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
..is all the siblings and spouses, children and Grandpa would go for a ride in the horse drawn wagon to pick and cut each families’ Christmas tree. We would sing Christmas carols along the way. When we would get back to the house, Grandma would have hot chocolate and cookies ready for us. (The youngest babies stayed with Grandma.) The outfit displayed reminds me of this.
Your Santa outfit is absolutely adorable! In recent years our family tradition is simply spending time with family, eating together, relaxing and simply enjoying that we are so blessed.
My favorite Christmas tradition as a Grandma is making individual stockings for each of our 10 grandchildren. These stockings are filled with lots of fruit, a little candy and best of all, their very favorite snack. These favorite snacks are exclusively theirs….meaning they do NOT have to share with anyone. These snacks range from microwave popcorn, Nilla Wafer cookies, Funyuns, Royal Dansk Danish Butter Cookies, hot chocolate, etc. Our oldest grandson is 19 and our youngest is 5. We have a new 6 week old granddaughter that we can add to the mix in a couple of years.
I love being together with family and watching the kids open presents! One of my favorite traditions is playing what we call “The White Elephant Game.” Each player brings a used item wrapped beautifully, and we take turns rolling dice to pick a “present.” After all packages have been picked, we go a round or two to “steal” from or trade with each other. Finally, we take turns opening the presents. Some of them are nice, and some are very funny, and there is usually one that gets re-used every year. It’s a fun game.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is decorating the tree