The Pioneer Sewing Trial and Error Event!

So...this Pioneer Christmas Caroling turned out to be more than I bargained for...but being stubborn I willed to make these dresses. If it had not been for my dear friend, Paula, I would never even attempted it.

I haven't sewed since way before Hannah was born. And even that was minimal. I know someone must have showed me how to sew because it started coming back to me the more I did. I just kept getting so frustrated not understanding the "sewing" lingo. I really need to take a class.

I am using Aunt Phyllis' sewing machine...and something in me knows she is proud that I am doing it...because I probably would not have if I didn't have her machine. It was so weird knowing she was the one who last threaded the machine and her hands were on the thread and bobbin last...very touching...I have so many moments like that...with the little things.

Anyhow...Paula helped me sew Hannah's dress and did a miracle getting enough material out of what was left to make Mikayla's dress. She so rocks!!! I have such awesome, gifted friends! God is so good isn't He?

I took the rest of the pattern home and spent all weekend sewing the bonnets, and having many "Oh, I see why it says to do that" moments. Finally tonight after making aprons out of a different less complicated pattern...I am finished. I do have to go find some little bows to put on the side of Mikayla's sleeves where I had a "crazy moment" after being frustrated that the elastic popped out of the bias tape again for the third and fourth time...can you feel my stress...smile! I got a little sissor happy...and well...now I need bows to hide my little "hissy fit" I had with the dress. You can't even really see the errors...but I will feel better if they are covered in something nice...

I see now that I should have used interfacing in the bonnets instead of fabric...but not worried about it enough to make more...smile! I wish Hannah's dress wasn't so big...it was the smallest size they had. At least it will fit her for 5 more years...smile! I found all the material on the $1 shelf at Hancock's. That made me very happy!

Now I just have to find them some brown boots...they insist!