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Zoey sat at her worktable with her sketchbook and picked up a pencil, trying to think of something really special to make Lulu. Her aunt already had lots of really great clothes, and now that Draper was gone, Zoey couldn\u2019t make more dog outfits\u2014that thought made Zoey feel sad all over again. Suddenly, Zoey remembered her aunt talking about the ballroom dance lessons she\u2019d been taking recently and how much fun they were. Aunt Lulu really loved the merengue and the waltz, even though she said the waltz made her dizzy if she didn\u2019t focus on her partner\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Zoey decided to make her aunt a flowing skirt like she\u2019d seen some of the contestants wear on the dance reality shows they watched together. She sketched a few different designs until she came up with the one that seemed to scream Aunt Lulu. Zoey wanted to get a silk-chiffon fabric that would swish and swirl around her aunt\u2019s ankles as she danced.<\/p>\n

But there was one big problem: Silk chiffon wasn\u2019t cheap. Zoey rummaged in her bedside table and found the receipt from her last purchase at A Stitch in Time, so she could check the credit balance left from the Avalon competition. It was dwindling fast. She really needed to get Doggie Duds off the ground, and soon, or her sewing days would be through.<\/p>\n

But in the meantime she needed a ride to the fabric store to pick up the chiffon and look for Doggie Duds inspiration. \u201cMarcus?\u201d she called, heading toward her brother\u2019s room. He didn\u2019t answer. She went to his door and peeped in. He was doing homework with his headphones on, his head bobbing up and down to the beat. No wonder he didn\u2019t hear her.<\/p>\n

\u201cYo, hermano!\u201d she said, tapping him on the back. \u201cSi?\u201d he said, taking off his headphones. \u201cCan you drive me to A Stitch in Time? I want to make a present for Aunt Lulu to cheer her up.\u201d \u201cYeah, okay. I could use a study break,\u201d Marcus said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you going to make?\u201d \u201cA skirt for ballroom dancing,\u201d Zoey said. \u201cBueno. Hey, did she tell you about dancing with the guy who kept stepping on her toes?\u201d Zoey laughed. \u201cNo! What did she say?\u201d \u201cApparently, the instructor said they weren\u2019t allowed to look down at their feet; they had to look into each other\u2019s eyes,\u201d Marcus explained. \u201cWell, the guy was so mesmerized by Aunt Lulu\u2019s eyes\u2014or at least that\u2019s what she said\u2014that he kept stepping on her feet.<\/p>\n

She had to ice her toes after class!\u201d Zoey knew how Aunt Lulu felt. She\u2019d spent ages daydreaming about dancing with Lorenzo Romy, but when she finally did, he was a toe stepper too.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s Nifty to Be Thrifty Designing and making clothes is definitely my favorite thing to do, but there\u2019s one big catch\u2014buying fabric starts to add up. It\u2019s not just the fabric\u2014it\u2019s all the trimming, buttons, zippers, sequins\u2014you name it! The only reason I\u2019ve been able to make so many outfits lately is because of the money I won in the Avalon Fabrics\u2019 Break-Out Designer contest\u2014 and because both Jan at A Stitch in Time and my aunt Lulu are so great about giving me scrap material. But I\u2019m going from riches to rags, even though I\u2019ve been doing my best to shop on a budget.<\/p>\n

My allowance only goes so far, and I\u2019m too young to babysit, so Dad said I can do odd jobs around the house to earn money, but there are only so many of those. Lately, he\u2019s been paying me to dust the houseplants and sew buttons on his shirts! What\u2019s an aspiring fashion designer bursting with ideas to do? I\u2019ve been digging around at the thrift store again, trying to find clothes I can take apart for the fabric.<\/p>\n

But I loved this dress too much to take it apart. Instead I got creative and \u201cZoeyfied\u201d it. I made some tweaks here and there and added a belt that used to be my mom\u2019s. Cool, huh? \u201cAre you sure you don\u2019t mind?\u201d Lulu Price asked for the third time as she stood by the door to leave. \u201cMind? We love having Draper here,\u201d Zoey Webber, Lulu\u2019s niece, said, her arms wrapped around her doggie cousin\u2019s neck. Aunt Lulu\u2019s fourteen-year-old mutt thumped his tail against the kitchen floor in agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cSee? Draper loves being here too,\u201d Zoey said. \u201cI know he does,\u201d Aunt Lulu said, smiling. \u201cThis is his absolute favorite hotel. And mine, because I know you and Marcus will give him lots of love while I\u2019m away at the interior design conference.\u201d \u201cOh, you can count on that,\u201d Zoey\u2019s brother, Marcus, said. \u201cDraper will get plenty of love\u2014and treats.\u201d \u201cNot too many treats,\u201d Aunt Lulu warned.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s already overweight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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