Turning 8

When you turn 8 at our house, you get to light matches, use sharp knives, use the sewing machine, and get your ears pierced. He’s Heidi working on her first sewing project, and another photo of Heidi and Elsie with the new skirts they made. It was very tricky for a first project to deal with two sections of gathering stitches, but the skirts turned out great. When Heidi got all finished, she was trimming off some of the excess seam allowance, and she accidentally cut a huge gash out of her skirt. Oops! But I sewed a patch on, and all is well. I’m very proud of these kids – they did almost everything by themselves.