Patterns for Pirates Boundless Maxi Dress

I've had the Patterns for Pirates Boundless pattern for a very long time. It was recently updated to have a back with a higher cut line. I think I've only made the Boundless once and it was a tunic length. I'm not much of a dress wearer, but I do love maxi length dresses in the summer. Well, it's summer - and it's hot and sometimes I don't feel like wearing pants - so I made my first Boundless maxi dress.

I'll admit right now - I did not follow instructions. I didn't even look at them . I know the pattern has dimensions to cut the skirt. I know for my height I need my skirt to be 39" long for maxi length when attaching it to an empire waist. I had this lovely brushed nylon from Zenith & Quasar that I wanted to use for the skirt. The Brushed nylon is 70" wide and I just cut it at 39" for one big 39" by 70" rectangle.

I used this fun classic book cover print athletic brushed poly from Zenith & Quasar for the bodice. I also knew I didn't feel like lining it, and opted to band my neckline.

I put the band seam on my shoulder because I wanted to be able to wear my Boundless maxi backwards - if I ever wanted to.

Take a look at my gathered waist. I did my gathering on my serger. It gives me the most beautiful and even gathers. It's especially handy when gathering 70" of fabric! When I made my Boundless, I constructed the bodice by sewing the shoulder seams, then attaching the sleeves. I then sewed one side leaving one side open. I them took my gathered skirt and attached it going from one side to the other. I then closed the side seam from the end of the sleeve all the way to the bottom of the skirt.

I also used this fun book cover print from Zenith & Quasar to make a Sinclair Patterns Bianca knit bolero shrug.  You can read my blog post about it HERE.

My plan is to wear this to work, but have to admit - I fell very dressed up in the two pieces together.

Here's a slightly closer look at my printed fabric. I love to read and it was so fun to look over all these classic book covers and figure out if there were any I had not read.

I absolutely love how my Boundless maxi dress turned out. I think I will definitely make it again. I have a long hot summer ahead of me and I might have to ditch pants more often.

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