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Sew the Benning Dress

Fabric ideas and fitting details for this tiered dress.

Posted in: Sewing Patterns • February 28, 2021

If you want a dress with a fun, floaty silhouette, sew the Benning dress. This V-neck dress has a relaxed fit and a two-tiered skirt, perfect for playing with color-blocking, prints, and textured fabrics.





The waist seam hits about 2” above the waist, and two tiers are gathered below.

If you want to sew this dress with us, step-by-step, watch the video sewalong in the Classroom. See more details about the class below. Most importantly, this dress has side seam pockets.


























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