<div class='text-justify"> One thing I've seen with my mom is her eagerness to see me make clothes for myself and not that alone but to also keep progressing in my business. My mom never minds showing her displeasure anytime she realizes I've failed to use the fabrics she gifts me.

This time around, I thought to change the narrative and start making dresses for myself. So she gave me a light flowery Lycra fabric. I didn't think twice before deciding to use it for a cowl neck gown, considering the nature of the fabric.

This is the fabric mom gave me

I started by drafting an upper bodice pattern.

I used only one pattern for the front and the back. I didn't cut out the front neckline because it's cowl I intend to make.

I traced the pattern on fabric for the back bodice and carved out the neckline for the back.

On the same pattern, I went up by 1 inch from the armhole.

Then drew a slant line from the 1 inch mark to the chest line. I slashed through the line but not to the very end and opened up the pattern.

I opened the slashed pattern to a height of 7 inches. You can open it as high as you want or create another slash to allow for more opening.

NOTE; opening the pattern beyond 7 inches can reveal your cleavage.

I transferred the pattern to fabric and this is the outcome

Then I cut out face in to turn the neckline for both front and back bodice. The face in is 3 inches below the armhole.

The upper bodice is settled so I drafted the skirt part - both front and back.

I used the hip allocation method to draft the skirt part of the dress (Would probably make another post to explain it)

I chose a basic sleeve for the dress

Now I have all the parts of the dress ready. It's time to sew them together.

I turned the neckline of the front and back of the upper bodice.

After turning in with the face in,I joined the front part of the top to the front part of the skirt and did the same for the back.

Then I joined them at the shoulder.
Remember that we now have a single bodice each for both front and back.

I think I joined the dress at the shoulder before sewing the skirt part to the top. 😌 😌

Then I laid the dress, right side against the right side in order to shape it.

I shaped with 1 inch
✓ I didn't add allowance to the pattern because the fabric is super stretchy.
✓ there was no zipper allowance as well.

This is the outcome

The next part is the sleeve

I folded in the hem with 1 inch

Then shaped the sleeve with the same 1 inch and attached it to the dress.

This is the final look of the dress

I'm excited to achieve this.
My mom was happy when I sent her the picture as well.

All pictures are mine

Thanks for reading through

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