spots before her eyes

I only have one small girl left now. 

The other three are 27, 21 and 16 (and oh my, seeing that written here makes me feel ancient - I did start young, I promise!) 

Small girls and pretty handmade dresses definitely go together, a bit like peaches and cream or gin and tonic or even prunes and…um…well….you know what…..

Anyway, this one remaining small girl - who is not small, small, but really quite getting on in years - does still like some pretty mama made dresses. She often makes requests for this pretty fairy dress or that fancy dress up gown and most of the time I say yes but then put it off until I have time. Ha, when does a busy mama 'have' time? Really, most of her requests never actually eventuate. 

Can you see me with a glass bottle, pouring out a small measure of time with a whiff of dress? "Yes dear, I've just found my dress time!"  Or better still, perhaps I could 'make' time? Now wouldn't we all like that? I'll share when I work out how!! 

In the meantime, (pardon the pun) I will, every now and again, stop and sew just exactly when she asks. Because it won't be long and she'll stop asking. 

So this sweet little spotty dress was one of those stop-and-do-it-right-now kind of dresses. She asked for a pretty summer dress, I searched through the boxes and boxes of op-shopped fabrics, she rummaged in the op-shopped dress pattern box and together we decided that spots were just right! We also found a second hand dress that we will cut down and resew (another day when I've found my 'time'!!) 

She was delighted with the finished product and more than happy to pose for some photos complete with a change of hats! I was delighted to have been such a diligent mother with enough time to sew happy things for my one small girl. Win win!!! 

Do you, or did you, make time to sew requests for your children? What do/did you make? 

Ich hab nur noch ein kleines Mädchen. Die anderen drei sind 27, 21 und 16. Meine kleine möchte oft das ich für sie was nähe aber ich hab leider öfter keine zeit. Diese Woche aber, hab ich ihr ein weis getüpfeltes rotes Kleid genäht. Sie war ganz bezaubert und verliebt ihn ihr neues Sommer Kleid und hat gerne für mich unter die Zwetschken baume getanzt für meine Foto.