It is the weekend already!

Now for those of you who work you probably read the title with a tone of excitement but I am betting if you are a mom out there with a couple of kids you may have read it a bit differently The weekend here in Oman is Thursday and Friday and it seems to me that Wednesdays just swing around a little too quickly these days.

Today I managed to get two dresses traced and cut in the morning while little Eyad was doing this …

I am trying THIS e-pattern for an A Line dress that I purchased over a year ago but did not get around to making at the time. It is by Carla C over at Scientific Seamstress and if you are new to sewing or looking for a nice easy to follow pattern then look no further than Carla’s patterns as she has lots of pictures and detailed explanations and tips. She also includes in her patterns a size for 18” dolls such as the American Girl doll. I am making a dress for Lulu and also one for her friend who is having her birthday party tomorrow. This little gorgeous little girl has a teddy that she takes everywhere so I thought I would make a similar dress for teddy too.

Tonight I got Lujayne’s dress sewn up and even a coordinating one for her doll.

Teddy here is displaying it and he is a little more rotund than the American Girl dolls that these patterns are made for so it does a look a little snug. And on a side note I am still getting over the American Girl doll industry!! For $100 a doll I should hope she will be my best friend Don’t get me started on the clothes. A personal shout out to my sis here - Sharon if we ever get to New York then I think you might just have to take Lulu to this place for tea and pampering (yes there is a doll hair salon!) just so you can experience it, LOL.

Speaking of snug have you ever tried to fit into a pair of jeans that are a size too small? Today when I was cutting out the dress for Hana I was a little short on fabric and in the end I had about 1/4 inch space left on the top and bottom.

I kept saying to the fabric breath in, breath in, you can do it. It reminded of those tight jeans!

I shall update you tomorrow on the dresses.

This afternoon my two little munchkins were helping me cut up some felt for a St Patrick's Day craft I am doing with Lujayne’s class next week.

They can be such darlings!

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