Sister & Brother Set for Chloe & Hudson

Holding Hands

by Suzie Huitt

Brother and sister,

together as friends,

ready to face,

whatever life sends.

Joy or laughter

or tears or strife,

holding hands tightly

as we dance through life.

This sweet duo share a birthday five years apart.  They are Chloe and Hudson, the two 'littles' in a family with four children spread over twenty-five years of marriage.  Their mama, Kaye, is my dear friend.  My son Logan and Kaye's oldest son Hunter have been friends since the primary years of elementary school. Kaye is an amazing mother who I have watched 'parent' over the years with admiration, awe, and I must confess, jealousy.  Kaye will get to be a hands-on involved mama for 40 years!  Her nest will not be empty for a long time!  Unlike a lot of women my age, I think that is just wonderful!  

Chloe is a wonderful big sister to Hudson.  She and he are truly closer than many siblings born closer together.  They play with each other and comfort one another, always looking out for the other's best interests.  That is not to say that they don't 'fuss' a bit, because they do.  They are real children after all!

As I have said in past posts (Mermaid dress & shorts outfit:  HERE and HERE) Chloe considers herself a mermaid.  That isn't really surprising because Kaye's favorite place in all the world is the beach.  Chloe has been swimming since she was just a tiny thing and actually can swim amazingly well with a mermaid swim fin.

When I saw this sea-life fabric collection more than a year ago,  I knew I had to get it to create some things for Chloe.  I used a halter dress pattern from an old Australian Smocking & Embroidery Magazine and omitted the smocking to make these dresses.  Each one is trimmed a little differently.  The predominately blue dress has darker blue piping around the bodice and a narrow band of the bottom ruffle fabric around the waist.  The other dress uses companion fabrics of seaweed and shells with blue ribbons of different hues decorating the bodice. 

Pattern:  'Hula Girl' by Kathy Dykstra in 

Australian Smocking & Embroidery #84, size 7 

Fabrics:  'Serenity' collection by Cheri Strole for Northcott

 (# 4760, #4761, #4765, and 'Serenty Dots')

Hudson's Shorts were made using the 'Busy Beez' pattern from Australian Smocking & Embroidery Magazine #78 to match Chloe's blue dress.  The days of matching clothing will be a thing of the past soon but these two will always have a special connection.  What a blessing!

Thank you for visiting!  May your day be 

filled with Blessings!