Friday, August 27, 2010

End of Summer

Well, it crept up on us when we weren't looking. The lazy days of summer are coming to an end. Although in Southern Ontario, that doesn't necessarily mean the end of the hot weather. I'm very sure we have a few (if not more!) weeks of heat. The humidity may not be quite so bad, so that will be a welcome change. But, for school children everywhere, (and some very relieved parents!) the summer holidays are coming to a close. The rush to get haircuts, school supplies and clothing is on. I have two of my children returning to school this September. My youngest will start grade eleven, (Is he even old enough? It seems like he only started pre-school last year.) and my oldest, starts her first year of four, in Veterinary College. She has already completed five years of pre-requisite university. Becoming a vet is a long, slow process. Tomorrow we move her to her new apartment in a new city, and I will yet again set about the process of letting go. I will miss her dreadfully, as I do each time she goes away for school. Thankfully she will only be an hour and a half away, so frequent visits are possible. So, as you can imagine, my house is in an uproar. Packing boxes and furniture litter every space possible. Everything that was packed away or put into storage last spring has been brought out and inspected, to be repacked or replaced as needed. So, needless to say, there hasn't been much sewing going on! But I do have a couple of things to show you! I finally finished the outfits for Amanda's other two girl's, Abby and Caitlin. For Abby, I decided to send the Petal Skirt. I made last month. To go with it, I embellished a purchased tee shirt, anthro style.


I simply cut out several heart shapes from another tee shirt, gathered them and haphazardly sewed them on by hand. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out, and I hope Abby likes it too.
For Caitlin, I made a sundress, using Simplicity 3515.



Instead of making ties out of matching fabric, I used wide matching ribbon. And for a little flash, I
sewed matching 'jewels' onto the front band. I love the colours of this dress! So, on to the next project! OOPS! I forgot. I better finish the hand sewing on my daughter's dress before she goes tomorrow! Then she may actually get to wear it before the cool weather hits!










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12 comments:

  1. love the t-shirt and the dress, I'm sure they'll love them.

    we probably still have a couple of months of summer, although, this summer hasn't been as warm as others.

    Hope you have wonderful weekend!

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  2. The top is adorable. I love embellishing a plain tee.

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  3. The t-shirt is great and the dress is fabulous! I love the purple shade. :o) Stopping by from Sew&Tell. Thanks for sharing. Happy Sewing! :o)

    Larri at Seams Inspired

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  4. Beautiful! The shirt is my favorite.

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  5. Great embellishment on the tee...love the dress!

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  6. Gorgeous sewing projects! The print on the dress is very cute and the shirt looks like you just bought it right from a store! Lovely!

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  7. Sewing clothes is such a rewarding activity. Beautiful job! Hope they like your work!

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  8. Beautiful dress! Love the color. The embellished tee shirt turned out wonderfully.

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  9. oooh, love the tshirt!! very cute.

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  10. this is a very pretty dress...great finish

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  11. Great job on these!

    Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites!

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