Gathered Front Maternity Dress Hack, Sewing Tutorial

Hey friends! I’ve got a fun maternity dress sewing hack for you today: how to add gathering in the center front of a dress! This is a wonderful modification for accommodating a growing bump, especially later in your pregnancy! I used a combination of two patterns for this: The Be Captivating and Breezy dresses, both of which are linked below. You can use just the Breezy dress if you like, but I added the crossover front so as to make it nursing-friendly as well!

Patterns:
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Here are the tools I used:
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Self Healing Cutting Mat: https://bit.ly/33Ore5c
Rotary Cutter: https://bit.ly/3kyhp1p
Clear Acrylic Ruler: https://bit.ly/2GtArWU
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My Machines:
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Fabric from https://olgascloset.com/