It was about to be lunchtime and Bell and Karen had started a bookclub. They were discussing about their favorite book: Book of Needlework, by Eleanor Brambles. Bell was writing down quotes and steps on sewing while Karen read out loud, at the balcony.
The book was old for it has been passed down for generations in the Hopscotch Rabbit family.
The girls were quite interested in quilting and sewing. Mother Heidi tried her best to find different cloths for them to practice with.
“Lunchtime!” yelled Heidi from below.
The girls rushed down to find baked biscuits and carrot soup. There was also some tea. They sat down still chattering about the book. “Mom, are you sure you don’t have any spare cloth?” Bell asked.
“We just learned about embroidery!” Karen chimed in.
“We already know basic sewing, embroidery, crocheting and needle lace already,” Bell added.
Mother Heidi smiled, “You already used all of the spare cloth.”
Bell and Karen groaned in unison, Heidi just laughed, “Don’t forget to take care of the babies after lunch.”
“We won’t!”
After lunch, Heidi cleared the table and Karen started studying Junior Math. Bell was pushing Breeze on the stroller. Breeze had been nibbling on a fresh made chocolate bear-shaped donut.
As she reached the front of the house Bell heard a yell from the balcony. It was David and when Bell looked up he yelled, “Bell, the blanket! It’s flying away!”
Bell ran after the yellow baby blanket, and finally caught it. Sadly, the blanket now had a large hole, because it had been snagged in some branches. Bell ran back home to find David watching Breeze outside the house. David immediately noticed the hole and mouthed an, “Uh oh.”
“Take Breeze to the baby room, I’ll get Karen,” Bell replied. David picked up Breeze and her donut and took her inside.
Bell picked up the stroller and left it on the patio, still clutching the ripped yellow blanket. What am I going to do now? thought Bell. This blanket had always been with her twin brother and sister, they would be devastated to find out that their blanket was ripped. “Karen! I need some help!” hollered Bell.
“Coming, let me dry Honey and Hopper first. They had a bubble bath,” replied Karen.
8 minutes later, Karen came down and asked Bell what was wrong. Bell spread the blanket out on the couch and Karen gasped, “It ripped.”
“Yes, it flew away when David wanted to hang it at the balcony to dry. Then it flew away,” Bell said with her head down, “We need to fix this, wait here.”
Bell raced upstairs and found their pink notebook, next she ran downstairs. Bell flipped the pages until she found their book club notes on sewing. Karen understood what Bell was doing and went to the kitchen and asked, “Mrs. Hopscotch, may I use a few spare threads?” (The critters didn't need needles; they could fix up any rips and seams with spare strings here and there).
Heidi looked up and asked, “Why do you need it?”
“Uh...the twin’s blanket ripped and we want to fix it.”
Heidi opened one of the kitchen drawers and handed Karen some leftover thread from curtain making. Karen went back to the living room and said that she would patch up the hole with knotted threads.
Bell read aloud the notes she had written down as Karen slowly patched up the hole.
After 45 minutes, the blanket was good as new, Bell and Karen went up to find the twins and Breeze playing with each other. Breeze and Honey were on Heidi and Harlin’s bed pretending to be princesses as Hopper was on the rocking horse trying to save his sister and cousin. David was watching them. Soon it was time for the babies’ nap. David picked up Breeze, Karen picked up Hopper and Bell set the blanket on the parents’ bed and picked up Honey. They moved the babies to their crib and turned on the nightlight for them. Bell covered them in the yellow blanket and climbed down the ladder. “Sweet dreams,” she whispered.
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