A 4H Seamstress

During the month of October, Lexi learned how to sew!  She under the guidance of her mentor, a retired seamstress Linda, made a dress for the local 4H competition!

Lexi did incredible!

Lexi learned about the entire process from picking out a pattern and choosing fabric to sewing seams and putting in a zipper.

I was and am amazed at her work ethic and ability.  Miss Linda didn't sew this dress. Lexi did!  Can you believe it?!

After the dress was made, Lexi wore it to the local 4H competition. We have never been to anything 4H, but I have been watching 4H and FFA kids for years and am always so impressed with their public speaking, their work ethic, their manners and just their way of handling adversity.

I want this for Lexi. ( I also want scholarships for college.. but we are a little young for that as of yet.)

Anyway, Lexi competed in the Junior Construction Dressy category.

She not only had to interview (maybe the hardest part of this entire process for her) but she had to model her dress as well. She was MAD at me about this as she was blindsided. But so was I! When I say we didn't know what we were doing, I'm not joking.

But she did FABULOUS.

Here Lexi is at the competition.

 Lexi won a 1st place ribbon and advanced to the District round. (We didn't even know that you could do this!)

Here are all of the local competitors.

And then it was time for the District 4H competition. As a Junior, Lexi was not eligible to advance to the state meet. (Good to know.. something to prepare for when she gets to high school!)

The competition was 2 hours from home and it started at 9am. I'm glad I got this picture of Lexi as they were calling role as this was the last time I saw her until she was finished at noon!

She then had a break as she wasn't competing in the other events. (shock.we didn't know about those either. next year...)

Then it was time for the fashion show. This time Lexi knew what to expect, but she was still very serious. She did think having a raised platform to walk on was rather cool.

 

Lexi won 1st place in her category!

 

 Pretty cool stuff.

And what will she be sewing next year? No clue. Lexi and Miss Linda have a great bond and I'll leave it up to them!

He heard my whisper

So Linny over at A Place Called Simplicity is always talking about whispering the desires of your heart to God. That He wants to prove faithful. This is such a hard thing for me to do. Why should God care if I find a new dress for an event this weekend?

 

But I did go ahead and whisper my desire. I figured why not. I wanted something glamorous, but cheap! That's not too much to ask. right?

 

I looked all over town. Nothing. I found something okay, but not great.

 

So I loaded up my girls and a friend and her girls and we drove over to another town and went to a nice resale shop. It's a great store. It might not be as nice of a store now that our five girls "looked" while I tried on dresses. Sorry Bella Rose. :)

 

Anyway...I found a beautiful dress. And the price, so right. I came home and looked it up to see what the retail value was. I didn't think I'd find the actual dress, because you know, it was at a consignment store. Who knows how many seasons ago it was purchased! So I googled the brand name and...

 

Guess what? I could have bought the exact same dress at Norstrdrom, or Macy's, or Dillards last night online!

 

Wow. Here is the picture of the dress... it retails for over $200. 

Isn't it awesome. And glamorous!

And how much did I pay?

$15.

Yes, God heard my whisper and He provided!