I really wanted to make a smocked dress for Aaliyah to wear at Christmastime, but I just couldn’t make a decision about which fabric, pattern, and smocking design to use. When Thanksgiving was upon us and I realized I still hadn’t started a Christmas dress, I knew it was too late. There was just no way I could start a dress at the end of November and have it ready for December.
My procrastination forced me to move to Plan B. This is Plan B:Plan B is this green corduroy jumper with a winter applique. I opted for a simple style that could be sewn together quickly. Instead of smocking which is labor intensive handwork, I opted for an applique that could be done on the sewing machine.
Rather than use a Christmas theme applique that would be worn only in December, I decided to use a snowman design that can be worn throughout the winter.
This pattern, New Look A6168, is a cute one with lots of variations. I’m sure I will be able to use it again and again. For the jumper, I chose a dark green corduroy–a traditional Christmas color. For the snowman applique, I chose pink rather than red to avoid that Christmas color theme. I’m sure Aaliyah will look beautiful in this jumper with a white long sleeve shirt and white tights.
Maybe I’d better get started now on next year’s smocked Christmas dress.
Oh how cute!
Thanks, Cindy! It’s perfect for those cold winter days that we all love so much! 😉
It is so cute and I bet it looked gorgeous on her with her coloring! I love green with dark hair <3
Thanks, Gwen! I haven’t seen it on her yet, but I’m positive she will look gorgeous in it! 😉