mall-purchased dress, Nana made purse
There have been so many must-do projects in my sewing room that I’m way behind in clothing my granddaughters. Ten-year-old Laurel has outgrown almost all of her church clothes so we shopped at the mall.
Clearly she is a “tween” now and not our little girl. The mall is definitely where it’s at for clothes now. The good news is that it frees me up to sew for 19-month-old Vivian Rose. I have had to search hard to find the silver lining in that black cloud called “growing up.” Whew, I tell myself! I needed some help.
But as always, even with ready-to-wear, some sewing was still required to pull the outfit together. Before Laurel went to bed Saturday night, we added the white flower but she really wanted a purse for the outfit.
The lacy heart design is from the Let There Be Love collection by Kreations by Kara. The monogram font is from the 2007 Internet Embroidery Club alphabet by Martha Pullen.
She wanted one that would hold her inhaler, a handkerchief and hair brush. A 6″ x 42″ scrap of heavy linen was lying on the cutting table along with huge piles of other remnants from earlier projects. I was lucky that was on top because it was just perfect for the body of the bag. Had it been buried a little deeper, I might not have found it until the big Spring Sewing Room Clean Up. Continue reading
