Cami's Swim Towel/Robe

After Cami's first swim session we met a little girl who had on this great big Poncho like thing made out of a beach towel. Cami had to have one, so I asked the girl where she got it, she told me her Grandma made it. (She will be here this summer to make and sell more????) So, I took a mental picture and was sure it would be a breeze to make. LOL!!! Cami, Bobbi, Nana and I set out early Friday morning in search of some great big beach towels that would surely be on sale by now. The colors were not to Cami's liking so we ate lunch with my mom and headed to another store. No beach towels. We did however, find some over sized towels that were summery colors. We bought two and then three other smaller towels. (they were all on sale). I do have some sewing experience, but mostly.......................not. We, Cami and I came home and started pinning, sewing, unsewing, laughing and mostly have a great time. My sewing machine kept jammin up and we would have to start over. I have never sewn terrycloth before and boy does it ravel. Even when you zig zag. Eventually, 5 hours into it, I tell her we have to do the collar by hand. She said, "okay"......(and here is my favorite part of the story). I am frustrated and I tell Cami, "Do you know how long it is going to take me to sew this by hand?" She says, "yeah, but just think how great it is to spend this much time together."

I am always surprised where my blessings come from. This was surely one of them. I also received another little treasure, I found myself thanking my Dear Granny for teaching me how to sew and spending all that time with me.