A Georgia Girl in Germany

Nana has many hobbies, but her favorites seem to be gardening, rubber-stamping, sewing and quilting. Every now and then, Nana will send the kids a seasonal-themed pillow case -- filled with love -- for their beds. So, it was no surprise when MacKenzie asked Nana to show her how to make them...necessitating a trip to the local fabric store to pick out appropriate fabric.

After washing and cutting the fabric, Nana showed MacKenzie how to pin the pieces together and she mastered the technique magnificently.

After successfully completing her first masterpiece, Zachary decided he wanted a specially-made pillowcase. So, they went off to the fabric store once again. This time, however, the proprietor showed them another technique to make the pillowcases without any rough seams. Of course, they had to give this new method a try.

Yes, the new method worked! No rough seams inside Zachary’s new pillowcase. I love how this photo captures everyone doing what they enjoy -- Nana and MacKenzie sewing, Zachary and Benjamin playing on the computer, and me behind the camera.

MacKenzie easily mastered Nana’s sewing machine -- often with the help of her tongue gracing her top lip. I guess that move helps improve concentration!

MacKenzie has a good eye for coordinating fabrics, and would have raided Nana’s fabric project closet to make even more pillowcases as long as someone even hinted that they wanted one. (Notice Zachary and Benjamin still at the computer!?!!)

In only a matter of hours (and with supper thrown in the midst of the evening), MacKenzie had knocked out five new pillowcases, in addition to the two that she made earlier in the week. Two of them are even miniature pillowcases for her American Girl “Kenzie.” She found those fabrics in Nana’s scraps and cut them freehand. They turned out just as nice as the larger varieties!Net production: three pillowcases for her, one each for Zachary and me, and two miniatures for Kenzie.

Labels: Benjamin, MacKenzie, Nana and Papa, Stateside visits, Zachary