Happy new week, dear Hive friends. I wish everyone an amazing week ahead, and may all our goals for the week be accomplished easily.
yay! It's another needlework Monday, a big kudos to everyone, the mods, creative authors, and supporters, you all are wonderful, keeping the community alive and thriving. So glad I can make it here today as well to share with you my latest simple and beautiful creation, a short-sleeve kimono shift dress, made with a flowery crepe material.
One thing about me, is that I can't help myself but purchase a beautiful fabric when I see one, especially when it is very affordable and too beautiful for it's price, as that was how I came about this beautiful fsbric, with no intention whatasover to buy a fabric that day, the seller was probably trying to sell off old goods so she could renew her store with latest designs, so dhe gave fair discounts for al her fabrics, and I was lucky enogh to be at the right place at the right time.
I got about 7 yards of this fabric, and of course, I can't use them all at once, so the first person I made a dress for out of it is a teenage friend. My neighbour's daughter actually, has been looking forward to receiving a dress gift from me since last year, thankfully, I finally have a fabric that fits that use perfectly.
Without further ado, let's get right into the making process.
- I started by drafting the back dress pattern on fold, the body was cut together with the sleeve
- Next, using the back pattern, I traced and cut out the front pattern, and made the front neckline deeper.
- Then I proceeded to cut out the neckline facing for both the front and back, which I used to turn them neatly
- Continuing, I joined the front and back dress pattern at the shoulder area
- Then folded the sleeve ends
- I also, cut and , made two side belts, to hold the waist firm on both sides
- Then finally, I joined the sides of the dress, leaving side slits and hemmed the base of the dress neatly.
That completed the making process, she was so happy to receive her dress, and I was happy as wekll to jave fulfilled a promise. What do you think I should make next with the leftover fabric?
All images used in this post are mine