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Sewing Dorothy's Dress

Sewing a Dorothy Dress for Georgie Georgie asked me to sew her a Dorothy dress for her Halloween costume, and of course, I was more than happy to say yes! I was looking forward to getting back to my sewing room after a full summer of watering flowers in the gardens. (And yes, I really do think it takes that much time every evening!) I found some beautiful fabric for this project at ShabbyFabrics.com, and I couldn’t wait to get started. The only catch? This pattern was not nearly as intuitive as I had hoped! I ended up ripping out the back of the dress three different times and making a few modifications before I could get everything to line up properly. Let’s just say this little Dorothy dress required a bit more patience than I had anticipated! But that’s part of sewing, isn’t it? Sometimes a project comes together beautifully right away, and other times, there’s a fair amount of seam ripping, tweaking, and figuring things out along the way. I was determined to get it right for Georgie, and I knew the extra effort would be worth it in the end.

Reserving this spot for a picture with Georgie wearing the dress.

Missing FOB Daugher#1

Well, our Labor Day get-together was missing one very important person… our daughter! She managed to lose her car fob and ended up STRANDED in Wisconsin Dells. Because apparently a relaxing holiday weekend wasn’t enough adventure. So while the rest of us were eating, visiting and enjoying the holiday, she was having her own little Wisconsin Dells survival story. We missed you, but we’re pretty sure this is a Labor Day you won’t forget!

Chalk Bombed!

I was completely surprised last week when my driveway was CHALK-BOMBED! 🌈💥 One minute it was an ordinary driveway, and the next—POOF!—it had been transformed into a colorful masterpiece of kid-sized creativity. 💕✨ Apparently, Gramsie’s driveway is now the hottest outdoor canvas in town!

"Too young to be a hippie, but raised in the heart of the hippie era."

I have a desire to do some sewing applique on a sleeveless jean dress that I was going to bring to the thrift store. Nothing wrong with the dress at all, I just never wear it. What if I appliques a retro hippie flower and stem going up the side and embellish in some way with a couple of those doilies I have. Or maybe not the doilies. They really don't give the hippy vibe. I asked GPT Chat to show me some ideas and I love the results!