One for the boy and one for the girl!

Spiritual -  In addition to giving us His gift of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday, Jesus left us "His testament of love-the living, concrete testament of his admirable example of humility and charity in the washing of the Apostles' feet, and His oral testament in the proclamation of His 'new commandment.'  It is an urgent invitation to that fraternal charity which should be the fruit of union with Jesus, the fruit of our Eucharistic Communion.  He mentioned it in precise words at the Last Supper:  "a new commandment I give unto you: 'that you love one another' as I have love you, that you also love one another'."   In agreeable and disagreeable circumstances we must be available to our neighbor, humbling ourselves in service, "even were he most lowly and abject."  Divine Intimacy

Sewing - Remember Carter's knit sacques?  Now you can make your own placing your favorite hand embroidery designs on them.  Better yet, put your embroidery machine and all those stored embroidery designs to work.  A favorite pattern is Children's Corner Bunny's Knit Nightie and Accessories.  It is so easy.  In fact, it can be made almost totally by serger.  I have two samples in the shop, one for a boy and one for a girl.  This pattern is so quick and fun.  It has a darling cap, blanket, bib, and booties.  The knit I used and stock in the shop is Martha Pullen's 100% Cotton Knit and Cotton Rib Knit. It is so soft and washes beautifully, and comes in blue, pink, & white.  It is 60" wide and sells for $12/yard.   For the samples, I used Vintage Baby Stitchin' machine embroidery designs.  I like these because they are basically outline stitches that wash and wear well and are not dense - perfect for the infant layette.  This cd package sells for $20 and contains 15 multi-format 4x4 designs - perfect for baby sacques and daygowns.

Children's Corner - Bunny's Knit Nightie

 Vintage Baby Stitchin'