Make a fun holiday outfit with this delightful pattern hack that comes to us from Karen of Forever 18 Inches!
Giveaway Update: Our winner is Jeannette who said "My favorite Christmas tradition, How can you pick one, I love everything about christmas, from baking cookies to wrapping beautiful presents, family, church, decorations and snow on Christmas Eve. if we’re lucky. It truly is the Most Wonderful time of the Year." Thanks to all who entered! We loved reading through all the comments!
Get into the holiday spirit as Karen teaches us how to use her Curving Cardigan pattern and Versatility Dress pattern to create a charming holiday outfit that is sure to spread a little Christmas joy to all who see it! Complete the outfit with the hat from the Doll Tag Clothing Santa pattern!
(Click on the image or the link above to find the patterns on Pixie Faire.)
Let's get started..
Supplies Needed:
-1/4 yd. Medium-weight one-way stretch stable knit fabric (no more than 30% stretch)
- 1/2 yd. lightweight fleece with a one-way stretch
- Matching thread
-Small, very sharp scissors
- ¼" Stay Tape (1/2" wide tape can be cut lengthwise) OR ¼" strips of very lightweight interfacing
- Snaps or Velcro to close the back of the dress
- A pom pom about the size of a nickel
- 1/3 yd. 3/8" black ribbon for a belt
- One decorative slide with a 3/8" opening to use as a belt buckle
- 1" of Hook-and-Loop to close the belt
- Fabri-Tac or other glue to apply the Hook-and-Loop to the belt
To begin: Make the cardigan and hat in the contrasting knit and fleece fabrics according to the pattern directions.
Instructions:
1. Cut a rectangle from the knit fabric measuring 5.75" x 30.5", as directed in the Option 3 layout for the Versatility Dress. Next, cut a rectangle from the fleece fabric measuring 2.5" x 31". Make sure the stretch is cut with the long side of the rectangle.
2. Pin one long edge of the fleece to one long edge of the knit, RIGHT sides together. Allow about ½" of the fleece to overlap each side of the knit. Stitch, using a ½" wide seam.
3. Using small, sharp scissors, trim off half of the seam allowance on the fleece only.
4. WRAP the fleece over the edge of the knit and pin it in place.
Here's a view from the WRONG side….
…and a view from the RIGHT side.
5. Working from the RIGHT side, stitch a scant 1/8" above the fleece/knit seam onto the knit (with thread that matches the fabric). Trim the short edges of the fleece to the same length as the short edges of the knit Skirt.
6. Working from the WRONG side, trim away the excess fleece very close to the stitching line. (No worries; the fleece won't ravel) Congratulations! You've finished the edge of the skirt for the dress. Proceed to the Option 3 instructions for the Versatility Dress and sew as directed (except for the hem, which you've already already sewn).
7. To make the belt: Pull the slide onto the ribbon and center it. Try the dress on your doll, and fit the belt over the dress to determine the length you need. Fold the edges of the ribbon over to the WRONG side and glue them with Fabri-Tac; then glue corresponding ½" pieces of Hook-and-Loop onto the belt ends.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your outfit is finished!
Giveaway Time!
How would you like to win this festive outfit? Karen will be sending it to one lucky winner!
To enter, leave a comment below finishing this sentence:
"One of my favorite Christmas traditions is..."
We'll pick a winner on Monday, November 28th, and get in touch via email. Thanks for entering and good luck!
For Pixie Faire,
Karen & The PF Team
295 Comments
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is the passing out of the gifts. This is always done by the youngest family member, helped by the eldest family member (if needed).
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is bringing up the ornaments to decorate the tree and remembering when, where, and how we acquired them; so many memories!
One of our family traditions started years ago with my mother having all of us gather at her house and do our Christmas Sweets cooking. I have continued doing this with my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. We also include our nieces and nephews. I do all the baked ones beforehand. I love it when we get to the chocolate dipping. Then we make up our boxes to pass out to friends and neighbors. Of course we all do get one of our own.
One of my favorite family traditions was getting together with the females young and old of the family and baking up delicious cookies and treats while we caught up on all the family news.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is having our entire family over for our family party, complete with a personal visit from Santa Claus! The first time we started this tradition is when we invited Santa to come to our daughter’s wedding reception. We have a photo of the bride and groom on Santa’s lap at their reception. Now they have an 18 year old boy, our grandson, who along with all his cousins still enjoys the yearly visit of Santa at our family Christmas party!