Spiritual - When she consented to become the Mother of the Son of god, Mary bound herself by very close bonds not only to the person of Jesus, but also to His work. She knew that the Savior was coming into the world to redeem the human race; hence, when she agreed to become His Mother, she also agreed to become the closest collaborator of His mission. In fact, by giving us Jesus, the source of all grace, Mary collaborated most effectively and even directly in the diffusion of grace in our souls. "If Jesus is the Father of our souls," St. Alphonsus says, "Mary is their Mother, for, in giving us Jesus, she gave us true life; and later, by offering on Calvary the life of her Son for our salvation, she brought us forth to the life of divine grace."
Divine Intimacy
Sewing -
Since watching Mary Malari teaching us all about sweatshirt conversions on "Nancy's Sewing", I've wanted to try it. I started working on the above jacket in December, but had to put it aside for the holidays. I had purchased a book by Fran Morgan, "So Precious Sweatshirts" which gave me the pattern for this version and was the inspiration for the one below. The little fish is a machine applique design.
I made the skirts first, then used the leftovers + whatever else I needed to make the jackets. Both skirts were made using Bonnie Blue's " Merri Ann" pattern. The pattern has several variations and the directions are clear. Bonnie Blue is one of my favorite independent designers for children's clothes.
