Gettin' Crafty...(Maybe)

It's funny how your whole life you're the same person, but not really.  I mean, I'm not exactly the same spunky eleven year old I once was.   And I'm not certainly not the same girl I was when I was thirteen.  Granted that I was never a wild child and did outrageous things, I'm still not the "same girl" I was.  But everyone goes through this.  When I was little my grandma tried over and over again to get me into sewing, but that was something I knew I never wanted to do.   It wasn't the "cool" thing when you're like ten.  It just wasn't.   I thought sewing was for old people.  It wasn't near as much fun as jumping into her swimming pool, riding a scooter or walking around the neighborhood.  Why would anyone even need to know how to sew?  There were plenty of everything we needed in our local Wal-mart.

However.  I have changed my mind over the last couple of years.
Now as an eighteen year old young woman, I find myself understanding why people do the things they do.  I think a lot about how I want my children to be raised and the kind of wife I want to be for my future unknown husband.  I'm learning more about what's really important in life and that I need to make good use of my time.
And I've even uncovered that I have a desire in my heart to become a little bit more..crafty.  

Silly little me, people don't sew because there isn't enough of clothes, and whatnot to go around, but because it gives them joy.   It gives someone the feeling of accomplishment and being proud of their own creation.

I remember a lot of how you sew, mostly because for the last two or three years I have been doing a little bit of sewing.  My grandma gave my sisters and I sewing kits one Christmas then later on taught us a few easy sewing projects.   

I love the feeling you get when you actually *make* a present for someone.  And I absolutely love the feeling of getting a gift that someone made just for me.  It makes it so much more special!   With a little advice and help along the way, I have decided that I will attempt to make one of my child's keepsake...on my own. I've yet to master the skills of using a sewing machine so I will be doing this by hand (which by the way, my grandma said was the best thing to do with this little project)  

I'm going to be making a little security blanket for one of "my" three chickadees!  
Now...take a look at the fabric and try to think of who this would be for! :) 

 

Pretty ribbon,

I tried so hard to make it all match up.

After seeing the fabric has a pretty butterfly pattern you must have guessed it isn't for little Joey. Correct. It isn't for him, or at least not this one. ;)

That narrows it down to Fern and Talia.  

If you guessed Talia, you're right!  This cute fabric reminds me of her spunky cute facial expressions.  I've also been told that it *might* be possible to send her a care package also, so I didn't want to wait! :)   I plan on making something for each sweet child of "mine" eventually, but Talia just happens to be the first to get something made for her.  Please be praying she finds her forever family soon!  I worry so much about each child I advocate for, but Talia makes me worry a little bit more.  She's so medically fragile and tiny, it breaks my heart.  I would adopt her as my daughter in a heartbeat if it were possible.  But to any family interested in adopting her, I will gladly become your family warrior!  I have every intention to help bring her home! <3

I'm pretty sad and pathetic when it comes to sewing (or anything crafty related...) so bare with me as I attempt to sew a very special security blanket. 

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Thank you for reading and I hope that you will stick around and learn more about "my" three cuties. :) 

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