Thursday, July 28, 2016

Winnie Pinnie Blog Tour- Closed Back Hack

Welcome to Jellylou Creations, one of the stops in the Little Lizard King Winnie Pinnie blog tour.  Have you purchased this amazing pattern yet?  Right now you can save 20% through Aug 1 (11:59pm EST) with code WPTour in the LLK Shop!

The Winnie Pinnie is amazing!!  I love the lines in the bodice and the swirls you can create with different fabrics on the skirt!  The Winnie Pinnie pattern has an amazing open back that I really love.  Unfortunately, some schools do not allow open back clothing.  If you love this pattern but still want to make it for school then keep on reading!  I will show you another way to make this dress with a closed back that is dress code friendly.

To create this dress with a closed back you basically make it the same way as you would with the open back except you cut out the 4 back bodice pattern pieces a little different.  I found it was best to cut my pieces with a straight line matching the longer back tab in the original pattern piece from the open back pattern.  See this photo.
Your new back bodice pieces will look like the photo below.

After cutting your fabric pieces you will then assemble the entire dress as described in Little Lizard King's instructions.  You can then close the bodice with 3-4 buttons as needed.  I like to try the bodice on my daughter before adding the buttons and skirt to make sure it fits just right.


In the end you will have the same amazing look with a closed back.  This bodice has some really great lines that give this dress a great look and fit.  I think my daughter approved!


I hope you can find this hack useful!  Please feel free to leave me comments below.
For for inspiration and hacks, visit the rest of the stops in the blog tour!!



Monday, July 25th- Kick off post with Little Lizard King (Sale Begins)
Tuesday, July 26th- Heather | All Things Katy | and Megan | The Northern Belle |
Wednesday, July 27th- Melissa | Made by Melli | and Jane |Not Sew Plain Jane |
Thursday, July 28th- Sara | Irish Eyes are Sewing | and Kari | Little Lizard King |
Friday, July 29th- Jennifer | Jellylou Creations | and Cassie | Two Sweet Peas and Me |
Saturday, July 30th- Dearly Loved Photography | and Valerie | Elegantine |
Monday, August 1- Raedene | Little Lizard King | (End of Sale)

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