guides in the loading slot, which, if they aren’t flush with the paper, can make the pages print all wonky. Even if things DO print perfectly, I’ve found that if one page is taped out of alignment, it can sometimes majorly throw off other pages. If I encounter this problem, I just adjust the pieces once I cut everything out. This is the method that personally works for me. 🙂