Hi! Greeting everyone , hope you are doing well. I’m here with a new post. I stitched this dress for Eid-ul-Fitr. I had been thinking of posting about it for a while, but due to some ongoing commitments, I just couldn’t find the time. Finally today, I managed to take a break from my hectic routine—especially with midterms coming up—and felt the urge to get something creative done.
One of my neighbors had her own dress stitched, and there was some fabric left over. She mentioned she wanted to have a suit made for her niece, but the fabric wasn’t enough, so she bought some more to match. Initially, she chose a white contrast with the pink, but it looked too dull. I suggested that since it was for a baby, a darker and shinier material would look better. That’s when she went with the golden combo.
At first, I wasn’t too sure about the color combination, but once I started working on it, it began to look quite attractive.
So first, I started by marking the measurements and then did the cutting accordingly. Honestly, the most challenging part for me—and I believe it’s the same for many others—was the designing. I searched on YouTube and after quite a bit of scrolling, I finally came across a design that looked nice and manageable.
It was a frock-style dress, so I began by cutting the waistband (belt) for both the front and back.
After that, I moved on to cutting the sleeves
and the lower part of the frock.
After completing the cutting, I began the stitching process. First, I cut the neckline shape using pasting paper, which was a round design. Then, I took a piece of fabric and, with the help of an iron, pasted the neckline shape onto it. After that, I sewed along the neckline shape on the front piece. Once the stitching was done, I trimmed off the extra fabric from the middle.
Next, I cut the back neckline pattern using the same method I used for the front and completed it in the same way. To make it look more attractive, I added a lace design. Then I stitched the front and back pieces together.
After that, it was time to work on the sleeves. I really liked the design I choose for the sleeves because it’s trendy these days. So, I first attached the sleeves to the armholes. On the front part of the dress, I created neat pleats and added lace on top to give it a more stylish look.
With that, the upper part of the frock was ready. Now it was time to attach the lower part to complete the dress.
Now I attach both front and back lower part of frock with upper by adding some pleats. These pleats will give the frock a frilly look. I add piping to the lower edge of both the front and back parts.
Now my frock is ready . It’s looking so beautiful, particularly it’s flare.
Now it’s time to start stitching the shalwar. First, I cut the fabric. Since the fabric was a bit short, I added a piece in the middle.
Then I attached all the pieces together.
After that, I sewed the elastic for the belt.
To give it a stylish look, I added piping at the bottom.
At last I will final stitch.
So it’s complete ready, iron the stitches and whole dress. Lastly, it’s time for some photoshoot. So, I take some photos from different angles.
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