Camping Weekend

Kevin took the kids camping this weekend.  Since I don't camp, I had the house all to myself, and I took the opportunity to finally tackle a few things in my sewing room. It's amazing how much I can get done when there are zero interruptions.

First up was finally finishing the tooth fairy pillow I started for Dorothy a long time ago.  It was all cut out and the embroidery and applique were done.  I just had to sew it together, stuff it, and sew up the hole.  Quick, but it would have been quicker if I had remembered to add the ribbons before sewing it up the first time.

A closer look at the embroidery.
It's a good things I finished this, because she lost another tooth the day they came home.  It works!  The tooth fairy found her tooth in the pillow just fine.

 

 Next up was a new t-shirt dress for Dorothy.  I love this style of dress on her and they are so quick to make.  I lucked out and found the blue shirt on clearance at Target.  It matches wonderfully with the fabric.  Too bad she didn't have this on Friday when she was to wear a blue shirt to school for a special event.  Why do I never have the "right" colors when stuff like that comes up?

 When she came home and saw the dress, she was really excited.  The skirt fabric is rainbows and unicorns, and it truly hideous in a way that only a six year old could love.  I bought a mystery box of remnants a while back, and this was one of the treasures in the box.  Never in a million years would I have chosen this fabric, but Dorothy loved it the minute she saw it.  The remnant was the perfect size to make this style dress, and I don't have any left over.  The dress is a touch long, but that is so she can still wear it next Spring.  The weather is starting to get cooler, so I'm not sure how much wear it will get right now.

 Here's a closer view of the "beautiful" fabric.  I'm glad she's happy and that I found a good use for this piece.

Lastly, I finished the last few of my 120 rainbow string squares for a quilt I'm making.  I still need to set the layout and piece together the top, then quilt it, but at least the squares are finally done!  It took a lot longer than I had anticipated to sew these strings together.  I hope it turns out as pretty as it is in my head.

I also worked on another dress for Dorothy that I had been putting off because the fabric intimidated me.  All I have left to do is hem it and trim the threads, so I'm hoping to finish it so she can wear it tomorrow.  That dress is more my style than the rainbow unicorn one, but she likes them both.

Kevin should take the kids camping more often so I get more done.