Mexican Dress Pattern

Someone sent me a link to this. I haven’t tried it yet but doesn’t it look pretty! The website says “this gown consists of 5 easy pieces that are all basically rectangles that are a cinch to cut out: a yoke, front piece, back piece and two little puff sleeves” and that “If you can cut out rectangles and operate a sewing machine, you can make this dress”. The...

More veils

I made new veils for the girls yesterday. Actually, I have been wanting to change theirs to white since I learned that traditionally unmarried girls wore white, and married or widowed women wore black. Spring is a good time for the change. I found this lace at Jo-Ann’s and used my 50% off coupon to buy a yard of it. I like the scalloped edge. I zig-zagged over the other (cut)...

This, that and the other thing

There are SO many things I have been wanting to blog about but I just haven’t had time. Things like Easter and my thoughts on the vigil and those who entered the Church this year. Our RCIA group this year was really special and we witnessed some amazing conversions. Or Easter dinner and how joyful and fun it was. How we ate and talked and laughed and sang hymns. It was a very good day. or how our crown...

Easter Joy!

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you...

Tiered Skirt Tutorial

at Kuky Ideas: http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2006/07/tiered-skirt-tutorial.html Love...

A prayer for Holy Week

THE UNIVERSAL PRAYER (attributed to Pope Clement XI) Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith. I trust in you: strengthen my trust. I love you: let me love you more and more. I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow. I worship you as my first beginning, I long for you as my last end, I praise you as my constant helper, And call on you as my loving protector. Guide me by your wisdom, Correct me with your...

2 years ago today. . .

RESPONDING TO GOD’S LOVE, VITAL AIM OF JOHN PAUL II’S LIFE VATICAN CITY, APR 2, 2007 (VIS) – At midday today in the basilica of St. John Lateran, the closing session was held of the diocesan investigation into the life, virtues and fame of sanctity of Servant of God John Paul II, the first step in the process of beatification of the late pontiff who died on April 2, 2005. The diocesan phase was...