That’s right. We were lazy . . .

Scratch that. We were smart!

ONE dress . . . TWO holidays.

BAM!

We wanted a simple, striking Christmas dress for CL.

But, then . . . we realized if we sewed it as planned, it would not only work for Christmas. . .

It would also be great for Valentine’s Day as well.

Again . . .BAM!

We sewed the Children’s Corner, Rose {size 3} with no modifications . . . unless you count the fact we didn’t hem it quite as much as stated.

Our main area of concern was the red / white combination – and the potential of the red corduroy fabric bleeding onto the white. We’ve had some problems with that in the past using a vinegar and salt solution. So, we researched and asked around. After washing our initial fabric once {and turning the color catcher dark red}, we set the fabric with Retayne according to package directions. Since then, the garment has been washed {with another color catcher that turned light pink} and the colors did not bleed into one another. SCORE!

It was an easy, quick sew!! THANKFULLY . . . since we’ve got one more Christmas dress to share with you this week!

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