Last year, I received a new sewing machine for my birthday from my sweetheart. The girls and I can’t believe that there are actually sewing machines that don’t break down! Slowly I’ve been making curtains, because I hate the dust that collects on mini blinds. I say slowly, because I love to sew, but don’t have time like I want, and also I need to be in the mood to sew. Fabric cost is also a factor. Sometimes we have a “Homemaking Week” and put aside our normal homeschooling and spend time cooking, baking, and sewing together.
Here are the curtains in my bedroom/office. All curtains that I make are very basic, without ruffles and lace; I don’t like complications.:) I make tie backs with button holes to fit over the cup hooks to hold them back.
Here are the curtains and fabric that I used to make my curtains for my daughters’ room, which my 2 oldest share. They chose a brown fabric with pretty colored flowers. They made much of the curtains themselves.
Here are my youngest daughter’s curtains. She chose a pink calico. She helped me tremendously by ironing and doing small things for me.
My oldest made a circle skirt using Anna’s instructions,
How to Sew a Simple Girly Skirt. We had to adjust it a bit to make it work for us, and we used elastic instead of drawstring. This skirt is beautiful, and I want me one like it!
My middle daughter and I made a ruffled apron using ladybug fabric, but the pattern was so complicated that we said we’d never use it again. The apron is pretty, but way too big. We may end up taking it apart and making it into something else.
I purchased these fabrics recently to make curtains for my bathroom and then a skirt for my middle daughter. It may be several weeks before I get to it though!
My youngest is still waiting on me to make her Raggedy Ann a dress out of some Raggedy Ann and Andy fabric. I’ve put it off because I’m not sure how to go about it. I was blessed to have taken Home Ec. in high school, but there is much about sewing that frustrates me and that I avoid. I’ve often wished I had someone that sewed to help me. Either most women don’t sew, or they are so busy that I hate to ask.
Lady Lydia of
Living at Home (formerly Home Living) has been posting wonderful entries on sewing dresses. Her posts and pictures, and the comments, have inspired me greatly! We have a
hard time finding appropriate, modest dresses for my teen girls. Perhaps we can try to make dresses using a very
simple pattern. I’ve fallen in love with the pretty fabrics at
RJR Fabrics, especially the
retro fabrics, and at
Connecting Threads.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
I recently rediscovered a beloved blog writer, who had closed her previous blog. I have been just delighted as I’ve read her entries.
Morning Cuppas With Glenys is written by a true older Titus 2 lady. Each post is written in gentleness and genuine love, while still telling the truth from the Word of God. Both my mom and I have been loving perusing her blog entries—getting homemaking encouragement that is hard to find—and viewing the beautiful pictures.
I’ve been going through a hard, exhausting time lately, trying to make things balance as a Christian mother who truly just wants to be a Proverbs 31/Titus 2 woman, while struggling as I handle life as a single mother. Many blog posts have meant a lot to me, especially the following.
Let’s be gracious to single mothers: As a single mother, I’ve experienced many of the things Glenys describes. I know other single moms who’ve been there as well.
Recognising False Guilt: Although I am not dealing with chronic illness, I struggle feeling like I ought to be doing more in the way of my home keeping, even though I have my home business and homeschooling that take up the vast majority of my time and energy. This post was comforting to me. My thoughts are also with my oldest daughter’s future as she is still experiencing chronic physical problems, even more than previously thought.
Investing in Eternal Treasures: This post reminds me that even in my situation, God still expects me to be the keeper of my home. I’ve recently felt the pinch of the economic situation and felt I should spend more time on my computer to bring in money. This post reminded me of what I’ve always believed—as I keep my priorities in order, He will provide for us, just as He always has. Our situation has been much bleaker than it is now, and I must not stop trusting in Him as our provider. I should do what I can to bring in an income; however, my priorities must be right. Our situation does not negate the need to rear my daughters for the Lord and teach them all the skills they will need as adult women.
There Is No Better Place Than Home: I especially love this quote, “The homemaker is a servant who is ministering for the LORD as much as any preacher or evangelist- the future of her family and therefore, society does indeed rest in her hands and the results will be eternal.”
The Fairy Godmother’s Not Coming!: This post really inspired me to quit thinking things to death and just do them!
There are many other posts that I dearly love, but these are some of my favorites. I encourage you to visit Morning Cuppas With Glenys often to be encouraged and refreshed by a godly older sister in Christ who has been there.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
Please meet our new family member, Missy Anne—Anne with an “E”.
Her mother is a Labrador, and her father is suspected to be a Boxer.
The girls have never had a puppy of their own, and are so excited.
And worn out.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
