
Do you want to be a shining star, talk of the party, or just look drop-dead gorgeous on your next night out? It’s finally time to lose that comfy chic clothing and start dressing up again! Check out our brand-new free pattern from Mood, the Tacca Dress. Not only is this pattern cute, but you can use a wide variety of materials such as sequins, brocade, lamé, or jacquard.



Purchase Materials Used Below:
- 4 yards Two-Tone Two Penny and Liquid Luster Paillette Sequins on Heathered Roasted Cashew Rayon Stretch Jersey Backing
- 1 884 Stone 24″ Invisible Zipper
- 1 set Foam Shoulder Pads Covered with Black Polyester – 6″ x 3.5″ x .5″
- Optional: 2 yards Jersey Lining
- MDF265 – The Tacca Dress Sewing Pattern (free download below!)

IMPORTANT: If you don’t have a lot of patience for ripping out sequins, choose a bigger sequin or a non-sequin fabric. If you choose a bigger, sequin keep in mind that the size of the sequins could affect the swag.
Step 1
Print pattern
Step 2
Tape pieces together and cut out your pattern. Note: If you are doing sequins, it’s optional to do the streamer piece not cut on the fold, and just hand sewn around the edges rather than double it up. Doing this would reduce bulkiness at the waistline.
Step 3
Prepare your fabric. If you have sequins or something beaded, make sure everything is going in the same direction. I also recommend cutting one piece at a time.
Step 4
Place your pattern pieces onto your fabric. Note: Since this pattern is asymmetrical, double-check each pattern piece carefully before cutting to ensure that they’re facing up in the correct direction.
Step 5
Remove all your sequins from your pattern piece along the seam allowances. For this sample, I did not remove the sequins into the waist darts for the front bodice and skirt. Since I was using a sequin fabric, I chose to pleat the darts instead of sewing them fully.
Step 6
Mark your darts using tailor’s tack/pins and remove sequins. To remove sequins in the dart, start at the middle and work your way down one side, then do the other. As you are removing the sequins, keep measuring the dart from your pattern to your actual dart so it will be the most accurate as possible. Lastly, hand baste the dart and then sew. Note: work on all darts before sewing anything else.



Step 7
If using a bulky fabric here, change the skirt dart into the pleat by putting two pins where the legs of the dart are and then fold them to one side and pin. Do this same process for the waistline darts on your front bodice.

Step 8
Sew the streamer down the side seam and one short end to create a tube.

Step 9
Flip right side out and sew a gathering stitch across the top.
Step 10
Hand stitch the hem of the swag on both sides. Note: be sure to double-check your hem is the right width, these sequins have a mind of their own!

Step 11
Sew a basting stitch along the front unfinished edge of your streamer.
Step 12
Gather the streamer and the swag matching at their notches along the waistline of your skirt.
Step 13
Place the bodice face to face with the skirt, matching side seams and darts, and sandwiching the streamer and swag in between. Sew along the waistline.
Note: If using a thicker fabric, I would suggest hand sewing, then machine sewing.

Step 14
Attach your back pieces to the front at the shoulder and side seams.

Step 15
Pin swag starting 2’’ above the bottom edge at the center back seam. Sew the center back seam about 12’’, leaving the remainder open to add in your zipper.

Step 16
Insert your center back zipper.
Step 17
Set in your sleeve, matching notches and seam lines, and sew.

Step 18
Pin shoulder pad to shoulder seam and hand sew into place.

Step 19
Do a rolled hem at the top of the dress and hand sew. If you are doing a lining, skip the hand sewing and sew how you normally would for a dress lining with right sides together, flip, and under stitch.
Step 20
Fold the hem and sleeve edge upward 2″ and stitch.
i am so obsessed i’m going to make this ASAP!
Wow! Just my style, love to wear clothes that is different than other wears. Think I have to do the waist straight as I have a insulin pump. Think it will work out fine, have to buy some hersey. Because the cost to import it from you I have to find similar here in Sweden.
Can’t wait to make this. I have the perfect fabric too. Download and will be making!
THIS IS EVERYTHING!!
I LOVE THIS and the sequin.
I am up for the challenge!
Thank you!
Love this and am wanting to make it in a velvet fabric for a holiday party coming up. However, I am curious about how it would work if the streamer was made to where it went all the way around to the back. Not really liking the look of it just being in the front.
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This one is gorgeous! i’m currently working on Marisol Jumper and i’ll be making this one for the wedding of my sister-in-law. i’ll use an elastic brocade fabric. i’m not a professional tailor but i think i can make it 🙂 thank you for all your patterns and all your efforts. now i need to return to mu sewing machine and finish marisol jumper and wear it while i’m doing this one, ahhahaah.
Best wishes.
Zeynep
Is there a video tutorial for this?
Hello, unfortunately we don’t have a tutorial for this particular pattern, but have a look at our other sewing tutorials here!
la tela que se usa para este patron es elastica??
Si, esta tela es elastica