Look Lower! :)...Again

Oops! Somehow, the post Dani just did got below the last post (Thanksgiving Preparations) so make sure to look down a little further for the newest post! :)

My Sewing Projects

I have been quite busy on my sewing machine lately, and I am having such fun. I forgot how enjoyable it is, but also how much work it takes to sew something that is nice and that fits well. :) I am so thankful for my Mom and her many skills and help to me as I learn more sewing skills. Aren't mothers Amazing?!?! Here are a few pictures of a couple of my most recent projects.
This was my first jumper after I cut it all out. I had to zig zag all the outside edges to begin with.

It was coming together. Some of the pieces were much harder to put together than others! :) But with many pins and some suggestions from Mom, it came together.
SEWING!!!!
This took me a few days to complete since I couldn't sew all day, but it was very exciting to have it all finished.
I love this jumper pattern. It was a lot of fun!!! I just wished it was slightly longer. :)

So much so, that I started cutting out my next jumper :). These red flower jumpers are going to be for our music shows we are preparing for in Arizona in February. So I had material for mine (we didn't have the girls' pattern yet) and started sewing. :)
Wearing my new jumper as I'm making the next one. :)
Do any of you enjoy sewing? Have you done any sewing projects lately?


The LORD bless you,

Future Christian Homemakers class

~Another big event that took place last month! (:D) We hosted a Future Christian Homemakers class for girls ages 7-12 where we get together and practice some different homemaking skills. Last month was our first time doing it, so it something quite new! :)Here we started out reading about eggs - and how they need to be cooked thoroughly. Reading... :)

In that class, we covered how to make french toast, scrambled eggs, and egg salad. We also went over how to separate and beat eggs, how to safely use the oven, etc. Beating eggs for french toast

At the oven, making our french toast and scrambled eggs

We each wanted to get a picture with our partners and the finished product!

Five girls attended this class. For each of the projects that we did, we split up and had partners, so since it couldn't all be even, Amanda had 1 partner, and Dani and I had 2.

My two partners! ;)

Dani didn't get a picture with both of her partners in it, but she did get a picture with each partner.

And we explained clean-up, and why that is important! :) Here we are washing and drying dishes.

Then Dani read a devotional from the book Noble Girlhood about becoming a daughter of victory. Then we gave them a verse to memorize for the month:

1 Corinthians 15:57-58 ~But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Here we are, writing out our verses on a 3x5 card
We had tea while Dani read the devotional.

Then I read a section out of Journeys of Faithfulness, about Mary of Bethany.

Since not all the girls knew each other, we had a little time of sharing about ourselves (our names, ages, and what we like to do) to help the girls to get to know each other a little better! And then we ended in prayer. All in all, it was a good experience to help encourage girls to stay on the right track!