For Christmas we gave the girls a little sewing machine.  So while Grandma was with us, we all took some sewing lessons. 

The girls also received dolls for Christmas but we were having difficulty finding pretty dresses for them (that weren't too expensive.)  We did find a free pattern online for 18" doll dresses, so Gramma and I each sewed a dress for the girls' dolls.  The sewing machine was not quite up to the task...so we did them by hand.  The girls were tickled with them.  Who knew fabric scraps could make such lovely dresses? We had a lot of fun and made some sweet memories, too.