Our person has been very busy with work and family obligations, but she has finally managed to finish the second dress in the Gail Wilson Best Dresses kit. Hitty Rosemary claimed it, since her sister claimed the first "best dress." She is quite happy to have a new dress to wear for Fall.
Hitty Beatrix has been waiting patiently for our person to open the Gail Wilson Two Best Dresses kit and get sewing. There is something about September that inspires her to pay more attention to her Hitty household. The first dress was completed this weekend. Hitty Beatrix was anxious to try it on, but then decided to save it for when the days turn chilly and she has a special occasion to wear it. It seems much too dressy for everyday, don't you think?
We are happy to report that she has already begun the second dress in the kit. We think that Hitty Rosemary will probably claim it! The Wilson Hitty sisters always claim the kit dresses first!
Earlier this Spring, Hitty Ginny was taking a walk in the yard and noticed something moving among the shrubs.
It was a little orphan Hickory Nut child!
Hitty Ginny brought the little one home to the Hitty family. We expect that Little Hickory will be add some excitement to our quiet home.
Here's Hitty Ginny's picture from Easter Sunday. She is posing for her photo in Grandma's pansies on her front porch. She got another new dress for Easter.
We hope everyone had a joy filled Easter celebration. Jesus is Risen! Alleluia!
Deep inside every Hitty, there's a tiny bit of a desire to be like Ancestor Hitty - so wise and famous and well loved. Today, a web-friend shared a link to Photofunia, and Hitty Ginny discovered that she, too, can appear to be a book illustration! What fun! Now she really wants to dress like Ancestor Hitty and pose for pictures like in THE BOOK.
On Saturday, we went to the Congressional Cup twirling competition in Jen's purse. We were gone all day, and when we got home, we ate dinner and went to bed. It wasn't until the next morning, that we realized that there was a package for us! Inside, we found a wonderful charm quilt from Nancy B. and the Quartet - all the way from California. The colors are bright and cheerful and have been reminding us of sunnier days all week - despite the fog, showers and gloom of April. They also sent us a little matching bear. What fun! Thank you, Nancy & the Quartet - we are very grateful!
Did you happen to notice our new Spring dresses? Jen cut them out and did the machine sewing a few weeks ago, and did the hems and hand work on the go. We are happy to have some new dresses for Spring.
This weekend was quite exciting! On Saturday morning, Jen, her husband, Hitty Grace and I (Hitty Beatrix) drove to the Gaithersburg, MD fairgrounds for the Eastern National Antique & Dolls Show. It is a very friendly place to go. Three people offered us $2 off coupons while we waited in line at the entrance. We circled around the booths of the first room and checked out some boxes of Re-ment, but the sets we've wanted weren't there, so we moved on.
Then we saw Hitty Grace's carve-mother, Judy Brown! Jen was chatting with Judy about the wonderful items in the booth, and Hitty Grace's pretty lavender sweater and periwinkle dress. Judy admired my apron as well. She showed us the embroidery work she brought with her in case she was bored with sitting at the show. She is doing some very nice work and sparked some ideas for future Hitty pinnys. While Jen was distracted, Hitty Grace invited her long lost sister, Hitty Virginia, to come live with us. Hitty Ginny (as she prefers to be called) has her roots associated with a Hitty gathering in Williamsburg. She packed up her trunk, which is a box that looks like a book, with patterns from Judy, a colonial dress making kit, and her mother's antique sewing machine! She didn't have a stitch ready to wear, so we persuaded Jen that a Boneka outfit would be perfect to wear home. Jen's husband was actually encouraging her to get what she wanted, saving us all the extra time it would have taken her to debate with herself about spending the money had she been alone!
As we walked through the show, the Brown Hitty sisters spied a spinning wheel and deemed it the perfect find and insisted that we bring it home with us as well - it is a good thing Jen drives a small SUV!
Finally, I found a very charming Peter Rabbit tea set to add to my Potter collection. Now, we will definitely need to start saving for a hutch while we wait for our favorite furniture kit maker to develop a table and chairs for us! The set looks a bit large, but I believe it is because I am so far behind the set. I wanted to make sure you could see the wonderful little bunnies!
Today was spent sewing fabric charms into quilts. We have signed up for the North Country Hitty Charm Quilt Charmer swap. We mailed strips of fabric to our leader, who cut them all into squares and redistributed them to us. We made a quilt to keep and a quilt to swap. We don't know who our swap partner will be, but we hope sharing our work won't spoil the surprise! If you're in the swap and don't want to see, please, don't scroll down any further!!!
We are all rather tired, having to "spring forward" this morning in the middle of our busy weekend!
