Bet.

The other day I made this bet with my friend that I could design and hand-make, sewing and all, my own custom dress by the end of this summer and wear it on the 1st day of classes. If I succeed in creating this dress he will pay me back the cost of all my expenses...fabric and all other materials for the dress. Ofcourse I took on the challenge with no remorse because I know myself, I can do ANYTHING I set my mind to. Besides I like a good challenge and it will be a fun little summer project. Now I have already decided that it's gonna be a short dress composed of both European and Ankara (african fabric) materials. The real challenge won't be coming up with a design because I have modeled enough clothes to give me ideas on a design and I've had enough custom made gowns to know what I like. The funny part of this whole thing is I'm suppose to "hand-make" the dress and umm...my sewing skills are minimal. Seriously though, the most sewing I've done was a pillow I made my mom for mother's day in the 4th grade and the buttons I sometimes replace on my clothes. But not to worry in today's world there is a YouTube video for any and every thing so there's no reason why I can't learn. Wish me luck!

Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions. Leave a comment or email me at fatimabokoum@yahoo.com