Make Something Of It

Yesterday I knew spring was in the air.  I had a sudden urge to make a sundress.  Some things we cannot control, but we can prepare.  My brother John graciously agreed to go with me to a small quilt shop to find fabric.  There we learned that fabric in quilt shops comes in 108" bolts rather than 36" or 45". This was great because this little sundress has no seam down the front.  The fabric is cotton but looks like batik.  It's simple and beautiful.  The dress pattern has a flow that will make wearing it that much more fun.  Even though my machine is packed away somewhere in a box in the garage, I can stitch this by hand as my great grandmother did when she made dresses years ago in Scotland.  Everything was made by hand.  There's not much else to do in January/February.  Of course John is planning the next phase of the flower gardens.  He tends to the birds and educates me about the species which show up in our front yard.  To digress, we had 3 varieties of woodpeckers, cardinals and nuthatches yesterday, all feeding at the same time.  John is determined to make sure they are all healthy through the winter.  He's a sort of St Francis of Westcott.   Below you will see the material and dress pattern.  You can imagine what I will be doing this snowy Saturday.