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African Queen! Simplicity 8380

5/9/2018

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Sunny Day to All,

This past weekend was a busy one for me. It is First Communion season!  I was invited to 3 of them this past Sunday. Although I had a full schedule as I was helping with one of them in particular, I was able to squeeze three hours to sew this one up quickly on Saturday. I've been meaning to duplicate this look of MimiG a while back with pattern S8380. This is what sewing is all about, getting inspired and making it happen your own way.That blue gave me life this weekend. Of course, I decided to complete the African look by wrapping my locs with the same fabric. I paired this dress with gold jewelries and my Blue pumps. I can't remember where I got those from. They are old. Ha! Enjoy these few pics!
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About the Pattern

Simplicity 8380 was very easy to follow. I will definitely say that as long as one is comfortable with sewing zippers, this will be an easy one. As far as alterations, I replaced the borders with a blue bias tape to accent the blue and also hemmed it the same way. I wear a 6 in regular clothes, so for this pattern, I use the size 12 and added an extra inch on each size to make sure that it would fit. Of course, I had to adjust it to my body. This Ankara fabric does not stretch so if you cut it too small, you will need to cut the piece all over again. I really loved the final look. Thanks for visiting my blog! Happy Sewing to You and don't forget to say hello!
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JP
5/9/2018 06:44:04 am

You are truly an African Queen. You look stunning in that dress! Keep up the great work!

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Atouchofmé link
5/13/2018 07:37:26 am

Thank you JP. I appreciate the kind words.

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Sonia link
8/27/2024 08:58:47 pm

Hi tthanks for sharing this

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    I developed the passion for sewing about 2 years ago. Follow my journey  as a seamstress who is determine to make her entire wardrobe one garment at a time. Thanks for stopping by!
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