A blessed new week to you all as we kickstart the new week with positivity, giving our best to all plans set for the week.

Yesterday was a youth fellowship in my local church and we were given a white theme, Would it be surprising to know that I didn't have a white dress that fit the occasion, it was to me as well, all through the week I was very busy that I didn't bother checking for a white dress, forgetting I had given the dress I had in mind to my younger sister only for me to get stuck at die minute making my Sunday dress.

It was on Saturday evening when I discovered I was no longer the owner of the dress I had in mind, so I had no choice but to make a dress that fit the theme. Thankfully, I had a white duchess fabric at home which I got during one of my fabric shopping spree, not knowing what to make of it then, and now it's saving the day for me.

I thought of what to make and decided to make a cowl neck dress with a draped base, this is a risky style to choose when I have little time to make a dress, but when I have my mind set on something, I make sure to give it my best and see it to the end.

Materials Used

• Duchess Fabric
• White thread
• Zipper
• Pattern paper
• Celo tape

And of course my sewing machine

Cutting And Sewing Process

• I started by drafting the base of the dress on a pattern paper, using a straight skirt pattern, for both front and back, and joined them by the sides using Celo tape.

• I also cut out a front slit and slashed the pattern to different pieces before spreading it on my fabric, this process of making clothes is called a slash and spread method.

• This is what my skirt pattern looks like now,

• next, I made pleats on both sides to bring it back to my basic skirt size, but with a draped effect.

• To make the upper part of my dress, I also made use of a basic bodice pattern

*The cowl effect was made by cutting along the chest area and spreading it before transferring it to the fabric.

• Trust me to add extra details to the back view, making a keyhole effect on the back.

It was dark by the time I finished, and I was very happy with the result, I wore my dress feeling confident and proud of myself as I did my presentation, perk of being a designer is that I can make my dress anyway any time, and also customize it to my satisfaction.

I received lots of compliments about my look, only if they knew it was a last-minute decision. Thankfully, it turned out unique and beautiful

All images used in this post are mine

Thank you for reading.❤❤