Sew Fun

January 17, 2008

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I have had the best time pulling together this darling birthday-girl set. A friend asked if I could do something with this beautiful fabric which she bought and never used. How could I resist? It’s so feminine and sweet, and I just adore the print.

I found the twill for the pants first. Actually, I didn’t know it was going to have pants until I stumbled over the twill. It’s a perfect match and I hear the weather where this little girl lives calls for pants pretty much year ’round. Serendipitous!

I have always admired the way Sandi uses trims and one of my sewing goals this year is to incorporate more embellishments in my work. The pretty crochet trim here is so dainty but I think it works well, not overwhelming in the slightest. I asked my oldest about adding the trim to the top of the bodice; he was skeptical. After it came together, even he had to admit it was a good idea.

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Thanks for the comments and e-mails about yesterday’s picture post. I’m trying a “Word-Free Wednesday,” at least for now, to have a place to incorporate some of the daily photos I’m taking. Yes, snow is a rarity in these parts. Around the time I took that picture, it actually started to stick. Within a couple of hours, the snow turned into freezing rain and made that 1/2-inch a nice bit of crusty slush. Nothing to cause our immediate area to shut down but the county north of mine had school closings and the like. It was, of course, a great disappointment to my oldest, who was hoping for the first snow day of the year. Poor kid. It’s not like he’s not getting a three-day weekend for his birthday.

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