I'm a sucker for a theme. I really, truly am. When I have to answer those "What three words best describe you?" questions, I usually put something like "enthusiastic", or-- perhaps more appropriately, "ENTHUSIASTIC!!!!!!" :)
So Riley's preschool teachers didn't know what they had in store when they asked the kids to wear red today in order to celebrate Clifford's birthday. See, we don't wear a ton of red in our house, so what's a girl to do but to rush out to Jo-Ann's and buy varying shades of red fabric?!
When I started making Riley-girl's outfit, I had no clear vision except that I wanted a variety of fabrics, some ruffles, and
sweetie-bell sweats in red.
We ended up with a tunic top, featuring two ruffles at the neckline (one with puppy prints-- woohoo!) and a big piecework ruffle at the hem. I like how the grey tones down the red/black theme.
I even got to use a little more of my Riley Blake chevron for the straps and one of the piecework panels.
And we are going to get a LOT of use out of these sweetie-bell sweats. They're so ridiculously comfy. I may need to make some for myself. I'm not kidding either.
Happy birthday, Clifford! Thanks for giving us another excuse to go fabric-shopping! :)
Hmmm...where is it that I submit nominations for Preschool Mom of the Year? :)
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