Hello everyone

Greetings to all sew mate and seamstress in this community and hive at large, I hope you are having a great time with your sewing, it is the time of the year when we all get busy making different outfit for family, friends and love ones around us, most especially for me, it is the time of the year that I usually have sleepless night all because of sewing, this time, I have decided to start early so as to finish all my work as early as possible so that I can have time for the celebration of the season. I will be sharing with you all today the making of this simple gown outfit I made for grandma for a wedding we were all to attend, it's a simple gown with a patch of satin on the center front and the round sleeves just to give it a simple stylish look.

End of the year is usually a time for different occasions and celebration, some choose celebrate a life well spent by their late grandparents, some choose to get married and so on, for all these celebrations, we usually choose a specific fabric as a uniform for the general public, family and friends just to honor the occasion, one of it is this Ankara fabric, it it the fabric that was sold to the general public to honor the wedding of one of our neighbor and this is for grandma, she asked me to make her outfit and of course, I know grandma will only prefer a simple gown like this.

This is the cutting and sewing process of this simple gown outfit.

From the 4yards Ankara fabric, I folded it in 2 using the hip circumference measurement divide by 4 plus 2" for ease and seam allowance

For the front neckline, I measured 4 x 5" while for the back, I measured 4 x 2", then I measured the shoulder, bust, waist, hip and full length measurement after which it was cut out.

I cut out the front neckline first then it was placed on another folded fabric and I cut out the front bodice.

I cut out a long piece of a matching color satin of 4" and it was folded on both sides and I top stitched on it on the front bodice of the gown

After the long piece was sewn to the front bodice, I cut out facing for the front and back neckline, the facing were sewn to the neckline for neat finishing then the front and back bodice were sewn together with 1" seam allowance on both sides and I went ahead to cut out a funnel sleeves of 14" from the remaining fabric

I also cut out 2" of satin on folded and sew it at the hem of the sleeves.

The sleeves were sewn to the armhole circumference of the gown and I have grandma's gown ready.

I hope you like the simplicity and beautiful outcome of grandma's gown just as grandma did.

Thanks so much for your time, support, comment and encouragement. Until my next post, do have a great day.