Hi everyone! It’s Cindy here. When you were a kid did you ever watch TV shows like The Adventures of Superman and wish you had super powers like him? I know I did. Of course I really wanted to be Samantha from Bewitched. Just a wiggle of her nose or a blink of her eyes and everything would be better.
We’ve all had someone or somepet in our lives that has suffered from some sort of health problem and wished we could do something to make them better. Here in Blogville there is always somebody in need of our Power of the Paw support. If we had those super powers like Samantha did we could wiggle our noses and make everyone better. Sadly we know that isn’t possible so we do what we can by putting our paws together, saying prayers or sending all the positive vibes we can.
Recently one of Blogville’s residents shared with us about a young girl that has been battling a mysterious health problem. Just like with our pets it can be more upsetting when a child has health problems because it is difficult for them to understand why things aren’t normal. I’m talking about Macey the granddaughter of the author of the Three Little Pugs blog. If you haven’t been following Macey’s story you can go here to read a little about what has been going on.
A couple of weeks ago Macey had some scary tests coming up and I wanted to do a little something to help her get through it. Being the crafty person that I am I fired up my sewing machine and created a cape for Macey to wear whenever she needed some super powers. It’s made of fleece on the outside and the backing is a fun cotton print.
I hope the cape helped Macey feel stronger during her tests. The one thing I do know is that she will know that people all around the world are worried about her and hope she feels better soon.
The cape is in her two favorite colors, purple and pink. It was a challenge sewing the “M” on the cape with the stretchy fleece fabric. I used a tight zigzag satin stitch and had to be careful to make sure it didn’t go too wonky.
Another challenge I had was figuring out the correct size for a 6 year old girl. Of course I used my friend Google to help me. I found a few patterns and put them together to come up with my pattern.
I used Velcro at the neck to allow for easy on and off. As you can see by the above picture it fits her great and even allows for her to grow a bit and still fit her.
I wrapped the cape in purple and pink and included a funny get well card with a pug on it.
I enjoyed making the cape for Macey and seeing her smile in her pictures made me smile too. If you don’t already know The Three Little Pugs you should go visit them and say hello. You could also include some encouraging words for Macey as I know her grandmother shares them with her. Get well soon Macey!
Pawsome cape your made Macey!
You are the absolute BESTEST, Miss Cindy! We are just loving Macey’s smile! Our mom still talks about the Bewitched twitching nose bit. How great would that talent be!
Love ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
I cried while reading your post… that was just wonderful to make a super cape for Macey! BRAVO and APAWS! I’m sure now Macey can kick all that sorrows away with POW!ZOOM! ZAP and WHAM!
Well that is a super duper Macey-girl cape! You selected the most purrfect fabric and I love those fun super words! Sure to encourage and surround Macey w love during her tests and treatment!
The Pug card was hilarious!
Hugs Madi your bfff
You are truly a gem..a great gift and such a sweet little girl with so many big things to deal with 😦 loves Fozziemum xx
You are the BEST Cindy! What a thoughtful gesture and an awesome gift for a very brave little girl.
Hugs,
Lily Belle & Muffin
We all smiled when we read the story last week about the wonderful cape you had made for sweet Macey!!! A very kind, thoughtful, and love-filled gift – we thank you for your goodness. We all have Macey in our thoughts and prayers and we continue to cross those paws for life to go a lot easier for such a sweet and young child – it just isn’t fair for life to be treating her like this.
Hugs and Woos – Ciara and Lightning and Mom
OMD OMD We saw it on their blog… It is GRAND and WONDERFUL and Little Macey just LOVED it… OF COURSE!!! That was the NICEST thingy fur you to have done… It made EVERYBUDDY so Happy.
What a wonderful gift to give a child. The power in your cape will do amazing things for Macey. Thank you for sharing. ♥
We bet the cape makes her feel safe and loved, it looks awesome. And it’s nice to have something soft with you to snuggle when you feels bad. We are going to go read about Macey, she looks like a pretty pawesome kid. ~Tuiren and Family
We KNOW Macey is chuffed with that! She’s such a brave little girl. Full marks to you for thinking of it and carrying out your plan!
What a lovely and thoughtful gift for a special little girl. It is beautiful!
That is so, so very sweet! We’ve been following Macey’s story and know how special this gift is! God bless you!!!
KZK
You are truly a wonderful and very talented person! That was so sweet. I already have their blog open and was just about to read the latest update (I opened about 20 blogs all at once because the snow sometimes makes our internet go out). Thank you for doing that for Macey, and I wish that I had your amazing superpowers!
OMD, THAT IS FABULOUS!!!! I bets it’s givin’ her TONS of Super Duper Powers of positive thinkin’!!! High Paw!!!!!
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
We are sure she loved her cape. That was so sweet of you to make it for her!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
What a great cape you made Macey! We loved it when we saw it over on Stellarose’s bloggie…and really enjoyed hearing how you put it together!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
We have been following Macey’s story as well. She is truly an amazing girl and we have her in our thoughts and prayers. LOVE the cape you made for her!!!!
Again, thank you so very much for all the love and caring Macey felt throughout the cape. she likes to snuggle with it while watching tv, or reading. this weekend she spent Saturday night wif us, and guess what she brought along, yep her CAPE!!!! Hugs stella rose and momma
Oh Deb’s granddaughter with the Lymphedema! Macey has a great smile and getting a super duper magic cape why that could transport her to where ever her mind takes her. What a great idea and present to send a child MAGIC.
Thanks for being a friend
Sweet William The Scot
What a lovely present! I’m sure she loves it.
Bless your heart for thinking up such a super gift. I know it was just that extra something that made a difference to that darling girl while she was going through all those tests. You Are just the best.