Swatch Out! by Chloe Taylor

Author:Chloe Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Spotlight

On Sunday morning Zoey was up early and working. She had told the Flynns she’d have Sophie’s dress cut and pinned together by lunchtime, so they could come over and have a fitting for Sophie.

She’d brought the dress and all her supplies home from Lulu’s on Friday and had everything spread out on the dining room table as she worked. She liked to be able to see all her supplies, so she knew what she had to work with and what she still needed to finish.

Immediately, she noticed a swatch of fabric she’d earmarked for a throw pillow in Priti’s room was missing. She searched her bag for it, twice, with no success. It wasn’t a total crisis, because she had the corresponding bolt of fabric she needed to make the pillow, but she liked to keep swatches for creating mood boards and concept boards, or just to tote around with her, in case she needed them for reference.

Zoey shook her head, frustrated that another item from Priti’s project had disappeared.

At least Sophie’s dress is coming together nicely, Zoey thought. The fabric-blocking design she’d come up with was really cute. She hoped Sophie would like it as much as she did!

Marcus’s band was at it again in the basement, so Zoey put in her headphones and listened to music while she worked. When Sophie, Libby, and Mrs. Flynn arrived, they had to really bang on the front door for Zoey to hear them. She pulled out the headphones from her ears and then ran to open the door.

“Hi, guys,” she yelled over the music. “Sorry about the noise. My brother’s band has a huge audition coming up, and they’ve been practicing nonstop.”

Mrs. Flynn looked alarmed by the pounding of the drums in the basement. Zoey could almost see her temples throbbing.

“I guess you get used to it, right?” Mrs. Flynn asked.

Zoey shook her head. “No, not really.”

In the living room, Zoey ushered Sophie to the couch and told her to close her eyes. Then she went and got the pinned-together dress from where it was hidden in the dining room and brought it over to show her.

“Here it is!” Zoey cried, excited to show off her creation.

Sophie’s eyes flew open and she clapped her hands and squealed. “I love it!!” she declared. “It is the most beautiful dress in the entire world! I’ll never take it off!”

Zoey, Libby, and Mrs. Flynn laughed.

“Well, eventually, we’ll have to wash it,” said Mrs. Flynn. “But I’m glad you’re so happy, Sophie! I think it’s beautiful too. What a wonderful job you’re doing, Zoey.”

Mrs. Flynn beamed at her, and Zoey smiled back. This was her favorite part of being a designer—getting to see happy customers as they tried on their new outfits.

Sophie carefully put on the dress and modeled it for everyone.

Libby looked really pleased and clapped her hands together. “You look great, Soph!”

Sophie did a little dance in her dress, as if to show how happy it made her and how well she could move in it.

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