Sketch for St. Andrew banner Hi Friends, This banner was fun but oh, so much harder to put onto fabric what I had in my head!!! As you can see in the sketch above, St. Andrew (a fisherman) is being represented in a nautical way, with a large fish in the center. To begin with,
What If?
(topic: grief, regrets) Dear Friends, As I write this it, has been maybe all of a few hours since I finished a novel – which was good, and enjoyable, overall. Interestingly, of the 5 books I’ve read by this author, so far 4 of them have had characters who had experienced infant loss prior to
Church Banner – St. Rocco
Banner plan sketch detail. Hi Friends, The second banner I worked on for church represents St. Rocco. Unlike the St. James, who I already posted about, and St. Andrew (yet to come), Rocco was alive in the 1300s, and this means that part of my research could be in medieval manuscripts! Fun! In fact, this
Make Way For Pookie!!!
(Topic: sightseeing) Hi Friends! A few weeks ago, I got to go with hubby to Boston, where he was attending a conference! Pookie came too (I’ll talk about the travel experience another time). While my personal goal was to see the ships (the last time I was in Boston for a conference of my own,
Church Banner – St. James
Hi Friends, Last year, our parish priest requested that I make a three-banner set for the church, representing 3 saints that are important to that church. Based on when he asked me and how soon he wanted them ready for display, I agreed to try to have them finished by the saint’s day for each
Reminder: Walking in Charlie’s Memory.
(topic: Infant loss remembrance walk) Hi Friends! Once again a reminder that on June 23rd, we will be taking part in the Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS) sponsored remembrance walk. We have our own team (Team Tiger!) and we’d love for you to join us if you can, or sponsor us as
Semi-Sheer Pink Day Dress
Dear Friends, “How long did it take you to make that?”I hear this question a lot, but it’s not as simple as that. Remember, some of the details that make it take time (such as having matching piping, linings, lower hem linings, hand stitching, hand button holes, etc), don’t necessarily show easily or obviously to
Happy Decade, Blog!
Hi Friends! As I was poking through doing some organization of keywords and such on the blog, I happened to notice that this blog has been online for TEN YEARS, as of March 7th! Yes, there were some hiatuses, and some name changes, but my first post was March 7th, 2008, and you can still
How and Why: Subscribing
Hi Friends! You’ve probably noticed the italic line at the bottom of my posts, and heard me mention that you can email subscribe. But what does this actually mean? Today I’ll just take a moment to explain, so you know why it might be a practical way to follow my blog for you. First of
Plaid Ball Gown
Dear Friends, I have recently had the pleasure to have a ball gown made by Sarah Crow, of The Preacher Wife’s Gowns and Carr Antiquities (Facebook)! She and I discussed options, the primary limiting factor being that we would work only with fabric I already owned, with minimal purchases for trim. I had a lovely