Hello hivers, happy Sunday everyone, I hope we all have a relaxing and fun Sunday.
It is another creative Sunday in this wonderful community, and for my entry for #Creative-Sunday, I will be sharing with us how I made a Sunday church outfit, of a blouse and straight skirt, making cloth is so much fun, it's also cheaper for me compared to buying it from a boutique and to think that I spent less than 24 hours making this outfit, the more reason my passion for fashion designing keeps burning every day.
If you already have little knowledge in sewing, this will be a very simple outfit for you to make, I hope you follow and enjoy every moment with me as it's going to be well-detailed.
Materials/ Tools used
- Black Crepe fabric
- Ankara fabric
- Matching thread
- Zipper
- black lining
- Interfacing
- Elastic
Scissors, tape rule, and my sewing machine.
Cutting and Sewing Process
1 I started by drafting the blouse pattern, starting with the front
2 After drafting, I cu out the drafted pattern follows next,
Here is my front cut-out blouse pattern
And the back pattern
note that all patterns are replicated using the lining fabric
3 I want the blouse to have a touch of the skirt ankara fabric, so I cut out this facing,
4 Here, I joined the front patterns together after ironing interfacing on the wrong part of the fabric, this is to help my lightweight crepe fabric have more structure, especially the bust area, it helps makes the contouring more stable
5 I joined the back pattern too
6 Next, I turned the joined pattern with its lining piece for a cleaner finish, making sure to also add a zipper at the back.
7 finally for the blouse, I drafted the sleeve pattern and attached it to the blouse, it is a mild puff sleeve. My blouse is ready.
For my skirt pattern,
8 I drafted my skirt using a straight skirt pattern
9 Next, I turned the patterns with it's lining piece and joined all patterns together, I also cut out a waistband, which I sewed around the waist area of the shirt
My complete Sunday outfit is ready. Lovely, isn't it?🥰
Please note, all Images used in this post are mine.