My big boy turned 8 yesterday…………..Yeah, I find it very difficult to believe, they grow up so fast…………
Have you ever had one of those last minute request?……He came to me on Thursday morning and said, mom I would like you to make me a bath robe for my birthday…. and I asked… tomorrow’s birthday or next year’s birthday? …..so that was the end of our Thursday morning discussion before school and work…………
After work, I branched off at Fabricland , looked through, but couldn’t find any green flannel fabric… (Green being his fav. color). So went to Wal-Mart as usual and found this lovely soft flannel…… ….. Here is what I made after he went to bed … I used simplicity 3575, and it took me about 3 hours from start to finish…..
It was a big surprise for him when he woke up in the morning with his gifts all wrapped up beside his bed….. So glad I was able to do this….. you should have seen the look on his face…….and I got one of those hugs and the …” You are the best mom in the world” thing…lol.
Here is the birthday boy showing off his new bathrobe…
You all have a lovely weekend
You are the best mom in the world! It looks great and I can see that he loves it. Fine work!
Ah seriously you are the "best" :)
He looks so thrilled and those "you are the best mom ever" hugs make it so worth it.
Your WalMart must have a way better fabric section than ours. They really down sized it and there really is not much in ours, I've never been able to find anything, thank goodness for Fabricville :)
Ditto on above comments! You are such a good mom! He looks happy and comfy and warm in his new robe. Nice sewing!
You're a great mom. I hope your son knows how lucky he is.
Nice job.
LOVE that last picture of him. "Chillin'" in his robe. 'Cause that's what you're supposed to do in a robe.
Ah, you are the best mom in the world and aren't our Sugarmen worth every minute of it.
Very nice, and so quick! He looks so happy in it – love the pose in the second picture.
Oh thank you all for all the wonderful comments…
Awwww I LOVE it!!!
You are a super mom! He'll never forget it! Happy belated birthday. Great job.
I've come here from another blog, and I started with your latest post, and I can't stop reading! I like almost every dress you've made, and I've got a new list of patterns to shop for (even though I hardly have time to sew!).
My son (9) wanted a turquoise (?!) bath robe for Christmas. I had a pattern already but no fabric. And I just couldn't make myself sew something that I really couldn't see him wearing, LOL. His dad found a grey robe with a big skull on the back instead. Boy's robes are actually hard to finnd! Your's looks great, and I totally understand how it feels to be able to do something like that for your child :)