I went through a bit of a sewing drought. I miscarried again a couple months ago 3 days before the "12 week mark". With that last pregnancy I had decided to finally cave in a make myself a few maternity items. If I was going to look like a moose I figured I may as well look like a moose in clothes I enjoy. My design book was chalk full of ideas and I had fabrics already pulled from my stash ready to make said items... putting them back on my shelf was a painful process. Since all the projects I had planned were surrounded by the idea of having another little one, my desire to sew dropped.
Two weeks ago I got my sewing libido back. I don't know what to credit it to. I suppose it was either grace or just the realization on my part that wallowing in self pity doesn't take you very far. Since then I made three little girl's dresses and a birthday present for my little sister.
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You can tell Izzy feels quite regal in her dress based on her posture.
She's usually a pretty wiggly girl. :) |
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| I like to pretend that the girl on the very right is super excited about wearing that dress. |
My baby sister turned 16. She asked me for a Tom Brady apron... Yes, Tom Brady the fancy haired pretty boy quarterback of the New England Patriots. My sister loves four things: tennis, slurpees, cooking, and Tom Brady.
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| This guy... Really, Shannon? |
Anyway, I decided to look for Tom Brady fabric. I expected to find at least one online store offering some sort of cheesy fabric with his face silk screened all over it. But alas, I was out of luck. I then went to check prices on designing my own fabric (not as expensive as you would think) but was given a quote of $45 for what I need... sorry Mr. Brady, but you aren't THAT pretty. So plain old team fabrics was where I headed next. Since it's not football season finding teams fabrics is harder, but much cheaper.
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| I found this for a total of $6. Much better! |
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My sister wanted a full apron.
Note: This is not my sister. This is my dress form, Allison. |
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| Tom Brady's Jersey number. |
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| The back. |
Anyway I'm sure she'll like it. Izzy didn't quite get why Shannon would want an ugly apron like this when she could get one in a lovely purple and gold...
