Posts from @amiegeoffrey

People change just like season. Some disappointments make us stronger and even when you didn't find closure from them, move on knowing that inner peace is the goal.

This song still remain green as well. Always timely when it feel hard to let go.

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒚 𝑶𝒇 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈

amiegeoffrey — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:27:27 GMT

It's a brand new week. Sunday was the start of the week, which was why I visited the Suntan Beach for relaxation yesterday.

I think it's the most interesting beach hangout I've gone in a while. We were seven in number and it was so fun filled.

We did different games like race, charade, fastest fingers, and so on.

The reason I went there, was to balance my work life because I've been way too occupied with work. And I'm beginning to feel overwhelmed.

The beach helps to rest my mood and help me stay more productive.

Well, today is Monday and I am very energetic to carry out today's task.

Here is my beloved student in her cinched dress with a leg of mutton sleeves.

This was inspired by a class I taught previously on different kinds of sleeves.

I'm amazed how she keep making me proud in short a time.

She drafted the pattern in class, after which I checked her pattern, made necessary correction and asked her to go home to sew.

I wanted her to sew it without my supervision, to boost her confidence and when she submitted today, I was more than being a proud tutor.

It has encouraged to keep teaching with passion because I am making an impact on people's lives.

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑨 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

amiegeoffrey — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:27:57 GMT

Hey Hive Fam.

It's a beautiful new week, last week was really exhausting, hence my inability to show up here as much as I wished.

Anyways, I'm here now. Let me show you what I worked upon over the weekend.

This was what I taught my students over the weekend. I picked one of them to model it blouse for me after sewing.

The topic we worked on was under bust contouring. This helps to reduce the excess on the under bust of a garment.

Measurements needed are; Under bust circumference, bust circumference, waist, hip, and blouse length.

Here is the back of the pattern, I removed the zipper bulge, so that it lays flat.

For the sleeve, I had already taught them different types of sleeves last week, so we picked from one of what was taught.

I enusred each students understood the classwork as I carried them along every step.

This is the finished look of the blouse and it looks really amazing on our class model.

My students loved it and I hope theirs will come out even better than mine.

She had to pair the blouse with Denims and it was a perfect match.

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑨 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑶𝒇 𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚

amiegeoffrey — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:11:09 GMT

Yo!!

If there's any mode of transportation I'm yet to try, it will definitely be a train.

I fidget a lot at the sight of it. But very soon I'll conquer the fear, as I plan on boarding one to a neighboring state.

I accompanied my cousin to a train station as a way of warming up haha.

The whole place was pretty cool and she had to carry out the necessary protocols to boarding one. I wasn't allowed into the passenger waiting area, so I bid my goodbyes from here.

As soon as I left, I boarded a bus back home from the station.After having my breakfast I went to my office to Kickstart my day.

I had a lot on my To-do list.

One of the few things I did on camera was to teach my students different kinds of exaggerated sleeves.

Here we have the Puff-straight sleeve and the leg of mutton sleeves.

It was drafted on paper, after which I coupled it using a masking tape.

I also taught a cinched dress using the addition and subtraction method.

She was excited at the outcome of the sleeves and the result of the dress, how cinched the Wasitline was.

She'll be presenting hers on Friday, if I remember to take some pictures of it, I'll definitely share with y'all.

My profession can be tedious and fun at the same time. Hehe

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑰𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑰𝒕

amiegeoffrey — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:07:03 GMT

Yo!! Hive family I'm here again.

Remember the dress I shared last week Monday that went bad? This is the full fit of the correct one.

It came out beautifully and I'm so excited. This is a simple yet complicated dress haha.

It looks simple from the surface but when you dive in, you'll realize it's deeper than you imagined.

Well, after redrafting, re cutting and re sewing, we are here now.

A basque dress in it's glory is produced.

This piece was sewn with so much love and commitment.

I ensured to pay attention to details, just how my client wants it. The gathers on the underbust, the gathers on the waist line, the sleeves, the dress length are all accurate

I've packaged the dress ready to be sent out first thing tomorrow morning but this dress taught me a valuable lesson.

I learned to keep improving and keep staying resilient. The fact I've been in this profession for a while now doesn't guarantee success everyday.

Growth is the only thing constant and the end always justifies the means. I wish my client have sent in her review, I would have attached it alongside this post.

But I'm very confident that she'll love it so well.

All the hardwork and sleepless nights later paid off and that's the goal and motivation to keep grinding.

I hope you also had a great day?

If you don't mind, tell me about it!

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝑨 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑫𝒂𝒚

amiegeoffrey — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:49:03 GMT

Nothing beats having a feedback from your student.

The joy that comes from seeing a person you teach excel is unexplainable.

My newest student is just two weeks old with me and I'm so proud of the things she can do lately.

Although, she didn't come in as a total novice because she was a free-hand designer. She came in for an intermediate upgrade.

Prior to now, her zippers usually do not lay well , as they bulge. But, with the right technique she now knows how to eliminate zipper bulge.

If you take a look at her outfit you see how the dart is laying pretty well and how her outfit fits like glove. That's because of pattern drafting and all the techniques I taught her to make it right.

She was too excited about her outfit outcome, that she reached out to me to show me what she made without my supervision. It actually made my day and I feel really good to know I've been a good tutor all along.

Meanwhile, I gave her assignment on a basic bodice and I can't wait see her full fit.

I'll definitely share with you all the outcome of her fit, if she eventually submit the assignment.

I had a good and pleasant day. It was quite sunny but I had meaningful conversations with my sister whom I went to visit today, so put together. I was glad about how everything went today.

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑽𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒔

amiegeoffrey — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:21:03 GMT

You hive fam are the best. After sharing my ordeal yesterday, I got powered up to keep going through your kind comments.

Thank you all for the show of love. Here is indeed home.

Since, I've vowed not let one bad move ruin my week, I would love to share three different songs for the #ttt . Thanks to @ablaze for the initiative.

I'll be starting with...

https://youtu.be/dJU-r7ZbJBI?si=f4e-XRHzlIdZqBIU

Fearless Soul- pick yourself up

This is a beautiful song that motivate me to keep on trying no matter how many times I fall.

Life is never a smooth ride, so no matter how many times you fall, get up and keep going. Pick yourself up and do better.

On that note, I took a forty-five minutes break away from my sewing machine haha.

This is how you know a lover of music, I have different friends for the journey. An Mp3 speaker, airpod and headset. Depending on my mood, the occasion or where I'm currently at.

For this journey my airpod was my companion.

I was craving some street food, so I walked to a spot where they sell roasted plantain, yam and potatoes with sauce. I love to eat home made food but today my taste bud wanted something different.

https://youtu.be/WqSPNpSSgGg?si=1r6nv2xZIJ3s_-UU

When it comes to you - Friday

This is a beautiful song that teaches us to set our priorities right.

Whatever makes you happy stick to it. Whoever brings out the best in you, cling to them!

https://youtu.be/r1Fx0tqK5Z4?si=-CnQlhEFegWIr7jI

Sasha Alex Sloan- Older

The older we get, the wiser we become. We see things from a more matured perspective. We judge less, and understand more.

That will be all for this week's #ttt.

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝑻𝒐𝒐!

amiegeoffrey — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:52:15 GMT

Professionals fail too!

Hey Hive fam, it was quite a hectic and sad day for me.

Do you know that sometimes I question my choice of career, because it's really tough out here.

Most times, I share my wins on here, but today I decided to show you some of the dark and ugly sides of being a fashion designer.

The truth is, the journey is not always rosy.. So grab a seat and hear me out .

Sometime last week, a client reached out to me virtually. She sent me her style inspiration and to be honest, it looked so easy.

As a matter of fact, I've made a dress similar to it but I failed to pay attention some details that made hers quite different from the one I've made before for another client.

We had our consultation, virtual measurement appointment and I got down to business.

I made the draft of the dress with my initial inspiration experience hoping I was on track.

I transferred to fabric and had even sewn to a certain point where things didn't seem right anymore.

The two armhole for front and back were no longer aligning, that was when it dawned on me that I had messed up.

I went back to the original style inspiration video to see what went wrong, then I knew I had to redraft, recut and resew.

My morale died instantly becaussit was a great loss on my part.

I had to use my personal money to buy another fabric but I had to ensure I figured out the right thing to do first before taking another move.

I spent twice the cost of workmanship I had charged my client. My time, energy, pattern paper, airstay and all.

I realized the original style needed the slash and spread method to achieve the fullness and maintain the armhole shape.

If you look closely you'll see the first outfit which was wrong and beside it is the one I intended to achieve with the slash and spread method.

Discarding the old one was so painful because I came that far with so much commitment.

Although I failed initially, I still got up and tried again until it made sense.

Although I'm not yet done with the dress, I thought of sharing it with you all that most times behind the beautiful dresses you see, came hot tears, retreat, endless calculations, sleepless night and determination to get itigt.

I'm starting all over again because I choose quality over Medorcrity. My brand's Reputation mean a lot to me and I've vowed never to let any bad dress leave my office.

It's either I get it right or I get it right, no buts and no excuses.

I cheer myself up because I'm a biggest fan. And every mistake makes me more skilled in the profession.

When I'm done with the outfit, I'll also share it with you all.

This is one of the struggles of being g a fashion designer.

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑻𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚'𝒔 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑶𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕

amiegeoffrey — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:06:06 GMT

Keep showing up,
You never know the day that will change everything for good.

Consistency is hard,
But it builds trust!

A little drop of water makes a mighty ocean..
Patience is a virtue..
You need a lot of it to thrive..

How you see yourself takes you far or brings you down..

Look yourself in the mirror and remind yourself that you're enough and you're capable.

Unlearn whatever makes you feel behind..
Stop living to impress anyone..

Nobody is coming to save you..
Don't wait until you have everything all figured out before you start..
Start small.. Start messy..
Just start!!!

If you can only learn how to drive when you get into the car..
Fear kills you faster than you think..

The courageous you become..
The better for you!!

See you on the next train of thought!

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

𝑭𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒂𝒚

amiegeoffrey — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:02:06 GMT

What a day it was today.

I'm so exhausted!! It was a very long and hectic day I wouldn't even lie.

I had numerous orders from my client, so I hit the road in search of the actual fabric for each styles.

This market I visited today is called the Ojo Market , also known as Iyanoba.

When I left the house, it wasn't raining but as soon as I got to the bus stop to board a bus. It began raining cats and dogs.

I sought shelter around, hoping for the rain to stop.

It took about forty-five minutes,for the rain to stop.

To my greatest surprise when I arrived at the market, everywhere was dry.

I was glad though, because the market is usually messy when it rains.

I headed straight to my vendor who sells Adire Crepe fabric. The challenge I had as pairing the Adire fabric with a plain fabric that complement each other.

I had to choose between the purple and biege. I think the beige was better.

I also got some more Adire crepe for sale. I chose about four others.

Then I went to the satin section. I helped my sister to buy the burnt orange satin , which she'll be needing to make a dinner wear.

Lastly, I got a peach colored crepe of about five yards for a maxi Basque dress which I can't wait to post here as soon as I'm done.

Fabric sourcing is usually tasking, but it's part of the fashion business. How did your day go?

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𝕭𝖊𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖊 y𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖓y𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖓y𝖔𝖓𝖊, 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 y𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤