I "Miter"s Well Be Sewing!

My sister-in-law, Nancy, loves the color red.

Just walk into her kitchen and you'll see...

Red countertop, red gingham curtains,

red dishes, red knicknacks...

So, when mom and I found this seersuckery cloth

With the bright red strawberries all over it

We just knew it spoke..."Nancy!"

We picked this kelly green as a backing for the potholder
and the placemats...it is hard to tell from this picture...
but it is the same green as the leaves and stems in the material...
And really picks up that color well!

Mom wanted to make Nancy something for her kitchen..

So we decided on some placemats,

napkins, napkin rings,

and a pot holder.

Mom worked on the placemats...

She used an old placemat that she had

as a pattern...

Because the material looked like patchwork...

I quilted the "squares" on the potholder.

We wanted to have napkin rings that matched...

So dad cut 4 pieces of pvc pipe

and painted it with this super glossy yellow paint!

I painted a little strawberry on each

to match the strawberries on the material.

I was elected to do the napkins and the potholder

because I have this nifty little way

that makes mitering corners very easy...

An Easy Way To Miter Corners...

1. First, if I'm making napkins,

    I press down 1/4 inch all the way around,

    And then press down 1/4 inch again.

2.  Using my pressing lines as a guide,

     I trim off the outside corner.

3.  Then, I press the new "corner" down to the

     inside press line. Afterwards, I repress the

     first press of the edges.

4.  I then press edges under again making corner

     meet diagonally in center of the corner. I top stitch

     the hem into place, swiveling the material

     as I reach the corners. This usually makes a neat

     mitered corner!

Of course, as I worked on the mitered corners...

My dad, the never ending jokester,

told me that I could borrow his

"miter box" to miter my corners!

I began to  think about all the

different definitions of the word "miter..."

I remembered that I had read about

Aaron wearing a miter (mitre) in the Old Testament...

"And these are the garments which they shall make;
 a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe,
and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle:
and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother,
 and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office."

Exodus 28:4

The word "miter" (mitre) can be found
in 9 verses in three different books
of the Old Testament.

A miter was a headdress, similar to a turban,

that the high priest wore. It was made

of fine linen.On the front of the mitre

on Aaron's forehead, attached by a blue lace ribbon,

 there was the golden plate engraved

 HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

"And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it,
 like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace,
that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront
 of the mitre it shall be.
 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead,
that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things,
which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts;
and it shall be always upon his forehead,
that they may be accepted before the LORD."
Exodus 28: 36-38

Aaron was instructed to wear
this for a purpose of the Lord...

Does God instruct us today to dress a certain

way for His purpose?

Let us look take a look at the scriptures...

"In like manner also,

that women adorn themselves in modest apparel,
with shamefacedness and sobriety;
not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
But (which becometh women professing godliness)
with good works."
Timothy 2: 9-10

In this scripture, God used three words to help us

understand how women should dress...

1. kosmeo-order-orderly clothing

   It means to, "To adorn, arrange, put in order."

   It implies harmonious orderly arrangement.

2. aidos-shamefacedness-modest clothing

    respectful timidity, not showy,
    honoring others, not attracting attention.
    It is a blend of modesty and humility.

3. sophrosunes-sobriety-moderate clothing

    It is a word that implies moderation; humility;

    having self control; hating sin.

So, we can see from this scripture,

That what we choose to wear as women
should not be chosen to promote ourselves...
but should be worn to bring reverence, respect,

  honor, and glory to God.

For that is the purpose.