This afternoon while Julia napped, the three of us hung out in Riley's room. I'm finishing up a sweater for Riley so I was in her room crocheting while the two girls were having a tea party with their American Girl Dolls. They shared clothes and took turns putting them on. Then they put them up for a little while and had some popcorn for a snack. The three of us hung out upstairs. Then we started talking about clothes for the dolls.
I got out my sewing machine instruction book - have had the machine since the fall, but had not had an opportunity to get it all set up and working. The girls came with me to the bedroom and hung out while I got it all set up. I let them press the pedal so they could help wind the bobbin. Madi is excited to learn how to sew and we told her that we can show her more things this summer so she can start making some items too.
Once it was all ready to go and I practice sewing a pair of shorts for the doll together, I went downstairs and looked up sales at Joann Fabrics. All of their McCall's patterns are on sale for $1.99 - much cheaper than the original $15.99 each pattern would have cost us. So I asked the girls if they would want to go get a pattern or a few patterns if they were available. Of course they wanted to! So I looked online for the pattern numbers so I wouldn't have to spend time looking through the books while managing three kids. Found eight doll patterns and off we went!
The girls were fabulous!! We found five of the eight patterns and have everything from coats to hats to booties to even dogs!!! I let the girls choose one outfit each that they wanted us to make first. Madi chose a cute top and pant set. Riley chose a top and pant set that has a little jacket with it. I called my mom to tell her about the awesome pattern sale at Joann's and she told me that she had finished the yellow bathing suit for Madi's doll (she made a red one for Riley's last week). My mom took our old bathing suits and cut them up to make them - they look sooo cute!!
I picked it up and then gave her the material and pattern for Madi's doll clothes. I'll be making Riley's while she does Madi's so it won't take us very long. It's awesome because the clothes are so small and each item takes hardly any fabric at all! Madi's doll outfit cost $3 total for 3/4 yd because the fabric was on sale.
Once we got home, the girls had so much fun playing with the dolls and Madi put the bathing suit on her doll. Then got some towels down to create a beach scene. Then girls posed their dolls and Madi took some pictures. Even added some red crabs... hahahaha
Was a great day! I loved how the girls interacted and played together and especially how they talked to each other and laughed.
This is the life!! |
Working on her tan (Madi's doll) |
Watch out for the crabs!!! |
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