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03/17/2004 Archived Entry: "hot sewing"

It's amazing the difference in temp that 25 miles can make. Yesterday for Tabitha's riding lesson we were just melting. I felt so bad for her in her helmet as I was pretty uncomfortable myself and I was sitting in the shade! After her lesson we stopped for popsicles and then went to Disneyland and it was so much cooler that we had to put on our sweaters just 3 hours after we got there! We had a fairly decent time, but it probably wasn't the best idea to go. It was so crowded (as it will continue to be until the fall, pretty much) and we planned on staying late which made Tabitha too tired and worn out for class today. I got a bit too much sun and wasn't feeling so well this morning anyway. I felt well enough for errands though, so I left Tabs with Chris and went out this morning for a couple things. One stop was the fabric store because I wanted to make Tabitha a "pin purse." Bascially, Disneyland, Disney World and The Disney Store sell cloissonné pins and people wear them on lanyards at the theme parks and then trade them. Why you would trade for a pin instead of just buying one you like for yourself, I haven't quite figured out yet. I guess the answer is simply "because it's fun" because my kid does enjoy trading pins. The problem is the lanyards that people put them on and then wear around their necks. They are so tacky looking. Mind you, they aren't nearly as horrendous as the vests and hats that the real pin geeks have, but just the same, I didn't want my kid wearing one. So I made her a really cute pink fur purse with beaded trim for her to display her pins. I thought I had velcro for the closure so I didn't buy any and it turns out I need some. So I'll get the velcro in the next day or so and sew it on and then take a pic to share. It was all squares and rectangles which are my sewing speciality and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I didn't swear once! LOL Best of all, Tabitha loves it! I just wonder how many pink teddy bears had to die for the fur? :)