The holidays are swiftly approaching, aren’t they?
Like many schools, my daughter’s Lutheran school puts on a Christmas program each year. This year, I’m going a bit elaborate with her gown. It’s a Christmas musical. She’s especially thrilled since she and her best friend have been paired up to be dance partners. The fancy footwork deserves an exquisite dress, don’t you think?
And so the hunt begins for the “perfect” fabric. The perfect is all me, of course the fabric will feature at least some of the colors that my daughter loves (dusty rose, lime green, sherbert orange and lilac) but aside from that, she really doesn’t care about the fabric. I can’t take too long, since December will be here before I blink. I want the outfit complete well in advance.
Besides the gown, I’m making items for her classmates. A few years ago I made crocheted bookmarks and yes, most of those classmates are still there. They think of me as the “crafty mom.” This year, I told my daughter that I’d have little bags for her homeroom classmates at her Lutheran school. I’m thinking I’ll sew the bags. This is the first year that they’ve split their homeroom class by gender. Their actual classes are still a mixture of both.
I’d originally planned on having the bags ready by the Thanksgiving holidays, but I’ve extended that deadline until Christmas and while I think I can easily do this by Thanksgiving holiday. I decided to hold off on the big gift for her classmates until the Christmas holidays.
I believe I’ll start on the embroidered design some time this weekend. If I do, I’ll be sure to post a few samples here.
Dance partners…how fun
Looking forwars to hearing more about the upcoming holiday season in your school n church
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@Jennifer, It should be great and now I need to settle on the proper fabric. Decisions, decisions, decisions… I rarely purchase fabric from JoAnn or similar stores since I’m not impressed with the craptastic fabric that they have to offer. The majority of the fabric seems marketed to quilters.
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@Opal,
I know what you mean 🙂 I haven’t been to a big box craft store in a few years either 🙂
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@Jennifer, Not to say quilters fabric is bad, it’s not. It’s just not the right fit for clothing.
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Oooo…I sure would want to see the gown when it’s finished. That would look stunning!
@suituapui, I’m hoping to start sewing that during the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s so busy with work and occasionally assisting with my daughter’s projects that I don’t think I’ll have the time to tackle anything that larger before then.
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I’m hoping to start sewing that during the thanks giving holiday. It is so busy with work and occasionally assisting with my daughter’s projects that I do not think. I will have the time to tackle anything that larger before them.
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