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  • "And the Bastard grant us, in our direst need, the smallest gifts: the nail of the horseshoe, the pin of the axle, the feather at the pivot point, the pebble at the mountain's peak, the kiss in despair, the one right word. In darkness, understanding." -- Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
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  • "Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect for life." - Elizabeth Goudge, author of The Joy of the Snow

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Thursday, 13 March 2008

The Lion Queen

The lion costume is finished! And on its way, and all the tiny bits of fleece and thread and yarn are safely tucked away in the vacuum cleaner . . .

Here's the back. The front looks just the same, only with no tail . . .
Elizaslioncostume
And there are spats to cover her shoes, and mitts for her hands . . .

Lionbooteesandmitts And a headpiece, complete with mane . . .

Lionheaddressfront Lionheaddressback And a matching costume for Bella . . .

Bellaslioncostume Whew! I'll tell you one things—I am so, so very tired of sewing on pieces of yarn . . . but I do think it came out pretty well.

Now, on to the next project—Emma's birthday is April 1, and I am planning to make her a couple of summer dresses as her gift (plus the requisite book, of course; all grandchildren—and pretty much everyone else too—get books at every possible opportunity), and I have four pretty pieces of material to choose from, as well as a couple of new patterns—one Farbenmix, a sundress with a tiered twirly skirt; and one Japanese one, a pretty little smock with shoulder ruffles and a square yoke.

And I'm going to make myself a wool felt folder to hold my needlebook, embroidery scissors, and so on (from this pattern, only I think I'm going to choose fall colors, since that's what I have on hand), so I shall cut out all the pieces and choose the floss this evening, and then I'll have something to work on in the evenings. I don't really see well enough to do a lot of machine sewing at night—unless, of course, it's something imperative (see above). . .

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Kai

Ahhhhh! I tried to comment last night but all the typepad accounts were not taking comments. They must have been doing maintenance??? Anyway, I LOVE Eliza's (and Bella's) lion costumes! Eliza is SO going to be the envy of the school! And you KNOW I will be waiting to see the darling Emma's dresses! That's a GREAT pattern for the needlebook, etc.! So PRETTY! I'm putting that one on my WANT TO SEE list, too!

Posted by: Kai | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 06:42 AM

monica

Anita:
You AMAZE me with your skill. Absolutely beautiful costume.
Monica

Posted by: monica | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 09:12 AM

Trudy Neill of Windemere Farm

Oh wow! This is the best yet....what fun for her and her doll. I wondered if you had two dolls so you could use one to sew for and try the patterns. Can't wait to see the new dresses! Take care.

Posted by: Trudy Neill of Windemere Farm | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 01:12 PM

shashi

What a cute costume!!

Posted by: shashi | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 01:31 PM

Susan Ramey Cleveland

Wonderful costumes. Especially the headpiece.

Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 01:54 PM

Jo-Anne

Can't wait to see her in it!! WOW!!! The mane is particularly awesome.

Posted by: Jo-Anne | Saturday, 15 March 2008 at 08:51 PM

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