I think I laughed out loud, literally, when I opened this package from Angie in Bristol, CT. Corduroy, maroon-ish, jumper that hit me at the worst place possible!

"My 4-year-old daughter has something that looks just like this, so I had to forward your way! You could be twins and it's something that looks like it came straight from a kids department but just made larger. I trust you'll 'make it work' like Tim Gunn says!"

I hated the length the most and wanted to take care of that stat!! I did like the deep V neck, but was going to have to find something fabulous to put underneath.

OK, the scissors hitting the fabric couldn't have come quicker!!

With some of the excess, I trimmed about a three inch strip from it and pinned it on the two long edges and one of the short ones.

This was going to become a little sashy-belt!!

I took my sewing machine and crafted a new hem and stitched my sashy-belt!

Because I left one small end open, I began to turn the piece inside out to get the corduroy on the right side!

My piece was complete - took the belt and cinched the waist! It was just about finding what to go underneath...I went to my blouse collection and decided to go with dots. Polka dots!!

Went to dinner with JT at my favorite tapas spot, Cobras & Matadors, and split a few things including some red beet risotto. Our server mentioned it was hot pink, but it literally matched my jumper!!