I'm So Proud

Thursday night this past week, I got to go to my friend Corynn's house for a mini craft night. There were only a few of us there but it was fun to chat and be crafty. Corynn's husband Cameron doesn't get home from work until 1:00 in the morning so she said we were welcome to stay until then. I only stayed until 12:30, but look what I got done: An adorable little dress for Carrie.
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It's knit material (t-shirt material) so it's light weight and perfect for hot Arizona summers, which we have already unfortunately reached. Saturday it was 101 degrees...
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Anyways, I made up the pattern as I went and because I was sewing into the "wee hours of the morning", as Corynn says, I didn't have Carrie there to measure or try it on. At one point, I actually used one of Corynn's son's diapers as a reference for size. Miraculously, it worked!
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Then Sunday morning before church, I decided to be ambitious and make a little baby balero to go with it. This, I also made up as I went and it turned out so cute! It ended up just a little small for her, but she wore it once and now I'll just save it in my stash of baby girl clothes. It's fully lined with green fabric on the inside for a little "peek-a-boo" effect. My success has encouraged me to get more material and make several more with different twists to the design. I'm so excited!
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Lastly, here's a picture of the glorious grill! Makes me hungry just remembering all the yummy food we had over the weekend! (Speaking of which, we had a wonderful Mother's Day breakfast of waffles with fresh strawberries in them, and scrambled steak'n'eggs.)
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