My sister arrived in Texas on a commercial jet yesterday after flying for many days on many types of aircraft from a little base in the mountains of Afghanistan where she had been serving a nine month deployment with the US Army. She has been away from her husband and little one-year-old son so she is obviously missing them most. But when I was asking her what she might like me to make her for her birthday she said, anything that isn't an army uniform! And I realized for the first time that she really hasn't worn anything personal during the entire time she has been deployed. She even wears her hair in regulation--tightly pulled back in a bun and all stray hairs pinned in place. So I think she might also be missing girly clothes and wearing her hair down.
I'm sending her this little dress that I made this past week out of some great fabric from a local store and for the lining, some repurposed aqua gingham that used to be Finn's nursery curtains. I'm quite proud of it actually. It represents the first project that I used my serger and though the light weight gingham caused me some trouble, the overall end product was a success. And I think with army-green camoflauge to compare it too, my sis might be quite impressed as well.
When I was photographing the dress, it needed a belt to hold it together on the hanger. But once I fished this blue ribbon out of my gift wrapping stash, it looked so great with the fabric that I decided to send it along with the dress--in case she is feeling really girly.
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