Snipping and sewing

Two days ago, I began sewing a doll outfit for Brianna.  Next week she has a field trip to Burnaby Village and I've made it something of a tradition to create a child-sized apron and a matching doll outfit for the occasion.  The kids are all encouraged to dress up in period clothing and far be it from me to keep my child out of the loop.  In fact, I'm hoping that all of my daughters will treasure their respective doll outfits and aprons.  I used the exact same pattern each time.  Right now however, all the outfits from previous years are in Breezy's doll box and I think the girls couldn't care less if they get trashed.  Pity, isn't it?

Anyway, back to the project at hand.  Brianna and I went to Fabricland and picked out a cheerful floral and a gingham fabric for the dress and apron.  Not one to let the grass grow under my feet, I began snipping out the pattern pieces immediately after supper.  Malia, of course, was all over me.  She had me tie on Emma's old apron (which I will use as a pattern for Breezy's apron), located a pair of scissors and dove into the tissue paper.  After repeated attempts to shoo her away, I gave up and handed her some scrap pattern pieces.  She studiously reduced a strip of tissue into confetti, then turned her attention to my pin cushion.  With cheerful aplomb, Malia pinned a pattern piece onto the fabric, looking for all the world like she actually knew what she was doing.

Tidy, isn't she?