Sofia's "sew seven" party!

We celebrated Sofia's 7th birthday with a sewing party!  (I still can't believe that she's seven!  And, I think that's why I work so hard to create special moments for my kids' birthdays... I need to ground the blur of passing years with these big events... they become the landmarks that we can easily identify when we want to reminiscence...)

My only regret was that the day was dark and rainy, and the pictures don't reflect how amazing everything looked.

I created some embroidery-hoop-decor, and my 2 favorites were the little girl silhouettes.  Those, and the bow garland hanging beneath the shelf are on display in the girls' room now...  the mini-sewing-basket-favor-boxes were put together based on a tutorial found here.

You may remember the dolls that I made for the girls' Christmas gifts... they came in handy for added decor.

I wrapped a foam wreath in some white linen fabric, and used all kinds of dies to embellish it with fabric and felt flowers.

When the girls first came in, we dove into lunch.  In the white frame is a sign that explains our "build your own sandwich" lunch.  We had breads, meats, toppings, veggies and chips to choose from, and a panini press set up on the counter.  This was such a stress-free party meal and we enjoyed every bite.

The first craft was to create these simple bows.  I had felt rectangles cut in different colors, and the girls learned how to sew a running stitch and gather it into a bow-shape.  They all proudly showed them off :)

A break for gifts :)  Oh, and that t-shirt Sofia is wearing?  We altered a long-sleeved tee based on this tutorial, and gave one to each of the girls.  So chic!

Our second craft involved an embroidery hoop with some easy-to-sew-through-burlap fabric for each girl.  They stitched their monogram and further embellished their projects with some felt flowers and buttons.  The girls did so well!

And then came dessert:

Chocolate cake...

Banana cupcakes, with honey-cinnamon frosting... and a strawberry mousse.

We good 'n sugared them up.... and then sent them home.  hee hee!


And, to end things off, here's a picture of the entire gaggle, showing off their creations:

Thank you for allowing me to share snapshots of Sofia's special day!

I may not post as often as usual this week, because I'm neck-deep in setting up for our monster party this upcoming Saturday :)  Your regularly-scheduled program will resume after party season is done!