6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you. 8 Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 9 Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world. 10 Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.11 The dominion belongs to Him forever. Amen. 1 Peter 5:6-11
Monthly Archives: January 2012
The 4th Week of 2012
January 22: Sunday School and a blissful day of rest!
January 23: I taught my first sewing class of 2012. You can find the rest of the schedule here.
January 24: I really should write stuff down as it happens…
January 25: After 2 days of rain…
January 26: Honor’s Assemblies
January 27: Finished the SS fair project before leaving town for the weekend!
January 28: Another weekend, another swim meet. My Daddy went with us this time. Thanks PoPo!
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Hey Y’all! I thought I would take just a second and point out all the ways we can chat here on the Big Ol’ World Wide Web!
Using the links on your right, you can find:
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EMAIL: This will open your email program so you can email me.
NEWSLETTER: My shop newsletterI’m on Google+, but I haven’t figured out how to link to that yet. Do any of y’all know???
Well, now that you know how to find me, look me up and let’s chat about gardens and kitchens and children and life…
Valentine’s Ideas for My Husband
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We aren’t lovey-dovey, note-writing, sentimental type people. But, that doesn’t stop me from wanting to do something disgustingly sweet amazing for my husband this Valentine’s Day. I went to Pinterest in search of some fun ideas. Here are a few ideas that I may have to try:
Source: bluecricketdesign.net via Salinda on Pinterest
Source: thedatingdivas.com via Salinda on Pinterest
Source: naptimejournal.blogspot.com via Salinda on Pinterest
Source: thegirlcreative.com via Salinda on Pinterest
Lots of Purple, Green, and Gold
I’ve been sewing with lots of Purple, Green and Gold lately!
Why? Mardi Gras!
Ever wonder where the colors came from and what they mean? Well, there it is a little debate about who chose the colors. Their meanings, however, can be dated back to a Mardi Gras parade in 1892!
Purple represents Justice
Green represents Faith
Gold represents Power
Don’t forget that this year’s Mardi Gras is Tuesday, February 21st! To ensure your child’s jon jon or jumper or tee-shirt arrives in time, you’ll need to order by February 7th!
Sewing Jargon
While teaching a beginning class this morning, I realized that there are several sewing terms I use a lot that could do with a little more explanation.
Here’s a mini-vocabulary lesson for someone learning to sew:
Baste: To baste is to sew, but using a very long (and easy to remove later) stitch.
Seam Allowance: Your seam allowance is the distance between the edge of your fabric and your needle. Seam allowances can vary between 1/4 inch (common for quilting and piecing) to 5/8 inch (common for commercial patterns). Line up the edge of your fabric with the line on your foot plate that corresponds to the seam allowance listed in the pattern.
Right Sides Together: Place your fabric with the pretty sides together and ugly sides out. (Note: some fabrics don’t had a “right” and a “wrong”. You pick!)
Wrong Sides Together: Place or fold your fabric with the ugly sides together and pretty (right) sides out.
Press: Press your seams as you complete them, as opposed to ironing them. To press, set the hot iron down, heat the fabric and then lift the iron and press it down elsewhere on the fabric. Ironing can distort your seams.
So 2 questions:
1. For those of you with lots of sewing experience: what sewing terms do you use/run across frequently that could also do with a little more explanation?
2. For those of you just learning to sew: is there a sewing term or phrase that you’ve run across lately that stumped you?