Happy New week Hive, glad to make it to another exciting Needlework Monday, I hope you are too, because there sure will be an interesting creative project to feed your eyes and mind with.

Being the only seamstress in my family at the moment, it can get overwhelming for me sometimes, in a good way though, picture this, if I make a dress for one family member, another will be on my neck right immediately, so i'm always mentally and physically prepared.

I had made a beautiful birthday dress for my youngest sister last month, which I also shared in this community, and that dress immediately caught the attention of my cousin sister, who is also the same age as my youngest sister. Not that I didn't make her a dress for her birthday early this year, in her protest, she wants a similar dress of ankara combined with chantilly net, and also because she has to attend the wedding ceremony of a friend, I know there was no way I could win her argument, so I let her rant to her satisfacttion, giving me a puppy eyes at he end of it all.

I had to promise to get hers done soon, and that soon had me receiving a daily good morning WhatsApp message lol. I finally had the time to visit my parent today, as she also lives th them, and had her fit her beautifully made ankara dress combined with Chantilly lace. Although I made a significant difference to her dress style, as hers had an off-the-shoulder sleeve and also long flared sleeves, she was all filled with joy, and I was happy to fulfill this big sister duty.

Without further ado, let's get right into the making process

Materials Used

• Ankara fabric

• Chantilly lace

• Lining fabric

• matching coloured thread

Cutting And Sewing Process

• I didn't have any pattern drafting paper left at home, so I drafted directly on the fabric, a bustier pattern for the front and a basic back pattern

• I separated the yoke using the chantilly lace, and the ankara fabric for the base

• I also did the same for the back, and cut all their lining pattern pieces as well

• Next I joined the pattern pieces of both the front and back and turned them in neatly using their lining pattern pieces

• For the lower part of the dress, I cut out a straight skirt pattern, which I also turned using its lining pattern fabric

• Continuing, I joined the upper and lower parts of the dress at the waist area.

• Next I attached the off-the-shoulder sleeves and also the 2-in-1 long sleeve and flared hem sleeve.

And that completes the making process of Abi's beautiful dress.

All images used in this post are mine

Thank you for reading.❤❤