Thanks for all your kindness about our matchyness! You asked about patterns - my skirt was not from a pattern, but Adelaide's dress was. It's an older pattern - McCall's 3417.
I've been making gobs (yes, gobs) of these cards this month to include as sets for stocking stuffers and extras with packages. Nina sent me some adorable cards like these a few months back, and I've been gathering vintage children's books and cookbooks since then. They're quite fun - I just cut the pages as I want, and literally sew them directly onto the cardstock. (Just remember to change your needle when you're done - going through paper will make it quite dull). I was thinking these would work well for kids, too. Ezra's itching to use the sewing machine, and I thought paper might be a way to get the feel of the machine without needing to worry about fabric too.
Posting around here will be continue to be spotty for a few days. We're in a bit of a whirlwind of family activity - ranging the life cycle from a funeral, to a birthday, and holiday parties. It's a week when we're feeling rich with family, and at the same time, ready for a week of calm and intimate mellow before the holidays. Which is just what next week has in store for us, just in time for Solstice. Ah...
