All the things you need to know about using a ruffler foot but were afraid to ask :)

https://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/featured-products/free-the-ruffler-unruffled.htm
I am going to go over this soon, as I have just gotten a ruffler foot. Not much else to say right now....cleaning up my formal LR and turning it into a sewing room.

the prayer I'm working on now...

I realize that the people who wronged me were spiritually sick. Though I did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed me, they, like myself, were sick, too. I ask God to help me show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that I would cheerfully grant a sick friend, When a person offended I said to myself, "This is a sick man. How can I be helpful to him? God save me from being angry. Thy Will be done."

more sewing projects....and my sewing corner :-)))))

 My sewing corner

 pink bermuda shorts(4T)

skort rear view(4T)...same pattern as above, modified

I have been having sew(lol) much fun with sewing lately, and rediscovering some creativity.

 I have realized that when I have a better spiritual life, the creative juices flow.  I make a point to wake up early and pray, and then I go back to sleep until Lil Bit(AM) wakes me up. 

Tocolate

...that's what Anne-Marie calls chocolate. Funny, the spelling looks like it should be some kind of pharmaceutical, lol. She can't wrap her tongue around the consonant c right now.

latest sewing projects...

Will have to wait to post more, found camera, but the battery is dead. I really, really like this fabric. I also made a very simple skirt with it.

I am also making bermuda shorts. I have a nice template pattern for all 3 girls' sizes, and so it takes maybe 1-2 hours to make them. I'm making 1-1.5 a day. Great for wading in the creek, and possibly as pj bottoms.

sewing experiments

So(or should I say, "sew", yuk, yuk, yuk!), I've been playing around with a pattern lately. I've been planning some longer shorts for the girls, and I was looking at Simplicity 2429(dress, top, shorts) http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/38283 , and I noticed that the dress front would tie in and make a cute skort front for the younger girls. So, I set to work. This was a very easy pattern to sew. I had FREE fabric that I scored at our homeschool swap, and some daisy/eyelet trims in my grab bag.

Don't have pics yet, because my camera battery mysteriously disappeared, and I am waiting on one to arrive from Amazon. But I will post them as they are done :-).

and yet more cooking experiments...

This morning, I wanted to celebrate Sunday by fixing something doughnut-like. I found this recipe in A World of Breads by Dolores Casella. It is a minimally sweet recipe.

Bunuelo Puffs
4 large eggs, separated
4 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1T sugar(I used 3)
1 cup milk

Beat egg yolks and whites separately and then fold together. Blend flour, baking powder, and sugar. Fold this into the egg mixture alternately with the milk. Drop spoonfuls of the batter in hot fat.

*I dipped these in honey to add a glaze. Adding confectioner's sugar would make these taste like sopapillas.

Next time, I may add some lemon or orange zest, OR some cinnamon. I can't decide if we'll have these or regular doughnuts at Easter. Maybe by then I'll find a Fry Daddy/Granpappy at Goodwill.