When you make your bed...

 


Grand kiddo, Jolina is out for her visit with us.  She is learning to speak up in the morning planning meetings.

 
 
 First thing on the agenda was to make her a journal from an old composition notebook cover.  She is not afraid to get messy!
 

Coming up on my agenda is Art 101 for the coming year.  A challenge for sure as I suspect we will be connecting through our private Facebook group.  I have appreciated her thoughts as I mull things over.  We will want to Make Magical Messes!

Jolina has an artistic bent but also a strong domestic leaning.  She surprised her Grand Dad with a request for a doll bed at a morning planning meeting. Ha!  His daughters are gonna be so jealous as I don't recall him making them one!

 

 We drew up a plan and laid out the fabric strips so she could have an idea of how it would come together.

This old Singer is an AK 99.  She is affectionately called Agent 99 and will travel home with Jolina so she can continue to improve her sewing skills.

 I am glad she chose a simple block but it was tad confusing laying out the blocks for the best effect.

I enjoy standing up to sew and the girls have found it easier to use that foot pedal if they stand. 

 

We kept at it and the results are satisfying.  I helped with the mattress, pillows, sheets.  She did the pillow cases and  wee pillows .
 

And when you make your bed,  it is sew satisfying to lay in it!

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  1. Jo Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 6:56:00 AM CDT

    It is so wonderful to see the engagement of you and your grandchildren! You are giving them wonderful skills but more than that you are giving them great memories!

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