I did alter the LO a little and I added the right page. I'm also working on my distressing techniques.
The week Eliza was scheduled to be an acolyte for chapel her 4K year, happened to fall on Halloween. That year she wanted to dress up like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. I couldn't find a costume that didn't look cheap and tacky (in my opinion) so I decided I was smart enough to make one, right? I took homemaking in high school (who's counting decades?) and I have several college degrees. That counts for something, right?
I'll take a break from the story for those of you having to clean the beverage you spewed laughing at the thought of me sewing. Ok, time's up. I stayed up all night (yeah, I waited until the day before) trying to sew this costume. I laid it out, cut the pattern (I did have the sense to buy a pattern) and tried to piece it together. It never really worked. I'm sure I bought a faulty pattern missing at least twelve pieces. So I stopped, thought about it and started again from a logical point of view. I pieced it together and made a dress that looked really cute (if I may say so myself) on the outside. Just don't peek inside - it was a mess!
I was on maternity leave at the time so I was able to go to this chapel. It was still warm enough to use the outdoor chapel in the woods.
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009 GMT Views: 704
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Registered: March 12, 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 1892
Sat, Jan 31, 2009 @ 7:35 AM
Great pages...I like how you turned it into a double-page spread. I need to do that with mine so thanks for the idea of how to continue on the other side! Cute story, too.
Registered: May 11, 2007 Location: two hours from all the fun Posts: 4529
Mon, Feb 02, 2009 @ 11:54 AM
Great lo! great story!
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Mon, Feb 02, 2009 @ 5:12 PM
The Dorothy costume looks great from here! I can't sew to save my life...I can cross stitch all day long, but never learned how to use a sewing machine. Super cute layout! I wanna be Dorothy next Halloween...or else Supergirl...