Recent Sewing Project: Camouflage Femininity

Yes. They are girls.
They are active girls.
And they are girls with an older brother...
and camouflage can come in handy during play. ;)

"The king's daughter is all glorious within..."
Psalm 45:13

Recent Sewing Projects

Skirt and shirt outfit...


Square neck design... fun print...
elastic puff sleeves... elastic two panel skirt


The 'new-to-me' shirt pattern...





Another square neck shirt...
the first prototype... ;o)


with ribbon attached under the hem for tzitzit


And after wanting one for many months,
I was able to purchase some linen and make
a six panel, navy blue linen skirt...




'Tis the season to be sewing...


Shalom!

"The king's daughter is all glorious within..."
Psalm 45:13

Regency Dress... Flowers and Cream

In time for summer...














She seeketh wool, and flax,
and worketh willingly with her hands.
Proverbs 31:13

Sister Skirts

Elastic has never been my favorite thing
{and that is an understatement}
but recently I countered my dislike for elastic
by volunteering to make a few skirts
for a few ladies I know.

After looking at online tutorials,
watching countless YouTube videos,
reading sewing books and articles,
and days of practice...
I think I may have finally
figured out the trick! {Phew!}

So while I was 'whipping up' a few skirts,
I made each of our girls one...

They were thrilled to have
a bright, new skirt...
and I was thrilled to have made them one
(and to have figured out elastic... well, mostly).

Shalom!





"She layeth her hands to the spindle,
and her hands hold the distaff."
Proverbs 31:19

Recent Sewing Projects: Pink, Blue, & Regency Too

Our "baby" (who is, indeed, not a baby anymore)
was due for another dress.
(It's amazing how fast they grow!)

A long while back,
I shared about T-shirt dresses...
well, this is what you could call
it's antipode...it's exact opposite.

The skirt was from a jumper
that we had which wasn't getting used,
so I made a bodice to go with it...




No zipper, no buttons...
just a pull over dress,
with ties in the back.
I didn't even have to hem the skirt,
it was already done! ;o)



Another project that has been in the mix,
was regency dresses for a friend's sisters...





Same paisley cotton print, different colors.
Puff sleeves, zipper back, and ribbon ties...




It's a thrill to get to the end of projects. :)
There are more in the works
that I look forward to sharing.

Shalom!




"She layeth her hands to the spindle,
and her hands hold the distaff."
Proverbs 31:19

For the Love of Tea (and Daughter)

There are many things I miss,
not having our eldest at home.
The list really is endless.


One of those things
is our daily tea time.
We would take tea together...
sometimes it was brief,
sometimes not.
Sometimes in deep conversation,
sharing our hearts,
sometimes reading a book together,
or even sometimes at separate computers
but in the same room.


Every day at tea time,
I miss her more.


This week we sent her
a couple of care packages.
I know she's been enjoying her tea
in various places on her college campus.
One of the things I added to her package
was a bag of teas, tea squeezer,
and a new tea wallet I made recently for her.
I filled it with her favorite tea,
one of mine, and a new one I found.


This one has green,
because she loves green.
And tea,
because she loves tea.
Made with love,
because her mama loves her dearly.















If you are cold, tea will warm you.
If you are too heated, it will cool you.
If you are depressed, it will cheer you.
If you are excited, it will calm you.
~Gladstone, 1865




Click here for another tea wallet
that I made in the past.
(Includes a link to a tea wallet tutorial,
which is easy to make!)