Mom's Choir Gown Creation

I am so excited to share a work I recently completed, an Ankara gown I made for my mom and she totally loved it. Last week in church, the women concluded their one-week program. During such an event, the "mother's choir" always perform, and trust me, our mothers are so gifted! Their voices are so beautiful.

My mom is a proud choir member, and for this special program, the pastor's wife, who happens to be a very fashionable woman, chose a beautiful uniform style for all women to wear. Lucky for my mom she has a fashion designer at home. As soon as she brought the fabric, I got to work on creating her gown.

I started by marking and cutting out the lower and upper parts of the gown directly on the fabric. For the top, I measured and marked out the shoulder, neck, armhole and darts and then cut it out. For the lower part, I marked out hip, waist measurement and then cut it out. Throughout the process, my mom kept reminding me to make sure a large piece of the fabric was left after cutting out everything, she wanted a big headwrap.

Next, I stitched the darts of the front and back bodice pieces and then attached the lining to them. Once the upper part was done, I moved on to the lower bodice of the front and back and attached lining to it as well.

Once the separate part was ready, I joined the upper and lower bodice pieces together for both the front and back. I fixed the zipper at the centre back. I then set it aside.

I then sewed the flare to the upper bodice, aligning it carefully with the dart line. After that, I attached the sleeve and gave the gown a final shaping to ensure it fits perfectly.

When the gown was finally ready, she was so happy putting it on, and I was happy I did not disappoint. I couldn't help but admire the gown as it looked so beautiful on her.