Thursday, March 15, 2007

Flower girl dress

I don't think Lucia is going to preschool this morning. After coughing for much of the night, she finally went to sleep and is still sacked out. Bede and I are lousy-achy too, but we can keep ourselves propped up with hot liquids and backrubs. I have an appointment with a friend this morning to go over some video footage. I hope I'll be able to share the storytelling video with you. I need get the copyright clearance, first.

I was not idle yesterday. I stitched up Lucia's flower girl dress:





There are seven flower girls in Seattle-Jane's upcoming wedding. It's not going to be a fancy wedding, but Seattle-Jane has a lot of little girls in her life and doesn't want to choose just one for the petal-scattering. I saw a photo of one of the other little girls, and she's wearing a poofy white dress with matching patent-leather shoes. I don't sew poofy dresses, as they'd end up bunchy (like Lucia's tutu). Still, I'd like to attempt something more complex than a sleeveless cotton dress... not while Lucia is in her single-digits, though.

Update: I just added lace to the waist to give it a bit more of a wedding-party flair:

8 comments:

Yorkshire Pudding said...

Now about these hot liquids and back rubs. Are the hot liquids actual bodily fluids? Besides don't you think it's a little indiscreet to let us see round the private door of the bedroom you share with Bede? Some things are best left unsaid!

Lone Star Ma said...

Your YP friend is kind of a pervert, Alkelda. No offense or anything. Some perverts are okay.

I hope you all feel much better soon!

Lucia looks gorgeous in her flower girl dress!

Saints and Spinners said...

LSM: Yorkshire Pudding takes great delight in trying to shock me. That said...

YP: You know I love you. But please keep the "bodily fluids" off this blog!

Myth said...

Lucia looks lovely in her new dress and I'm sure she'll outshine the poofy whiteness ;)

I've been a lurker for quite a while, don't often have time to comment... but I wanted to ask - how do you find out who is linking to you? I have always wanted to know!!!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty and spring-y! I wish I knew how to sew. Of course, I don't want to actually take the time and effort to learn, but if I were to suddenly wake up one morning with the ability to sew, I would be OK with that.

Saints and Spinners said...

Schelle: If you go to http://technorati.com and type in your blog address, you should be able to see who is linking to you. I also check my site meter (under "Digitopolis") to see who is visiting me. The "0:00 seconds" visits I usually ignore but if there's been any length of time (seconds, really) that people have visited, I check out the stats to see how people have stumbled across the blog. I like my new site meter, and it's free.

Goddess: I understand, I really do. I didn't really learn to sew until a couple of years ago. And that was after having a new sewing machine lingering in storage for 3 years. So far, I haven't made anything terribly tailored or fitted-- that's going to require another sewing class, or at the very least, opening the sewing book I bought a year ago and haven't consulted since.

Anonymous said...

I love flower girl dresses, but there is nothing more special than a homemade one. Just remember to save it for when shes grown because little girls never forget their big flower girl day.

Saints and Spinners said...

FGD: Thanks! I will definitely save it. My mom made one for me when I was 7 years old. I wore it for two years afterward, as it was suitable for everyday summer wear.