Happy Sunday dear creative Hivers, I hope you are all having a fun and relaxing Sunday, yay! It's another exciting edition of the Hive Learners Creative Sunday, where we share our creative talent and also learn from others as well, and I'm glad to share one of my latest projects with us today, of course, it's a sewing project.
I had a great time in church today and it was also satisfying seeing Ella wear the new dress I made for her, an Ankara Flare gown combined with sequin fabric.
Her mum had brought the leftover fabric two Sundays back, it was the remnant of a dress she made a long time ago, and wasn't sure if it could make something new for her daughter, it was about one and a half yards of fabric. I measured Ella first, not sure of what to make, but I knew that I would have to combine the fabric to make a full beautiful dress.
I got inspired by the the main dress her mother had made for herself, it was a long flowing gown with patches of sequin fabric designed on some parts of the dress.
Materials used
- Ankara fabric
- Sequin fabric
- Lining fabric
- Matching Coloured thread
Cutting And Sewing Process
- I started by drafting the upper side of the dress using a basic bodice pattern
- Next, I turned the didn't and neckline area with its long part and joined the front and back by the shoulder area.
- For the lower part of the dress, I cut out a flare while the radius of the flare is her waist measurement.
- Continuing, I joined the upper part of the dress to the lower flare
part.
- For the sleeves, I cut out a basic sleeve which I joined to both armhole area
- Lastly, I added this cute bow I mads to the front of the dress
Giving this final beautiful look, she felt so happy wearing her dress today, and so was I.
All images used in this post are mine