Sewing Journal – chalice veils

Finished!  Four chalice veils (this time for Fr. H.)  Embroidered and lined. Now on to other things Fr. Tcheou has planned for me . ....

Dreaming of April

Where is the face I long to see Pictures of her in my mind They say that she will soon return I know she’ll be here any day now Just breezing into the room Her sweet perfume can send my senses Dreaming of April Praying for her to arrive in all her finery I’m dreaming of April Maybe she’ll linger this time Turning to smile at me These clouds of grey march in endless procession I’m waking...

Mater Amabilis button

A few people have asked recently for a Mater Amabilis button so here you go: Small large Please don’t hotlink –if you need help with the code just let me...

The Message of Lent

One of the great things about preparing a talk is that it forces you to immerse yourself in a topic.  Such was the case this week with my preparing a talk on Lent for RCIA.  Pretty good timing that, of course it helped that the snow forced us to cancel last week. I admit that the idea of Lent fills me with a bit of trepidation.  To be sure it can be difficult for all of us but for me it seems that many Lents, the...

A winter skirt wearing solution

I like wearing skirts but in the winter it’s a challenge because I do not like wearing tights (I just cannot stand how they feel) so I made myself some “pantaloons” today that are just perfect! I used Simplicity 2611 and instead of the yoke attached stretch lace.  This worked very well for not adding bulk  under my skirts (something I do NOT need).  They give just enough warmth to my legs...

February sewing

I made this cape for Maria just after Christmas and finally got some pics.  It’s a nice heavy weight wool lined with flannel backed satin.  It’s her “church” cape. She’s pretty thrilled with it. Also, a new apron. A vintage pattern finished in black and white cotton.  The pattern was a little too fussy for my taste.  What I mean is, for an apron it just took too much time to...

Repost – Do I Make You Feel Bad?

This is a repost from 2007.  I am putting it up because I got an e-mail today from a tired mom who just couldn’t understand how I do it all. Well actually,  I don’t.  Please, PLEASE do not imagine that perfection lies outside the margins of these pages.  Life is a struggle and challenges abound.  But God is good and His grace is abundant. My hope here is to encourage, never to discourage and I am so...

Wordless Wednesday

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Can’t sleep?

Try photo editing. This is from the early fall –one of my favorite photos.  She wasn’t upset, this is her shy pose.  There were a lot of strange (to her) people around and she was unsure of...

Oh the weather outside is frightful. . .

But we have everything we need right...