If more of clothes seems to be the only gift I will be giving to people for life I really do not mind even though I wish to do more. I have shared my food, home and clothes with people. Sometimes people visit me and feel like carting away with everything I have(especially clothes) even though it is visible that I have too little yet I have shared as much as I can of my belongings to people and they still desire the few I have.
It is no little wonder that people love to come around me. Some come to spend the weekend because of the atmosphere of peace, joy and comfort they experience. Sometimes it's not about how much you have but the atmosphere around you. I love to make people happy and meet with their needs in everyway I can.
Mercy is another friend that came visiting and the joy she felt had no bound when she left my home.
She barely got home when she sent me a text of how much she will be missing my company.
Thanks to #needleworkmomday and the little knowledge of fashion I grudgingly acquired because I never wanted to learn fashion at first but since I had no privilege of a career after school because of the unemployment issues in my country I had to find something worth doing.
I learnt a bit of fashion and developed my skill more in this community over the years. I just have to develop some love and passion for fashion regardless of how much I never liked it at first, this must be so in order for the knowledge of fashion to stick and sink into my brain. Now that the sewing skill has been blessing people, I have found more joy and peace sewing .
I did alot of needleworkmomday projects here while some are unfinished I have loads and loads of clothes. My friend's come visiting and often times wish to cart away with all these clothes I have left lying idle. They understand the importance of fashion and all of them want to enjoy wearing new clothes everyday.
My friend's want to wear new clothes everyday of which they do not have whole I have lots of new (though unfinished) clothes lying in my home of which I do not wear. I am not the out door type and my outings have been restricted to just church and farm. I could wear anything I like to farm and even church. Once my clothes are clean enough I am good to go. Alot of engagement on the farm and even online here prevents me from making new clothes for my self or even completing a finished projects. I have no jobs that needs me to wear new and clean clothes everyday. I could wear my boxers all day and continue enjoying some engagement and quality time online, of course it doesn't matter whatever I wear in the house. Hence I have no official places that demands wearing some good new clothes everyday.
It's is good that I am busy doing something at least rather than been idle. And if paradvebture I will be going out for any reason I can pick up a cloth and sacrifice some sleep to make me a new clothes and appear nice to those outdoor functions.
Looking at my bags of clothes, my friend Mercy came visiting and went through the outfits to make some selections for herself. She has picked an outfit I wasn't ready to let go of because I loved it so much. We fought over it a little , 🤣🤣😂 you know that kind of ladies fight over something they love.
When she saw that I wasn't ready to give up she has gone to the market and bought two new fabrics. Upon reaching the house she had told me that I must sew her a dress since I didn't want to let go of my favorite clothes she has picked.
I was really exhausted this weekend and wasn't in the mood to paddle any machine at all, but there was no way I could explain this that she will accept and for the sake of friendship I lazily stood up to make her dress after church and Sunday lunch of rice.
Cutting the front and back block here
Then the facing for the necklines
And the need for ironing and adding facing to the necklines to make them neater and firmer
The fabric is a frail but thank goodness I have my zigzag machine that helped me secure the edges here
And then the sewing here I was fixing the zipper.
I was able to cut and sew one of the fabrics for her and pleaded with her to understand that I was really tired and my health conditions too.
This was completed in 3hrs, I started at about 1pm and was done by past 3pm among other distractions in the house
She took her dress with so much gratitude of how much she loved it and I was pleased that I was able to yet make a sacrifice to clothe a friend. We spend some quality time together as she has traveled from far to spend the weekend with me. After wards I saw her off to the pack and came home to have a long sleep since I was really exhausted already
The fashion design work I had earlier despised in my teenage years because I wanted to be a study something else in school and pick up a different profession has now become a skill that is blessing my life and the people around me.
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The wear looks good on Mercy🙌.
Seems you're like or I'm like you that doesn't go out to any official/place that demands putting on big dresses...apart from cjruch 😅.
Omo, most of my clothes, I've not worn them for months and a year😅
Just imagine.
So I have a partner in this not wearing new clothes of a thing. Thanks for the compliment.
Hey Monica you are such an amazing artist dear. You have created very adorable dress. Keep it up and keep shining mate.
Thank you so much.
This dress looks good on Mercy!! You did a great job in putting this amazing piece together.
Thanks dearie, 🎉 I appreciate it
Greetings @monica-ene, beautiful dress I like the design, your friend must appreciate it very much, it is a beautiful gesture on your part, hosting friendships in your home, have a beautiful day.
Thanks dearie 🎉
The dress looks so beautiful on mercy, you have really done a great job putting all these together in 3hrs, I must say you have a good heart, keep it up dear.
Thanks alot
Great floral dress you made! I love the details
Thank you
Nice dress . I dont know about stiching. Sometimes I think that I should learnt about this art and I will
Hoping to see you learn.
It looks so good and I totally understand why you fought over it with her. I think I would have done the same thing too.
The fabric is eye catchy…the floral design in it is just so beautiful as well.
Hahaha. Someone want to join in the clothes fight too.
You are welcome to have your sewn
Thanks for checking in dear
Haha
You’re welcome
That is so kind of you. Keep it up @monica-ene and God bless you abundantly. More love
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Honestly, giving out a product from our talents is the real deal because, it goes a long way and speak volume in the receiver's life, from experience, it's also capable of awakening the receiver's talent. You have done great thing, well done, ma!
Cute dress, looking very cute, I love it