She drew her Christmas dress design and handed it to me. She was very specific about what she wanted, even though this picture was all I had to go by, it gave me no clue at all what exactly it was that she wanted, so we began to talk it through.
I finally understood that she wanted her dress to be a red plush fabric, with short sleeves and a full skirt. She also told me that she wanted a diamond glittery belt and buckle to match, but it took us a while to get the details ironed out.
I did order that fabric early on but was hard pressed for time, so I did not start her dress until a few days before Christmas.
The only diamond glittery belt I could find was exactly the same one that I used on another dress, so I couldn’t bring myself to use it again. I found this pearl belt buckle at Joann’s, along with the circle lace, so that was my new plan.
Although she was a little disappointed that it wasn’t glittery, she was fine with my substitute belt.
The dress was red velvet plush and very soft. She was happy with that because she does not do itchy very well at all.
The full skirt also met her approval as she twirled around and around.
The short sleeves were also a winner, not only because she likes short sleeves, but also because it ended up being in the mid 70’s on Christmas eve.
I cut it close this year, but at least I got it done in time. Hopefully I will have more of a head start next year.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, Matthew 13:45
The Portion of my Inheritance 
Beautiful dress for a beautiful girl!