One of the lovely things that took place this year is that my delightful cousin moved a couple of blocks away. She is in the process of moving, luckily for me a couple of blocks in the other direction fromour apartment. Moving requires one to winnow down your STUFF to a more manageable amount. My cousin no longer needed the offcuts of fabrics from the dress that she had worn for her brother's wedding. She dropped it off at my apartment. Not only did my cousin give me this wonderful embellished chiffon, the matching underlayers, two different organzas and a netting were included as well. My great niece has a birthday in early January. She is the sort of girl who loves all things sparkly. Like my own daughter at the same age, dress up is an important part of her life. I thought that I could turn the offcuts into a skirt for my great niece. I actually looked through my many sewing books to see if I had an appropriate pattern . I did not. I did find an excellent meas...
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