Hello, dearest hivers, thank God it's Friday. I hope you all have a lovely day today, as we usher in another exciting weekend.

Today, I will be sharing with you my latest sewing creation, which I'm so excited about, because trust me, I have made this dress style over a thousand times in my head, but never had the opportunity to make it, not until a good friend of mine asked that I make the same style for her. It's going to be the first Sunday of February soon, and it has become a tradition for us to dress glamorously in our native attire to church this first Sunday, which also represents a thanksgiving Sunday.

We are expected to come with a grateful heart, and of course, look the part with our attire, and not to dwell on things that cause us worry. Because as long as we are still alive, we should always be thankful and hopeful.

I spent my week making some new dresses for the ladies, but this particular dress happened to be my favourite of them all, because I had been hoping to make the same style for myself. Well, my friend beat me to it since I wouldn't stop talking about it, so I had no choice but to happily recreate the style for her. So let's get right into it then.

Materials used

• Ankara fabric

• Sample lace fabric

• Zipper

• Matching coloured thread

Cutting And Sewing Process

• I started by cutting out the upper side of the dress pattern, using a bustier pattern, ai also combined the lace fabric as the yoke, witha V-neckline

• I cut out a basic back pattern for the upper back side, using the lace fabric as the yoke as well.

• Then proceeded to cut out the base of the dress, using a straight skirt pattern, also combining the ankara and lace fabric

• Continuing, I joined the patterns together, and aligned the upper front and upper skirt parts, joining them by the waist area, and also did the same to the back before joining the sides

• Then I sewed in a zipper to the back side as well.

• For sleeves, I combined a basic sleeve with a flared base, and cut out a dropping off shoulder sleeve, which I sewed to both armhole areas, and that completes the making process of the dress.

All images used in this post are mine

Thank you for reading.