The Children's Corner Lucy Jumper is one of the most popular patterns I seen for awhile. Yes, it's just a simple A-line jumper. But I love the fact that they make it lined. It gives it such a nice finished look to the total garment. You do have to make sure that the overall length of the jumper is suitable for the child you are making it for, but it stitches together like a dream! Shown below are my components for making the Eyelet Lucy Jumper. I have the cotton "Lotus Flower" Eyelet & Seafoam Imperial Batiste, Lucy Pattern, seafoam (aqua) silk satin ribbon.
What's so great about this jumper is only 2 pattern pieces! After cutting out the front & back of the eyelet and aqua lining, stitch together a front eyelet & front lining right sides together. Begin at one armhole, then across the shoulder, around the neckline, the other shoulder and second armhole. Children's Corner patterns use a 1/4" seam, so there isn't much in the way of trimming, but cut across your corners at the shoulder seams, clip all curves then turn right side out. Do the same procedure for the back eyelet & back lining pieces. Press your seams nicely. Now you are ready to stitch the side seams.
When you stitch the side seams, you put the back & front eyelet sides, right sides together. On one side seam you stitch from the hem of the eyelet all the way to the hem of the lining for one complete seam. The other side seam, you stitch the eyelet to the armhole, then start stitching into the lining, but leave an opening along the middle of the lining seam. The opening is what you will use to complete the hem. Then the opening will be handstitched closed.
I am not accomplished when it comes to making "hair bows". Even though I had 2 girls, I had to resort to watching some YouTube videos to get a grasp for making a nice bow to use as my shoulder tie. I put a 5/8" white button on the back of each bow. I still put 2 - 3/8" white buttons on each shoulder with a larger buttonhole for the bow's button. This just made for a nicer look to the shoulder closure and it's didn't look "floppy" from the weight of the bow. Give it a try!
