Funny Story!

21 years ago

This week is Vacation Bible School at church (I need a vacation after 6 nights with 2 & 3 year olds, LOL. I made pillowcase dresses for our only 2 toddler girls in the church. One lives with a grandmother who's on disability and the other one has somebody who routinely sews for her(a family friend). The one who's use to handmade things loved her dress,(The frog one), so much that she slept in the first night and wore it the next. I'm also making her a new tote bag and she picked out the fabric from our stash and then asked was I bringing it the next night. I had to laugh, when they're that little they have no concept of time! VBS every night til 9pm and work all day long does not leave anytime for sewing this week!

I told her I'd make it sat. and I'm sure she'll be waiting on Sunday morning!

Susan in Bama

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kathi_mdgd
21 years ago
Not being judgemental,but i never heard of VBS at night.Every place i've ever lived it's always been in the daytime,thank goodness!!!
Good for you for sewing for the girls,all little girls love pretty dresses.At least til they're about 10.LOL
Kathi
maryanntx
21 years ago
When your gifts are so wanted (she even slept in her new dress!) it just makes you want to do more, doesn't it.

Kathi, our VBS is at night too because I live in a small town and most everyone works in the day time. So to have enough workers, it has to be scheduled at night.
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budster
21 years ago
what was the reaction of the other little girl? You never mentioned it. I just bet the first little one will be wearing her froggie dress every church day from now on....you are doing a tote....how about a little hat? Even just one of those little triangle kerchiefs we used to wear as teens? Really make her a show stopper...all you'd need is a little triangle and some matching bias tape (between you and your mom you must have something!!)...OK I was just thinking what a slash little girl one would make with that get up!! I think you are very caring doing this sewing for others...bet they will remember you in their prayers. Budster
loganhogan
Original Author
21 years ago
The other little girl really didn't have much to say. They're both 3 years old. The one who lives with her grandmother told her grandmother it was a "church dress". When she noticed Lauren wearing her's she said to me "you made me one of those". So she understands that it was made for her.
I think our VBS is at night because of the amount of people who work that volunteer. When I was a kid 100 years ago (OK 30 years ago), our church did it at night, we were in town. The rural church my mother grew up in, did it during the day and all of the ladies who helped had never worked outside of the home. I don't remember any men assisting at my grandmother's church and we have a fair amount of men helping at our church now. I bet 25% of the workers were men. I think that's good for these children to see positve male role models.
Well, I'm going to try to grill lunch before the rain (from hurricaine? Arlene) gets here in central AL, then I'm going to sew in the rain as long as the power holds out!
Susan
msmeow
21 years ago
We have VBS at night and in the daytime (coming up week after next). I think we have around 700 kids registered.
amcfeely
21 years ago
Logan,

Where can I find a pattern for the pillowcase dresses you made? I have to neices who would look adorable in those.

Amy
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21 years ago
That is so neat! I love it. She sounds like a sensitive appreciative child. I'd like to see what a pillowcase dress is too.

Every church we've been in since dd#2 was 2 or 3 has had evening Bible School. A sign of the times I guess. I didn't know anyone had morning Bible School any more, which was definitely my preference when the girls were young & I didn't want them eating sugar at night & then getting them to bed late. But oh well, it was just one week of the summer.
loganhogan
Original Author
21 years ago
I've got a couple of pics of the dresses posted in the gallery. Also you can email and I'll mail you an actual armhole to use and some directions.
Susan
talley_sue_nyc
21 years ago
our VBS is at night, too. Bcs nearly everybody works, and parents have day camp or babysitters in the day. Daytime VBS is actually high-maintenance for moms, unless it's all-day VBS (and THAT is really hard to do for 5 days straight). Because you have to get them there (but not too early, so you have to go in to work late); then you have to pick them up, and get them over to whatever childcare you've arranged, and then get back to work.

Not to mention, as LoganHogan did, that those of us who VOLUNTEER at VBS usually have jobs.
kathi_mdgd
21 years ago
Guess i've been out of the child care loop to long to realize that it(vbs) is held at night.We still have daytime ones around here and i never really paid any attention to night time activities.Live and learn!!!
Kathi
mama_billie
21 years ago
We also have VBS in the evenings for our kids. I tell you, that was the longest week! It started immediately after school got out, and my kids are used to being in bed about 8ish or so. So when VBS is from 6-9, my son was so tuckered out & cranky by the end of the week. But he still had a great time!!!!