the designer and her big sister model

The rain kept us inside last week, so we settled in my daughters’ room with a book tape. We love listening to Hank the Cowdog audio books, which are read by author John R. Erickson. They are so funny!

Ella's hand-sewn boa

Anyway, I sat on the floor with my crocheting, and Eva had a little crocheting to do, too. Ella said, “Mom, I want to sew!” I threaded one needle after the other for her, as she sewed together most of the fabric scraps in her scrap box. She thought it might be a dress for Eva, but when she was finished sewing, the piece was clearly a magnificent boa.

We had a modeling session in the front yard. Here’s the designer with her big sister model, the boa from the back, and field testing of the boa. It survived the hula hoop just fine.

field-testing the boa