Stuffy nose season

Oh, the misery of allergies!

I only suffer through this time of year. Mid March through the end of April mostly. When the juniper trees start doing their thing. We enjoy calling them the poofing trees. I had one teacher down at the school tell me that I am suffering from poofing tree syndrome.

I looked at her with raised eyebrows. Poofy trees, you say? Yes indeed. So naturally curiosity got the better of me. One nice April morning in 2004, I set my lawn chair in the yard near a juniper. Not too close, but close enough to be able to see these so called "poofs".

Lo and behold. A small breeze picked up. Then a small gust and magic happens! Those silly trees really do poof. A cloud of white appears off the branches! And every year in early Spring, my eyes swell up and the beezer stuffs up and I try claritin (or the generic) assisted by benadryl to combat the symptoms.

I'll try to find a photo with a juniper somewhere that I can crop and add to the post.

I had so much fun making a video yesterday, that I thought about doing a real time audio video about granny squares for YouTube. 51,000+ views and so many complaining that I need to do this real time. Well, not right now with my nose so stuffed.

Not even going to go out and work on the garden. Instead I plan to do some sewing.

I did a tight fitting gown for Barbie, but it ended up a tad too tight fitting. So I think I will give it another go with a bit more fabric. I suspect the zigzag stitch I did took up more of the seam allowance than I thought it would. I might try putting some no sew on the edges. Or do the zigzagging afterwards. 

Finished handmade Barbie Doll Clothes

I spent several hours yesterday going through all the fabric remnants and scraps trying to figure out some nice outfits for Barbie and Skipper. Not many small prints. Found some great pieces for a patchwork bear or two.

Today, I sewed two rompers for Barbie and finished one wrap gown and another almost finished. I am still looking for a well loved Skipper doll to use to make sure these outfits fit, so I won't be sewing for her until I get a model.

These rompers will fit both the older style and the newer "belly button" Barbies. Our models today are vintage style Teresa and the new jointed Fashionista Barbie.

The rompers are available for $1.00 each and $1.75 shipping in padded envelope. Barbies are not included in the price. Only the rompers.