In the Queue Wednesday

There's usually sewing involved when my nieces visit each summer, and this summer was no exception. My older niece fell in love with my pink laptop cover, and so we made one together for her mini-laptop. She chose pink with large white polka dots for the outside and a zebra stripe for the inside. ;)

My younger niece (10.5 years old) had recently fallen in love with a red dress worn by one of her avatars on a Facebook "night club" game that she plays. (I know! What?!?!) The main features were (a) it was one shouldered and (b) it had an uneven hem - shortest in the front center and longest in the back.

We searched the pattern books for quite a while, and this pattern was the closest we could find (upper left hand version - but much shorter). I figured it would be much easier to modify the hem than to create a one-shouldered pattern on my own!

Unfortunately, the pattern is for a woman, and my niece still has a young girl's shape. So this is going to give me an opportunity to practice my pattern modification / fitting skills... ;)

She picked a red "bottom weight" cotton - one that is softer than most and has a touch of stretch. But it's definitely not the typical fabric for this pattern - not slinky or silky. Truthfully, I'm happier to be making it in this less-adult fabric, and something tells me that I'm going to appreciate the sturdiness and the slight stretch...

She's waiting with eager anticipation - don't worry, I'll get to it soon! It's in the queue...