Hello, Yummies! How was your weekend? Did you spoil your mommy properly and get spoiled yourself?
One of my presents yesterday came from my daughter who had asked Daddio to take her to Purl’s new store on Broome Street to shop. Apparently, she had big plans for this Mother’s Day. Mira informed my husband and the shop clerk that she wanted to pick out a dress pattern and lots of fabric so that I could sew the two of us matching dresses to wear to her birthday party, a few weeks from now.
Oh, and did I mention that she also wanted to include some fabric for me to make her brother a little short suit?
She’s an original.
Sean managed to convince her that maybe a shirt pattern would suffice for the mother-daughter matchy matchy look. She still requires a dress, of course, but she compromised and choose the Amy Butler’s Cabo Halter for me and enough yardage of Anna Maria Horner’s Berry Coloring Garden to make both my halter and the dress for her that she intends to design.
The truth is that she had been watching me work on the 2+2 Blouse and Pleated Skirt by Oliver + S all last week and had fallen in love with the yellow and green leaf fabric from Liesl’s upcoming fabric line, City Weekend. Mira was incensed when she asked me to make her birthday dress out of that fabric, and I informed her that it would not be available for a few months.
“But, Mama! Then why do you have it RIGHT there?”
Good question. Well, I told her, Liesl, the woman who designed the fabric asked me to make these clothes for her with a little tiny bit of the fabric that she sent to me.
“Oh. But, Mama. (Pause. Trying to figure out an angle on all this.) Could I have that outfit then?”
No, Mirita. It’s for Mama Liesl, and besides, it’s a size 3T.
She giggled. “Could we puuuuh-lease just try it on?”
This girl! But, she is right. The fabric, all of it, is gorgeous, and since it will be on its way soon first to Mama Liesl in Brooklyn and then to represent in Minnesota at a quilting show, I figured that one little sneak peek couldn’t hurt.
Happy Belated Mother’s Day! Now, get to work!
