Step One? Dress the part.
Since our church is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, a number of activities have been planned. Two were the art exhibit and photography contest that I wrote about the other day. Another was a pioneer-themed vacation bible school had a couple of weeks ago. That was a BIG hit! My three-yr-old loved it! The battle cry for each morning was “Are you ready to pioneer up?” All the kids would scream back, “YES!”
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| Our pastors as the Cartwrights |
It’s especially fitting since our church is a timber frame Amish-built barn…
So, the next celebratory event is the upcoming “Pioneer Day”, featuring a barbeque on the grounds and lots of pioneer-related crafts and activities. Our church offers this as a field trip to local schoolchildren. It’s a big hit each year and now the members get to experience it. The members have been asked to dress the part.
That is what prompted my most recent project: BONNETS!
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| Bonnet # 1 nearly complete! |
This is the first sewing pattern that I’ve tackled by myself. Usually, my mom is my on-site supervisor whenever I break out the sewing machine. But, that’s a bit inconvenient since we live a thousand miles apart! So, I’ve been challenging myself to sew unsupervised, except my cat doesn’t have as much faith and insists on inspecting my progress!
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| Bergen, my crafting kitty |
The bonnet has turned out well for my first completely independent sewing project. Now, it’s on to bonnet number two for my daughter…
Wow, DeAnne! I am super impressed! Can't wait to see you girls wearing them on Pioneer Day. I'll wear denim, but I think that's as close as I'll get to “vintage” pioneer clothes. :0)
Hey! Thanks. I found a “granny” skirt for me and a cute little pink stacked dress for Doodle-Leigh at Old Navy that I think will work. I'm looking forward to it. Sounds like it's going to be a fun day!