My daughters class have been doing a project on the Native American Indians of Texas and the final part of this was the kids dressing up as Indian's in a type of wax museum and coming to life (with the press of a pretend button) to tell their part of the story.
My Daughter was a Lipan Apache Shaman. I did some Internet searching which surprisingly didn't turn up much. luckily it coincided with me purchasing a remnant with a fringed edge that was perfect for this. I am addicted to remnants. It it the first place I head for when I go to a craft store. Having said that though the first thing I thought of was a poncho. I found the most gorgeous fleece at Hobby Lobby and made this first. I followed the pattern in a book I had found called 'sew what! fleece'. it's a great book with lots of easy to follow fleece ideas.
The dress was a fairly simple design that came right off the top of my head. I simply sewed up the 2 sides about 3/4 of the way. leaving room for her arms and cut a hole for her head. Fringed each side all the way up and it was looking pretty good.
It was then I came across another remnant in a different store and added a second layer to the top half of the dress. I also used this fabric to make her a belt and headdress. To finish the ensemble we got her a pair of moccasin slippers and platted her hair. Even though I say it myself she looked pretty darn awesome.
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Nic
Friends of ours are expecting their 2nd baby. I believe her due date is Christmas Day. What a wonderful gift. I am so excited for them.
A few weeks ago they had a baby shower and I took on the task of making my second baby blanket. this time with baby being due in the winter I chose to use fleece for it. I made the mistake of putting batting in the middle. I have a feeling it would have been warm enough with just the fleece but now it is super duper cuddly.
One side is 4 inch squares and the other 4 inch strips. I broke my needle due to the thickness but am really happy with how it turned out. I hope baby likes it too.
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Nic
