lime green if you please
"I want one in this color," said Georgia as she tugged at a sheet of lime green felt.
Georgia is the daughter of my contractor. A few weeks ago she felt sick so her school called and asked her mom to come and get her. Jane (my contractor) was working on my bathroom that day and she brought Georgia by the house to look at my studio. After quietly looking around at everything without too much comment, she asked me if she could buy a puppy. How sweet! I showed her all of my felt in all different colors and said she could choose the color for her puppy. She knew just what she wanted - lime green.
Over the past few weeks I’ve had plenty of time to finish her puppy, but I forgot about it. Then the inevitable happened. Last week Jane called to say that she was doing more work on the bathroom and she was going to bring Georgia by the house. She also asked the dreaded question, “Did I have the puppy for her?” Ack! I told her that I'd forgotten and that I would get it ready for next time. I got off the phone and started thinking. How could I live with myself when Georgia walked in and there was no puppy? So... I hopped around cutting and pinning and sewing that dog together super fast. Phew! By the time they showed up I had it turned inside out and it was all stuffed and ready to sew. Fortunately, Jane had some work to do and Georgia came in and sat next to me while I finished sewing on the tail, eyes, ears and nose. She was very talkative this time – as opposed to last time when she was so sick. She even wanted to know if I gave art lessons. Aww! If that isn't just about the cutest thing anyone's ever said to me I don't know what is. I told her that I didn’t give lessons but that I had shown my niece how to sew and do some other crafts. I promised her that if she came back again I'd show her how to make something fun.
So cute!! So I have to ask... where do you get your felt?? I have not been able to find felt in any variety of colors anywhere... What's your secret?
Posted by: Sarah | May 17, 2006 at 02:14 PM
Lovely story to go with a lovely puppy.
And yes, now that Sarah mentions it, what is your secret for felt? That colour is so unusual!
Great job
Posted by: Adriana | May 17, 2006 at 02:27 PM
will you teach us how to sew and other fun crafts too??? georgia's puppy is very sweet.
Posted by: hannah | May 17, 2006 at 05:00 PM
I wish MY mother was your contractor!
Posted by: judy | May 17, 2006 at 10:20 PM
Small world--Georgia and my son went to school together here in the Heights! (she was a year older). Her choice of colors is superb!
Posted by: Maryellen | May 18, 2006 at 09:49 AM
Adorable. Perfect color for a puppy!
I was wondering, too, where you buy your felt.
Posted by: Laurie | May 18, 2006 at 10:07 AM
I found a local dollar store that sells all sorts of great felt pieces 9"x12" four for a dollar. I've also found a few fabric stores sell great felt by the yard in quite different colours.
Love the puppies! :)
Posted by: michelle | May 18, 2006 at 10:08 AM
It looks so good in green!
Posted by: Gina | May 20, 2006 at 04:11 AM
Great pictures — great stories from life — a satisfying blog-reading experience every time. : )
Posted by: paul bowman | May 21, 2006 at 12:15 AM