Sew Great!

Matthew had his first morning at Montessori, leaving Lauren and I the morning to pick an activity. To our great delight, we had Isabella (fellow Spring Leafer sp.?) over for the morning.  The girls worked on their drawings for a good hour- Isabella gently instructing Lauren how to draw trees, while she worked on her own drawing of a fairy, with the most intricate clothing. With the new art taped to our 'Art Wall' we opened up the fabric closet and the girls pulled out fabrics, trim, thread, etc... It was a flurry of activity. With the fabric samples spread out on the living room floor, Isabella went into planning stage- what to sew, how big, which fabric, where to put trim... The girls decided they both were going to sew skirts. Isabella cut her fabric and showed Lauren how to sew (with right sides together) so that the seam is invisible when you turned it right side out. Lauren has used a needle and thread before, but this was her first 'project'.  Skirts were completed, with sashes, tassel trim (cherry twists, they called it), and Lauren even managed to cut and sew a pocket to the front of the skirt. Lots of trial and error, as the seam went through both layers, threads broke, etc... Such patience and determination exhibited by both Lauren and Isabella.

I must say, Isabella's sewing skills, and creativity were a joy to watch. Lauren said to her "you sure have a lot of ideas!" Indeed. But it was an inspiring morning where ideas and creativity flowed.

Tea and muffin break and time to pack up and get Isabella back and to pick up Matthew (whom by the way survived, and enjoyed his first day at Montessori).