I sat and did the whole lot of smocking on a dress one time and ended up having eyes so fuzzy I literally couldn’t see! I have to use a Daylight lamp to do any hand stitching in this house as the light is just so dim in here. Don’t stress about getting the smocking done all in one day Sharon, this is where mistakes can happen but I am happy you are cruising along nicely with the outfits and look set to finish.
I finished the celestial Pinwheel tunic and it was met with a very enthusiastic reaction and a suggestion to make the accompanying dress! She hasn’t tried it on yet though as she is a bit messy after experimenting with how to make lemonade without the lemons. I will get her to put it on tomorrow just to see if we got the sizing right – pretty confident it is fine but I want confirmation of the fact.
I washed the new cotton from the most recent parcel and held the green up to N suggesting to make a sketchbook shirt for him to wear. He said he liked it but it looked like what dentists wear! He has dentists on the brain right now! So I will give him the choice between that and some blue cotton and then go from there.
Tomorrow I will cut out the dress part of Pinwheel pattern to match the tunic already made and also cut out the respective parts of the Easter outfits for both kids, sketchbook shirt and pants, and possibly another Pinwheel tunic and dress. That will give me a fair bit of hand sewing to do over the course of the week (I like to hand stitch the necklines and sleeves).
