Tag Archives: Sewing

Two Small Sewing Projects

I haven’t done a lot of sewing because my sewing room is so stifling hot in the summer. I had two projects, though, that just wouldn’t leave my brain until I had made them into a reality. I felt better … Continue reading

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An Easter Project

It all started with a picture similar to this: Brandon, our choir director and church environment extraordinaire, decided that he wanted to do something similar for Easter. Could we (meaning me) do it? It didn’t look too hard so I … Continue reading

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Dresses For Missions… Finally!

Yes, it’s been a while. It’s not for lack of materials, either. Other hobbies have taken up my time. However, I purchased some cotton batik when I was working on the chasuble for Advent that didn’t end up getting used. … Continue reading

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Homemade Christmas Gifts

Jay and I are incredibly lucky to know a lot of talented people. I showed you some of the homemade gifts that we received in a post a few days ago. One of the gifts that we were given were … Continue reading

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An Advent Chasuble – Part Final!

The collar. *sigh* Where do I begin to tell a story of how finicky a collar can be? A true painful story that is older than a week? Where do I start? (Extra points to you if you know which … Continue reading

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An Advent Chasuble – Part 4

This was our blank purple canvas. Depending on what type of person you are you could look at it in a couple of ways. One person might think that it’s quite exciting to have so many different variations at your … Continue reading

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An Advent Chasuble – Part 3

If only I could have stopped right at this point in the process. I had already made one chasuble, did we really need another one? This one had some purple on it, so shouldn’t that count? Apparently not. I had … Continue reading

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An Advent Chasuble – Part 2

As I was getting ready to write this second post I wanted to find another picture of a chasuble for you to see. I thought that maybe I would be able to find a good one from my wedding. This … Continue reading

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An Advent Chasuble – Part 1

This project has been completed, but I didn’t want to blog about it until the finished product had been revealed. Unfortunately, unless you attend my church you will have to wait for the big reveal at the end of this … Continue reading

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Fun Odds and Ends

This post isn’t going to be very long, but I have two things that I really wanted to share. First, while I was working on the epic sewing project last month I pulled out my new pinking shears. I had … Continue reading

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