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The Mora and Lilac dresses are inspired by a love for vintage fashion and the desire to create timeless, wearable pieces that elevate everyday style. Drawing from classic silhouettes, both patterns embrace the elegance of bygone eras while being thoughtfully designed for the modern sewist.
The Mora Dress, with its fit-and-flare shape and gathered skirt, pays homage to mid-century fashion. The spaghetti straps and fitted bodice evoke a sense of effortless grace, while practical elements like inseam pockets ensure everyday functionality. This dress is designed to be both flattering and approachable, offering sewists the opportunity to build their skills with techniques like princess seams, bias tape finishing, and invisible zippers. The result is a dress that feels both vintage and versatile—perfect for picnics, garden parties, or just feeling a bit more dressed up on any given day.
Ilisa is wearing a size 2 Mora dress with 1/2" added to the bodice length. Her measurements are: bust: 34" (86.4 cm), waist: 25" (63.5 cm), hip: 38 1/2" (97.8 cm), and she is 5' 9" (175.25 cm) tall.
Morgan is wearing a size 20 Mora dress with no adjustments. Her measurements are bust: 48" (122 cm), waist: 41" (104 cm), hip: 52" (132 cm), and she is 5' 9" (175.25 cm) tall.
FABRIC AND FIT
Fabric recommendations: Choosing the right fabric for the Mora Dress is essential to achieving the perfect fit and flow. Light to medium-weight woven fabrics work best, offering both structure and drape.
For a crisp, vintage-inspired look, opt for linen, chambray, poplin, or quilting cottons. For a softer, more romantic feel, consider lightweight options like batiste, lawn, clip dot, or double gauze. Fabrics with a subtle texture, like seersucker or shirting, add visual interest, while fluid options like rayon challis, rayon crepe, cupro, silk, and Tencel create a graceful silhouette.
Fitting tips:
• Understanding ease will help you pick the right size or sizes. This tutorial will teach you all about design and wearing ease.
• Follow this tutorial to lengthen and shorten a sewing pattern.
• If you want to blend between sizes, use this video tutorial.
• Here are tutorials for small bust adjustments and full bust adjustments.
