I bet you don’t know that sometimes even the simplest things we do can make us really happy. For a long time now, I have debated joining my church choir, as I love to sing, but one thing that has kept me back is the daily change of choir uniform.

One thing our choir is often known for is wearing uniforms every blessed Sunday. If you must sing in the choir, you must be ready to wear a choir uniform. Now imagine what it will cost anyone to sew new clothes every day in different colors or fabrics. It will really cost me a lot of money.

Being in the choir gives me so much joy, and with every rehearsal, my voice enjoys a bit of training, while we often feel so much peace singing together as one big family. The choir is not just a place for praising God; this one big family is looking out for one another’s well-being. It will be my greatest joy to be in this group. But the only limitation has been the inability to afford this weekly choir uniform.

Guess what? I believe that my problem is now half solved after being a seamstress. Choir uniforms are materials often bought and sewn; hence, if I could get the money for material purchases, all I need to do is sew them myself. It would have cost me twice the same amount weekly if I were to buy the clothes from the market or purchase fabrics and have someone sew them for me weekly.

I am really happy at this understanding that now I can join the choir without a limitation.

Imagine if I had to purchase fabrics for $3 weekly and have someone sew them for me at the same price. That will amount to spending about $6 every day just to fulfill an obligation of being in the choir, but henceforth I can cut down that amount by half and be able to sing along with my choir group any day I can afford to only purchase fabrics.

Today I made this simple flair skirt for myself as my first ever church skirt.

The choristers in my church are not allowed to wear pants. Have I ever told you before that I do not have a single skirt in my closet? Well, that is about to change since this choir girl will be needing a bunch of colorful skirts.

Sometimes we dress corporate, but in order to do that, I will need some skirts to wear with a jacket.
On a particular Sunday, they can ask us to wear a flair skirt on a white top or dress corporate.

First, I have the fabric folded with flair.

Cut out my waist and full-length measurements.

Then I needed a band for the waist, which was cut in bias form.

The fabric is pretty hard and does not need linings or interfacing; hence, I have sewn it directly.
Joining the waist band to the waist.

The bias cut band was giving me a hard time to fix it, that's when my pins came very helpful. Some tailors believe that professionals do not need the use of pins and they want to always do away with it. But pins are very helpful and keep fabrics in place whenever we are sewing.

Who notices that I still need something else from the picture?

I need camisoles.
There are different colors of them; you can't wear a jacket without a camisole, and aside from sewing skirts and choir uniforms, I have to sew some matching camisoles too.

And now I have one set of corporate wear for a choir outfit.