“What’s
up next on the blog,” asked brother Chuck after the advent program. And I
couldn’t say.
But
– things are happening at the farmhouse. The contractor called Friday morning (yesterday)
to say that the house has been cleaned, and he was sending a crew up to unpack
the container. I had hoped to be there, but it wasn’t possible for us to go. Short notice or not, Mike is sick. He said
they could work from the 200 photos he took and that they would leave boxes in
the dining room for me to unpack. In a later call, we agreed to meet the crew there
on Monday for further unpacking. We have also arranged to have the new sofa loaded
onto the old Silverado this afternoon. We’ll carry it to the farmhouse
ourselves, and the work crew will unload it.
Meanwhile,
from the sewing room:
The
dolls are still getting ready for Christmas -- their favorite pastime. They could get ready for Christmas until next Christmas -- and the next -- and the next . . . but they would hate to miss Halloween.
Note
that Shirley Anne is wearing a special shirt, a modified onesie that "Grandma" found at Walmart.
And
in this photo, Shirley Anne is wearing a sweater made from a pair of socks.
Such a fun project! I love the way it turned out.
“Those
socks don’t look like something you’d wear,” said Mike as I tossed that pair of metallic
gold and black knee socks into the cart. I explained that they weren’t socks
but a doll sweater.
But
– my next project is to shorten Mike’s new lined jeans, which seems to be a “buffalo.”
KW
[P.S. -- For more doll sweater inspiration, see the sweater Chris knitted at Miller’s Last Resort (see link in right hand column near top of page under "interesting sites").]
6 comments:
Very cute things! I guess Dad broke down and got new lined pants when he didn't receive any for Christmas, eh?
MW found a sale on lined pants at North 40. One pair -- very heavy duty -- has to be shortened. The other is a pair of Wranglers, and he stepped right into those. The problem with lined pants is that the lining wears out, and there's just nothing I can do about that.
I couldn't find the link. You do wonders with your sewing. Maybe in the future, he will tolerate "unlined" pants.
Hi Chuck!
You will find the link to Miller's Last Resort in the right hand column near the top under "Other Interesting Sites."
Frankly, Mike needs lined pants in the winter. He loves to be outside, but he has issues with the cold. He sees nothing wrong with his present wardrobe of lined pants. I'm the one saying, "Hey, these are worn out. I could probably cut the lining out of those and they would be okay work pants.
Busy weekend here! Your dolls look so comfortable and happy! Using the socks to make sweaters is very clever and makes adorable tops. And on the other note, I HATE shortening pants!! All pants, but especially jeans. All those layers at the seams! Buffalo indeed.
Yes, and I had "other duties" yesterday, so the pants still need to be shortened. I will have to trim the lining (which is like batting) back and then catch it into the hem, so it will be thick. I won't fold the hem under -- just finish with a zigzag or perhaps hem tape. And then I won't try to stitch over the seam(s). And jeans aren't perfect to begin with, which makes it even more difficult.
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