Jean Jackets

Spiritual -  "I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore, have I drawn thee, taking pity on thee"  (Jer 31,3)  This is the simple story of his love for us. This story never ends, because God is eternal and his love is eternal.  Only sin can separate us, but even then, God's love is ever faithful.  He will stop at nothing, even letting us suffer the circumstances of our sin, to draw us back to his outstretched arms.

Sewing - I love making and wearing jean jackets.  Why? 

• They go together fast. 
• They do not have to be lined.
• They do not have to be fitted as well as dress jacket.
• They can be made of many types of fabrics, from linen to upholstry.
• A coverstitch machine can be used to do the topstitching!

One of my bff, Diane, and I have made dozens of jean jackets and have used two patterns the most,  McCalls 5191, and Kwik Sew 2895. We first made of muslin of KS 2895 and made fitting changes to the pattern pieces. Using these changes, we adjusted Mc 5191. Now, all we need is new fabric and off we go. I will be teaching this jean jacket process when I start my sewing school.

 

Men's Short Sleeved Shirts

Spiritual - I have been very distracted during prayer - thinking about sewing, etc. -and it has been harder to bring my mind back to God. This morning, while reading Divine Intimacy (Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D.), I read this account from St. Theresa: " You should consider [before praying] who it is that you are addressing, and who you are, if only that you may speak to Him with respect..." This, she concludes, is already to make mental prayer. That helped me a lot.

Sewing - Last summer I started making DH's short sleeved shirts - lot's easier than heirloom sewing! I bought several pieces of 100% cotton checks and chambray from Brambleberry Lane to make these shirts. I just finished the last planned one. I use Kwik Sew 2777. When I first began, I compared his favorite shirt to this pattern and made a few changes. The method for the stand up collar I use is from from Gigi, an "Internet sewing buddy"s tutorial rather than the method used in the pattern - look for stand up collar # 1, 2) . DH loves the shirts because he says they fit better. I'm not quite satisfied with the collar interfacing I'm using. Here is a picture of one of the first ones that I made: