Mmm, traffic jams. It's 4pm and I am on Hoddle St, driving from work to creche.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Geen Dess
Ivy loves her green dress. She calls it Geen Dess. "Wear Geen Dess! Want Geen Dess!" It's a hand-me-down velveteen thing with a zip down the front. Ivy has worn it since she was crawling - a crawler in a dress is a riduclous thing really, but it's short and didn't interfere too much.
I'm not sure why it's Ivy's dress. Most of Hazel and Ivy's clothes are shared. They have a box for t-shirts, one for jumpers, another for pants, and so on. Most items are worn by both girls, but a few seem to have become property of one or the other. The magenta jumper is definitely Hazel's (as she says, "Hazel is wearing the magenta jumper!"), and Geen Dess is Ivy's.
Geen Dess is getting too small. Or is Ivy getting bigger? She must be! Geen Dess is now more of a tunic than a dress, and it's rather tight across the chest.
She wore it to creche last week, and Rena diplomatically suggested that Geen Dess might be nicer to hold and play with than to wear.
So - off I went to Shitcraft to get a pattern and some green fabric. I am making Geen Dess Mark II. The pattern has START written on it, and the instructions are aimed at novices and morons, which is just right for me. I still managed to sew the facing on the wrong way, and it took me 24 hours of puzzling to work out how to do the armholes. Tonight I'll finish the armholes, the side seams and the hem.
I showed Geen Dess II to Ivy this morning, and she called it Geen Dess and wanted to wear it immediately, so I'm heartened. I'd been wondering if taking 10 hours to sew a simple dress was a sensible thing to do, but I don't think I could find a bright green dress in a shop anywhere. Did I mention how saddened I am by kids' clothes? Little girls are expected to dress like grown women, and it gets me down.
If Geen Dess II works out OK, I'll make one for Hazel. I think she might like a magenta one.
I'm not sure why it's Ivy's dress. Most of Hazel and Ivy's clothes are shared. They have a box for t-shirts, one for jumpers, another for pants, and so on. Most items are worn by both girls, but a few seem to have become property of one or the other. The magenta jumper is definitely Hazel's (as she says, "Hazel is wearing the magenta jumper!"), and Geen Dess is Ivy's.
Geen Dess is getting too small. Or is Ivy getting bigger? She must be! Geen Dess is now more of a tunic than a dress, and it's rather tight across the chest.
She wore it to creche last week, and Rena diplomatically suggested that Geen Dess might be nicer to hold and play with than to wear.
So - off I went to Shitcraft to get a pattern and some green fabric. I am making Geen Dess Mark II. The pattern has START written on it, and the instructions are aimed at novices and morons, which is just right for me. I still managed to sew the facing on the wrong way, and it took me 24 hours of puzzling to work out how to do the armholes. Tonight I'll finish the armholes, the side seams and the hem.
I showed Geen Dess II to Ivy this morning, and she called it Geen Dess and wanted to wear it immediately, so I'm heartened. I'd been wondering if taking 10 hours to sew a simple dress was a sensible thing to do, but I don't think I could find a bright green dress in a shop anywhere. Did I mention how saddened I am by kids' clothes? Little girls are expected to dress like grown women, and it gets me down.
If Geen Dess II works out OK, I'll make one for Hazel. I think she might like a magenta one.
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