Hello Hive!
Glad to make it to another exciting needlework Monday. I hope you are all doing great wherever you are, and your needlework projects are progressing as expected. Talking about progress, I finally completed an original design I had wished to make since last year for a committed client of mine. A lot of us entrepreneurs only look forward to making profits, which is good, but do you know that at least once in a while, it's good to show appreciation to our customers as well, and this is one tradition I love to do, either on their birthdays or as an end-of-the-year bonus.
Trust me, if you haven't been giving out to your customers as well, you are missing out on a big side of their return, because from experience, I realized that my good work of giving out in my own little way even brings back greater return, from more orders and referrals.
This is one client I had promised since last year, but since she was out of the country, I had to hold on until she was back, and the dress I made for her is my own original design, as I didn't want to copy any style and just wanted to do something unique out of my head.
Materials Used
Ankara fabric
Chantilly lace
Buttons
Cutting And Sewing Process
Using the back pattern, I traced it to but out the front pattern, then left an extra 2.5 inches at the front, for the button and button hole fold.
Next, I joined the front and back by the shoulder area
Then also cut out the short sleeve pattern, which I sewed around both armhole areas
To further extend the length of the dress to the floor length, gathered the lace fabric and joined the ruffles to the upper length.
Finally, I made button holes and sewed in the buttons. And that completes the making process. She was so happy to receive her new dress gift. I'm glad I could put a smile on someone's face with my needlework.
** All images used in this post are mine.
