twice!

I'm writing twice in one week!  It's another record!

I'm writing to show off what I did today.  Tuesday is a Japanese holiday called Girls Day, which the girls in Rachel's class are celebrating with a tea party with their favorite dolls.  So I took the leftover fabric from the kimono we had made for Rachel earlier this year (she wore it for her Japanese car race a few posts back, in case you want to see it.....), got online to look for doll patterns, couldn't find any, so I made up my own based on a couple of drawings I found, and sewed this for her American Girl doll, Saige.

I had a hard time sewing on this slippery fabric, especially when they were such tiny seams, but I'm still pretty happy with how it turned out.  Rachel is thrilled and can't wait to take her to school on Tuesday.

I wish I could take a picture of the two of them together, but Rachel's kimono is at school.  She leaves it there so she'll have it for the various events they use it for at school.  I think I'll make her bring it home on Tuesday just so I can take a picture of them together!

Now Rebecca is asking for a kimono for Bitty Baby.  :(   I told her I would make something else for Bitty Baby sometime, but not a kimono (it was hard!) and not today!  One sewing project is enough for today!!