How many of you moms out there have heard this request a time or two? I have three daughters, so I’ve heard it a few times. Most of the time for special dances or play costumes, and once for a wedding. This time it was for my youngest daughters Junior Prom. Her invitation came about a week before we left for New York, so I told her the dress would have to wait until we got home, which only gave us about a week and a half to find a pattern, fabric, and to construct the masterpiece. But, apparently I thrive on pushing the time limits on projects, so it was a perfect scenario. One challenge for this dress was the requested color. Kamee wanted dark green which isn’t exactly a typical spring formal kind of color. We went to the available “fabric” stores, and I used quotes because there really aren’t any fabric stores around here anymore. Joann was a bust; Walmart…NO; Hobby Lobby, again, NO; I didn’t check at Michael’s because I didn’t even realize they had fabric. I knew the quilt shops would not have satin. Then I remembered a little place I found last summer. It’s a dress shop run out of a house, and she has everything! Tons of lace and satin and tulle, and colors! She had hunter green lace and satin at a very good price. Her name is Jeannie, and she is a sweet lady. But, if you look her up and go to her shop take cash, because she doesn’t take cards (one quick trip to the ATM and we were in business). In an attempt to save time looking through pattern books, we searched online. We found a pattern pretty quickly, and Walmart said they carried it, but when we got there they were out! So much for saving time. Joann had it, as well as thread for my serger so we were in business. Back home with all of the “ingredients” we got busy. Kamee helped me lay out the pattern and also with some of the cutting.

I’ve never made a bow tie before. In fact I’ve never tied a bow tie before. Kamee found a pattern online so we gave it a try. It was pretty easy and it came out very nicely. But, we also had to pull up a tutorial on how to tie it!

All in all, it was a successful project, and I look forward to the next request!