I thought I'd spend some time stitching yesterday, and I had a real yearning to work on Mirabilia's "Titania". I stitched her arm, and found out I was off by one. I ripped it out, restitched it, and got it right. Moved on to her hair. Got that without incident, and moved onto the other arm. And I can NOT get it right!! It's been stitched, ripped, restitched, ripped again, restitched...and it's STILL wrong!!! I want to throw her across the room at this point, but I have settled for just packing her away for another day. Sigh...I wanted to make some genuine progress on her, and it just isn't happening!

So I think I may sew today. I sewed last Sunday, making a scrub top for one of the parents at work. It was a new pattern to me, and a little tricky since I haven't sewed a garment in some time, but I persevered and it turned out really beautifully!! Pretty fabric, summery and bright. The pattern was adorable, not just an average scrub top but one with a cute neckline and elastic in the back, etc. Really, it was so sweet!

And it doesn't fit her. I forgot about sewing patterns not really matching up...size-wise...to plain old Wal-Mart clothing sizes. The damned thing is too small. It's too small for her, too small for me, and too large for anyone else I could give it to. *&%#*$(#!!!!! (Yes, that's me cussing!)

Hopefully I will have better luck today. Well, I can pretty much guarantee it. I am making a little sundress for my little preschool girl. I found some pretty "Little Mermaid" fabric and a very simple, sweet pattern for a sundress at Wal-Mart Friday night so I bought it. Now this time, I am making it a size three...the little girl at preschool is itsy-bitsy for her age, but I think a size three will work. The lucky advantage is, if it doesn't fit her, I can send it off to Sylvia and it WILL fit her!! Maybe this time, I am guaranteed a little success...I can use some 'round about now!

A picture of the girls for good measure...I think they look adorable!