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Daughter #2 has just recently re-discovered a love for sewing.  Well maybe not a love for sewing but has re-discovered sewing.  She sewed for years as a 4-Her as did Daughter #1, Daughter #2 and for a very short period "Only Son".  They even won more than blue ribbons!  I don't know if they "loved"  sewing back then... but they certainly turned out some wonderful stuff.

Anyways  Daughter #2 has been doing quite a bit of fashion sewing lately.  She accompanied me on a road trip to Lawrence where I told her I needed to stop at "Sarah's Fabrics" (local fabric store) before we joined my sister and nephew for an Arts and Crafts fair.  To say that Sarah's has fabrics is an understatement.  When you walk in you are immediately surrounded by bolts of fabrics of all kinds and all labels... Michael Miller, Amy Butler, you name they have it!   But if you go to the back of the store she has a treasure of beautiful fashion fabric!! 

We were a little overwhelmed by what we saw.  I picked out what I wanted and  paid for what I needed... I was strong, I only bought one piece and one pattern!!  Well then my daughter's brain started kicking in.  Won't this be great for that white vogue top, and wouldn't this be great for a skirt, and wait I love this dress that you have on the dress form...where's the fabric and the pattern?  An hour and half later we walked out of there bags in hand!  She will be sewing for a little while, but her wardrobe will get a serious face lift!!  Me.. I stayed strong...yup stayed with that one piece and that one pattern!!



Now the visit to Hancock fabrics...that was another story and the price was right!


That purple knit will be made into the long sleeve version of this:


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