Have you ever had that moment when you are at peace with yourself and everything around you points towards that peace, yes, even your clothing?

My very good friend T like I like to call her, recently marked her birthday and expectedly, she wanted me to make a new dress for her to celebrate this day, but unlike her usual go-to styles like corset or fitted gowns, this time she surprisingly asked that I make her a unique bubu dress, in her words

"I want to be very free and dance on that day because I'm at peace and God has been so good to me."

Knowing T for the kind of person she is, I felt peace as well and also knew that she would still want a unique Bubu dress, she didn't particularly have anything in mind and just trusted me to make something unique.

Scrolling through Pinterest seeking inspiration on what to make for her, I got captivated by this unique dress style, first because of the sheer black organdy fabric used, pairing it with different ankara prints, and especially because it can be styled in different beautiful ways, it was more like a GRWM reel, I forwarded it to her, and she loves it as well, giving me the go-ahead to create a similar pattern for her, of course with different prints, making sure they were unique as well.

I thought getting this fabric from the market would be tedious and expensive, but it wasn't, as I got it from the first store I entered for about $1,5 for a yard, I got 2,5 yards, and I didn't need to buy different ankara prints, as I have lots of leftovers at home.

Tips to note when working with this fabric is that it shakes and can be hard to draft on, consider using a pattern paper instead and transferring it to the fabric, also, if you need to iron it, your iron should be on low heat as it can burn easily.

Without further ado, let's get right into the making process

Materials Used

• Organdy fabric
• ankara fabrics
• matching colored thread

Cutting And Sewing Process

• First, I drafted and cut out the dress pattern using a kimono gown pattern as the bodice is cut together with the sleeves, leaving enough ease and seam allowance.

• Moving on, I cut out 6 rectangular pieces of different ankara fabric, measured and marked the area I wanted them sewed on the front pattern piece, then proceeded to sew them.

• Next, I proceeded to pipe the neckline, after joining the shoulders and also sewed in a placket

• Continuing, I hemmed the end of the sleeve and also the base of the dress

• And finally joined the front and back pattern piece by the seam allowance left at the side, leaving about 14' long side slits.

And that completes the making process of this beautiful dress for T, she rocked it beautifully on Sunday to church in celebration of her birthday, and indeed danced to the fullest the way she desired in her dress, as it gave the much comfort needed, still looking elegant.

What do you think about this dress style, will you be recreating your own?

All images used in this post are mine.

Thank you for reading.❤❤