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This photo was taken on my birthday November 12th last month but I just didn’t get to uploading it from the sd card. I thank God for …
DIY Ankara Crop Top
Hey Lovelies, Compliments of the season. Hope you all are planning for the holidays. I made this crop top last summer using a leftover fabric …
DIY Self Drafted A line Gathered Bottom Dress
Today’s post is a dress I made during summer. Some of you may have seen it because I posted it on instagram few months ago. It’s a very simple dress that you could wear with sash or without the sash. You could also lengthen the gathers on the dress.
I was on pinterest when I came across this dress worn by MimiG (picture below) and fell in love with the simplicity of the dress. I knew right away that I was going to make a similar one.
I decided to record a video tutorial while sewing the dress so if you like the dress you can give it a trial. Here is the link to the YouTube video.
What I did Differently
- I shorten the bodice part of my dress because I didn’t have enough fabric so I measured it right to my hip but could have added 2″.
- I also shorten the length of the gathers compared to hers.
- I added a cap sleeves to mine
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DIY M7163 Off Shoulder Dress Using Ankara Fabric
I fell in love with this fabric right away when I saw it at Balogun market in Lagos when I was in Nigeria a few …
DIY Pleat Bottom Self Drafted Ankara Dress
Hi Lovelies, Hope you all had a beautiful Thanksgiving. I made this dress a few years ago, 2013 precisely. It is a self-drafted dress using …
DIY V9315 – Crop Top -Sew-Along And Review
Hey Lovelies, I’m so excited about this top. It’s Vogue 9315. I’ve seen different varieties of this pattern being sewn and I really love them all which motivates me to buy one.
Going through my fabric stack I noticed this African print cotton wax fabric which was a remnant from a previous dress I made and right away I know that was the fabric I was going to use.
Here are what I love about the pattern. First, the long sash which you could wrap around twice in each direction. Second, the peplum sleeves and Third the crop is shaped perfectly.
PATTERN MODIFICATIONS
Checking other blogger’s recommendations, I decided to
- Add 1.5 inches to the length of the top but it was still a bit short for me so next time I will be adding 2 or 2.5inches.
- I raised the neck by 1.5 inches because of my triple D cup.
- I added 3 inches to each sleeve peplum and increase the length by 1.5 inches.
- I added lining to the front and back bodice.
Going through the pattern, I do recommend the pattern and I think I could easily turn it into a dress.
I did a sew-along video for the pattern which is the video above.
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DIY M7023 – Low Cut Vest with Ankara Fabric
Hey Lovelies, Hope your weekend is going great. I made this vest last year “yep last year” but I just never got to adding buttons …
DIY Simple 5mins Summer Dress
Hey Lovelies, How is your weekend. Here is a simple summer dress I made a few months ago. It’s so simple you could easily put it together within 5mins.
I got the fabric from Joann Fabric Here and all I did was just join one piece together and added straps to it. I made a similar dress a few years ago Here
It’s so simple that I plan on making several more of this dress in different fabric designs.
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Summer Jumpsuit with Ankara Fabric : SewSewDef Free Pattern
Hey Lovelies, How is the weekend going? Hope not too stressful. I made this jumpsuit a few months ago during the summer but never got …
How to Make Kid’s Mask
Hello Lovelies, Happy New Month. I hope your weekend is going great.
I haven’t posted for a while because I’ve been busy with other projects. I made this kid’s face mask last year right at the beginning of the pandemic. It’s for kids 2-6 years old.
It was requested by one of my subscribers so, I decided to do a tutorial on it. It’s a bit easy to make. I lined the inner fabric and also added cotton interfacing, wedging inbetween the fabrics for more protection.
I uploaded the tutorial on how to make it to my youtube channel. The video is also added below.
Let me know what you think.
Below is the YouTube video
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DIY Modified M7630 Ruffled Hem Dress and Sleeve
Hey Lovelies, TGIF, how was your week and hope you’re planning a beautiful weekend ahead. This beautiful dress I’m wearing is a modification of McCalls 7630. I initially wanted to sew a top with this gorgeous fabric, then at the last minute, I decided to turn it into a dress.
I did a little modification on it which I explained in the video sew along.
Let me know what you think.
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