When sewing I admit I make the occasional boo boo or sometimes a lot of boo boos. I mostly finished the baby boy outfit I was making. But I realized that this particular outfit may not work for this time of the year. It would work better for a baby born in the spring. So I think I may make something else in a larger size that will work next spring for this particular receipient.
In the meantime, the shower for a co-worker was today, so I was scrambling to finish that little girl outfit. It seams I kept making one mistake after another. That happens when I am hurrying or when I am tired. So I did a fair amount of ripping out. But the worst boo boo was scorching the ribbon on the baby hat. You can see me pressing part of it in a previous post when I brag about the mini iron by Clover. I had the hat all put together and was pressing the edge before doing the topstitching. It wasn't until I had done the top stitching when I noticed I had accidently touched to ribbon with the iron causing it to shrivel in that area. Grrr!! If it had happened toward the end of the ribbon I could just make it shorter. But no, it had tohappen closer to where it was attached to the hat. So I will have to do a little ripping and then replace the ribbon. I got replacement ribbon yesterday while we were in the area. I had to go to the doctor so made the stop there, especially since it was in the same shopping center where I was picking up my prescription for pain medication. See my other blog for the pain issue.
I just could not get the hat fixed before today's shower. I had to get to a Physical Therapy appointment for my back and then go to work. But the dress and the panties were finished. Yippee!! I wrote on the card that I would get the hat to them after I fixed my boo boo. (Yes, that is what I said on the card.) The father of the baby works with us also, so I can give it to him after I fix the boo boo. Today was the last day for the mother. She will be on maternity leave for awhile. Obviously!
They both really appreciated my efforts at giving them a handmade gift. And that is the best feeling of all. They recognize what goes into making a gift and thought it was special. Deed accomplished. There are others at work expecting. So I will continue to make them. One I know is a boy, but the other is not known yet. Fun times coming. But this time I will try to finish gifts early so I am not scrambling to finish them. But unfortunately I have a tendency to do that. For example the night before our wedding I was still sewing buttons on the sleeves of my wedding dress. Also I would be scrambling to finish Halloween costumes for my kids the night before Halloween. I made costumes nearly every year while they were growing up.
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