Category: Caitlyn

Caitlyn, sewing

Somewhat Spontaneous Skirt

 

And one last Clothing Caitlyn post before I move on to quilt blocks and garden photos… While suffering through one of my fabric acquisition outings for non-Caitlyn-related projects, Caitlyn picked out this blue fabric. I thought it was sweet, so I picked a pink for contrast and planned to make her a skirt. I really need to think things through before I start them. I had a simple skirt-with-flounce in mind when I bought the fabric. That shifted to a tiered spin-able skirt when I started measuring and cutting. And when it was all done, I realized that what I …

Caitlyn, sewing

Out with a Whimper

 

I like to think I would have finished everything I had cut out for KCWC on time, despite the (probably) 11 mile bike ride on Saturday. (Yeah, I know, 11 miles isn’t much to regular bicyclists, but we’re new at this. And Caitlyn’s riding a bike that’s too small and doesn’t have gears. Forgive me if I’m over here all impressed with us all for that outing.) But Caitlyn woke up sick Sunday morning. There has been no sewing. There’s been no anything, really, just holding a bucket and her hair for her, then layering her with cool cloths. I’ve …

Caitlyn, in the kitchen, Seasons

Easter Treats

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Last week, I found Betz White’s photo tutorial for some super-cute, adorably tiny Easter baskets made from 3 oz. Dixie cups. Naturally, I decided that I needed to make these for Easter. And put homemade candy in them. Never mind that I came up with this plan about a week before Easter. Clearly, it’s a very sensible plan. We painted our cups (instead of using markers like Betz) and I glittered some of them. Someday I’d like to upgrade the paint in our craft supplies from the washable Crayola stuff to something that doesn’t feel like chalk when it’s dry. …

Caitlyn, sewing

Snip, Snip, Sew, Sew

You may have seen this dress before. I made it for Caitlyn when she was in preschool and it’s been one of her favorites. See it in the back yard, at the Ren Faire, on the first day of kindergarten, with a shark, and with a hat. It’s had a long and much loved run. And it’d become too short. We’d recently read I Had a Favorite Dress, in which a girl outgrows her favorite dress and her (rather amazing) mother turns it into a whole series of things (a shirt, a skirt, a scarf, a hair clip, etc). Inspired …

Caitlyn, Seasons, sewing

Keeping Caitlyn Clothed

 

One day last week, Caitlyn picked out an outfit for school but then changed her skirt choice by the time she was ready to have Mama do her hair for the day. When I asked her why the change, she told me that when she had put on the original skirt and made sure the waistband wasn’t below her hips, she realized the skirt was too short. At this rate, we’re not going to make it until April 23-30 for Elsie Marley’s Kids Clothes Week Challenge. I’ve already dropped all the hems I can drop. If it’s too short now, …

Caitlyn

How does she eat?

Caitlyn has lost yet another tooth, bringing her count of currently missing teeth to four: three on top, one on the bottom. This time, she bit down on a cinnamon roll rather injudiciously and knocked the tooth sideways. When straightening it didn’t quite help with the discomfort, she agreed to let me pull it. She spent several minutes mentally preparing herself for this trauma, sucking on ice cubes, being held by Mama. The tooth came out easily. Caitlyn squawked like a kid getting ready to cry, paused long enough to realize that it didn’t hurt at all, and busted up …