Several years ago, before I sewed, a friend gave me lots of yards of red corduroy. She was cleaning out her fabric stash (why she had 4 yards of red corduroy only she can answer), but I was happy to have it. I’ve used it for the last three years as my Christmas tree skirt. I just draped all that yardage around the base of my Christmas tree, and it was great.
I’m going to have to find a new tree skirt.
I’ve been admiring the corduroy at the fabric store, and realized I had yards of it already at home. I found some really pretty linen embroidered trim, and decided to make Letty a dress.
I didn’t like any of the patterns I was finding… they were all too busy, or to involved, or too something. So I pulled out a jumper she already had in her closet, and copied it. I used the basic shape, and added my trim where the yoke meets the skirt.
The geometry of it all does get hard for me. I decided to put a facing in the bodice, and it got a little wonky. I think I’m going to need a book to walk me through garment sewing if I’m going to keep making stuff up like this. But it worked, and I finished the hem with that linen trim on the inside, where it’s a little more subtle.
I’m really happy with the dress. It was fun.
Even if it does mean the Christmas tree will have to wear something else.
I love it. Now you can make her some corduroy pants so I can call her “whistlebritches” which is my favorite nickname in the world!
That is just so cute.I am always super impressed by people who can sew or knit or pretty much do anything crafty.
I LOVE IT!!! And I love your intro to it.