Quality Time With The Youngun........

This week I've been a little lazy and not my normal, go-to, productive self.  This tends to happen to me in winter, but I'm happy to say this is the first time this winter and I'm very thankful for that! 

Anywho, The Youngun has never been one to play with Barbies.  She has a few but really never does anything with them, so she doesn't have very many clothes for them.  That said, one day this week she asked me if you could buy clothes for Barbies.  I told her when my sister and I were young, my mom (Granny Bob) made us countless beautiful Barbie clothes.  That prompted an online search for free Barbie clothes patterns and the next day The Youngun, Steve (Steve is my sewing machine for those of you who didn't know), and I got busy!

We used this pattern for our first attempt.

I've got the pieces pinned onto the material.....

Here they are all cut out and ready to start sewin'.......

First Steve and I had to zigzag stitch around each piece.....

This is the bodice with lace straps.........

Evidently I forgot to take pics of the rest of the steps, but here is the finished dress.

Now, I'd like to tell you this was a peaceful day and I was sitting there with Steve and The Youngun, humming peacefully as I sewed.......but we all know the Goodwife can't lie right??

Sewing Barbie clothes is......how shall I say it.........exhausting, maddening......craplousy hard!!  It gave me a whole new appreciation for the dozens of outfits Mom made for us with nary a complaint.  I even called her to thank her for it!  Steve and I quarrelled over it because he didn't like it any better than I did.  However, today we made another dress and it went much better.  I knew what I was doing this time and that makes all the difference!

Yes that is a skull ballgown........who are you to judge us?  LOL!!  By the by, doesn't my baby girl get more lovely every day?

Anywho, The Man has to work this Saturday so my folks are comin' to spend the day with me for my birthday (a day early but that's ok).  Mom is bringing her patterns and we are gonna have a Barbie clothes makin' day!

If you haven't entered my Birthday Giveaway, please feel free to go do so, it's open 'til Saturday at 5 pm.

God Bless.........