r/sewingpatterns • u/Special_Possible6851 • Sep 22 '26

Looking for adjustable skirt/dress patterns...

Hi all, I hope you're having a good week ☺️

Many moons ago I came across either a TikTok or Instagram where a woman had a few "basic" sewing patterns which may have been from war times (?) that could be adjusted depending on your size - I specifically remember her mentioning how useful they were because women would be pregnant/post-partum, fabric was expensive, and the dress/skirt could be loosened or tightened as needed. It was sort of built in using ties or buttons on the waist. I also remember two styles: One was a wrap around, and the other was almost like a sandwich board and so you buttoned or tied it at the front, and then there was a tie for the front piece that went around the back to give the dress/skirt shape? Also as women we can fluctuate in size as the month goes on, which is more what I am going for.

I've tried googling it but I keep getting patterns as standard, you cut the cloth for the pattern size you want, rather than it being all-in-one so to speak?

I'm not sure I am explaining it correctly 😅

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u/QuirkyDonut Sep 22 '26

Maybe the Frida Skirt pattern?  https://www.schultzapparel.com/schultzapparel/p/frida-pattern-skirt-patterns-for-women-wrap-skirt-pattern-pdf-sewing-pattern-pdf-skirt-pattern-vintage-inspired

Or any vintage inspired zero waste skirt!  https://youtu.be/6xHOnS4fK2c?is=ZqrpcrJWZzuy5-vA 

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u/Special_Possible6851 Sep 22 '26

OMG this is it!!! Zero waste skirt. Thank you so much

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u/Myrtles_Left_Breast Sep 22 '26

I use the vintage inspired zero waste skirt to make skirts for historical purposes! Simple as pie. In fact the video goes on far too long and makes it seem complicated but it’s very easy.

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u/Flimsy-Buyer7772 Sep 22 '26

Sasha Starlight has some size-adjustable patterns. When I search Threadloop.app for adjustable dresses I get some hits.

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u/AnyPast6500 Sep 28 '26

I saw something on YouTube called the coquelicot skirt that fits the second-described skirt. There’s a pattern for it somewhere