{"id":36854,"date":"2017-04-27T23:59:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T03:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=36854"},"modified":"2018-01-17T01:36:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T06:36:53","slug":"style-conflicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/27\/style-conflicts\/","title":{"rendered":"Style Conflicts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CC Charlotte top and Parker Pants shorts–she likes it!!!!\u00c2\u00a0 I love the Confederate jasmine in bloom.\u00c2\u00a0 The scent is heavenly.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I doubt I’m the only Nana who has issues with what I want to sew and what a child wants to wear. My passion for sewing for my grandchildren and the fashion preferences of 4 yo Vivian have been at odds more and more frequently as she grows.\u00c2\u00a0 Even at a very early age she had strong preferences for her outer wear.\u00c2\u00a0 As you can tell from the name of my blog, I am an old fashioned Nana.\u00c2\u00a0 Vivi is a modern child, 2 generations removed.<\/p>\n

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enjoying Butterbeer at Harry Potter World<\/p><\/div>\n

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This bunny play set was begun with hopes that she would wear it to a lovely Saturday morning Easter egg hunt at the home of a church member.\u00c2\u00a0 With enough Cadbury eggs and jelly beans, I hoped to be able to convince her to don this outfit.<\/p>\n

But as Friday night wore on into early Saturday morning and Charlotte<\/em> still needed buttons and buttonholes, I conceded that Vivian would be appropriately dressed in her Penny<\/a><\/em>, by Petite Poche.\u00c2\u00a0 At least bribery would not be needed.\u00c2\u00a0 Penny is one of the few garments I have made her which received the Vivian Rose stamp of approval.<\/p>\n

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Vivian Rose in Swiss pique and Liberty print Penny from Petite Poche.<\/p><\/div>\n

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And yet, when it was time to dress, she latched on to this unfinished outfit and said she wanted to wear that!\u00c2\u00a0 Sigh…<\/p>\n

It was finished after Easter, after she and her family went home.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Oh well, bunnies are good for any season in Florida.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s in the mail to her now.<\/p>\n

As a child, Vivi’s mother loved wearing smocked and heirloom clothes. Once, she\u00c2\u00a0 wanted to wear an especially lovely, lacy hand embroidered heirloom dress to a birthday party at Chucky Cheese.\u00c2\u00a0 I vetoed that. \u00c2\u00a0 But Vivian is of a different mind set.<\/p>\n

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Where could she be going? The picture came to me with no caption.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I have no idea where she was headed, though it looks like she’s off to a ballet class on the moon.\u00c2\u00a0 Or a tea party with the Queen of Hearts.\u00c2\u00a0 This little gal is adorable in whatever she wears. Such style–it looks like ear muffs, several hair bows,\u00c2\u00a0 bouncy ball, a backpack of et cetera and lunch.<\/p>\n

She choose an eclectic look for Grandparents’ Day at her preschool–ruffed dress, navy novelty socks and her fast running shoes.<\/p>\n

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Vivi running to her beloved NanNan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Vivi’s style<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nana’s style–she ran around barefoot all afternoon, playing with the puppies and the cats, but kept the dress relatively clean and intact.<\/p><\/div>\n

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So my goal is to make more contemporary clothing for her but with a little classic styling.\u00c2\u00a0 This will be a challenge.<\/p>\n

And that’s why I love Children’s Corner’s Charlotte<\/em> pattern and all their others.\u00c2\u00a0 They can be interpreted so many ways, but still have a classic style.<\/p>\n

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It was just the look I wanted for the pique bunny fabric paired with deep rose gingham.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Some time ago I had used Charlotte<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0 pattern for this back-to-school outfit.<\/p>\n

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I’m going through my patterns and fabrics trying to design\u00c2\u00a0 a compromise as I\u00c2\u00a0 continue my quest to make garments that please both of us.\u00c2\u00a0 I am happy that she is such an independent thinker, not swayed by public or peer opinions.\u00c2\u00a0 That will put her in good stead as she grows older.<\/p>\n

But surely I am not the only one with this style dilemma.\u00c2\u00a0 I’d love to hear from readers who have dealt with this same problem.<\/p>\n

NANA FUN<\/p>\n

This just came in from her mother.<\/p>\n

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Vivi learning about gymnastics chalk from her friend from Zumba class, Frankie. They played together all afternoon. When talking about gymnastics at dinner, her mother told\u00c2\u00a0 brother Alastair that Vivi was dazzled by Frankie. Vivian explained that no, she wasn’t dazzled. She said it was love.<\/p><\/div>\n

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