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Shifting focus. Parteee Tyme.

by Claire on March 7, 2010

There’s an end in sight to what I should call my daughter’s never-ending pregnancy. The doctors had us convinced that she would deliver early due to risk factors in this pregnancy and early contractions that started back in January. So we’ve had false start after false start, only to be sent home and my daughter told to take a hot bath and relax. It’s been very frustrating not to mention that the contractions has caused my daughter’s fibro to flare too. (Yes, we both have fibro. Great, eh?)

However, the great news is that baby Laila has proven everyone wrong. She is strong and healthy, and the doctors are estimating (as of last Friday) that she’ll be a “chubby” 7 and a half pounds or so. (They admit their estimates based on her size can vary by 15% or so.)

My daughter is now scheduled to be induced on her due date at 40 weeks. That’s this next Tuesday, March 9th.  Ah, the luxury of knowing something, at last. My oldest daughter had scheduled C-sections so we just knew on X date, she was having her baby. I really enjoyed planning for those dates. Not knowing is killing us!

This is good for me because once the baby gets here, my job of caring for my own daughter is mostly done, and the focus will shift to my daughter caring for HER daughter. I can get my life back to a somewhat normal routine of work and play.

Until this next party is over, that is.

Partay???? PARTAY!! My mom is turning 90 on March 30th, and I’m organizing a big party for her on March 26th.

For that event, I’m going to need a pretty new dress. Every girl needs a pretty new party dress, right? And considering I’ve had no time what-so-evah to sew, and what time I did have to sew for myself ended up in a major FAIL, I’m buying. (This is good news too cuz now I have a body that I can fit more easily! Go me!)

So, I went to Kohls.com (my favorite store these days as they seem to have clothes that fit me pretty well) and picked out three new dresses. Gotta love free shipping and Kohls Cash. I purchased all three of these for $132 (including tax) and got $20 Kohl’s Cash to spend in a store – thinking I’ll be needing some cute shoes to go with these dresses.

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Not sure which one I’ll pick to wear that night, but most likely the pink one. What thinketh you?

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Desperately seeking…

by Claire on November 22, 2009

Fabric. Seriously. I want to make this dress and I can’t for the life of me find this plaid (or is it a tartan?) I’ve searched almost every online fabric site, even emailed one great site (no response) and I can’t find it.

So, I’m throwing out the request to any of my bloggy buddies who sew or know fabric to help me find this plaid. I want to make the dress *exactly* like it is on the model. The most important feature in the fabric that I’m concerned with is the size of the repeat. If the plaid is more purples than red, or another color, that’s fine, but I am looking for the black base and large pattern. I think the larger repeat is more flattering on me than a smaller repeat.

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To coordinate with the dress, I bought these boots this week online – got an additional 20% off – gotta love that. Just hoping they’ll fit! I’ve not worn boots in years, and I’m feeling confident that I can fit in these.

Chaps Judith Tall Boots

So, if I can find the fabric, that dress with the boots will be my Christmas outfit this year. And I promise to get pictures even if I have to lug out the tripod and do it myself.

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Sweet Creative Cadence

September 25, 2009

I’m back into some creativity, folks. Yes, this includes some sewing – I finally sewed a better, longer belt for the bathrobe I made my mom last Christmas. It’s not much, and it certainly was not complicated, but I used my sewing machine, and that’s what counts. I also felt that since I’m sitting around [...]

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