The Bridal Slip Dress: MARIA
The VJ Seamsters Bridal Collection begins with a timeless classic: the bridal slip dress.
Simple, elegant and endlessly adaptable, this digital sewing pattern gives you the foundations to create your own wedding dress — from understated and minimalist to romantic, glamorous or completely individual.
Whether you're an experienced dressmaker or an adventurous home sewist, the beauty of making your own wedding dress is that you can choose the fabric, colour, finish and details to make the design uniquely yours.
CUSTOMISE: Make It Your Own
Your wedding dress doesn't have to look like everyone else's.
The Maria Slip Dress provides a beautiful starting point for creating something uniquely yours. Experiment with luxurious silk, delicate lace, embroidery or other bridal fabrics and personalise your finished garment with your own choice of details.
Add your own styling touches, change the proportions or pair the dress with other bridal pieces to create a look that reflects your personality and your wedding day.
You could think about different styling ideas such as -
THE CLASSIC BRIDE
Clean, simple silk slip dress.
THE ROMANTIC BRIDE
Slip dress with lace or delicate embellishment.
THE GLAMOUR BRIDE
Slip dress styled with a dramatic veil, train or jacket.
THE MODERN BRIDE
Minimal slip dress with contemporary accessories.
For more ideas take a look at this blog: FROM CLOSET TO COUTURE: The Bridal Slip Dress Revealed
Is This Pattern For You?
Designed for the Bride Who Wants to Make Her Own irrespective of the fact that she may be nervous about attempting a wedding dress.
This pattern is for the bride who wants something more personal than an off-the-peg wedding dress.
Perhaps you've always loved sewing. Perhaps you've discovered dressmaking and want to take on a special challenge. Or perhaps you simply love the idea of walking down the aisle wearing something you made yourself.
THIS PATTERN IS FOR YOU if you are happy to learn to sew a zip into a dress or have done so before. If you are happy to sew a fabric which stretches a little when fitting or are willing to learn how to do so - this will be very important if you choose to cut your dress on the bias. Take a look at these 4 blogs to get yourself up to speed:
Mastering Centre Back Zips: Tips and Tricks for a Flawless Wedding Dress Finish
Sudden Exposure - Discover the Benefits of Exposed Zips and How to Install Them
Now You See Me - installing an invisible zip
We would classify this pattern as INTERMEDIATE due to zip installation and sewing fabric on the bias: if you decide to cut your dress on the bias.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
On downloading this pattern you will receive x3 files
a) Pattern Pieces - to be printed then tiled together;
b) Tiled Grid - to help you assemble your pattern pieces;
c) Instructions - for making up your Slip Dress.
These files are best opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader (it's free via Google). Print out in either A4 or US Letter.
