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InshAllah, I am going to be going through old posts to add labels, and am rearranging the blog a bit to try and make it easier to read and to find stuff. So please excuse any old posts that may show up in your blog feed, and please ignore the mess while I redecorate! :-)

Pleated Belt Shalwar w/wide leg-Part 3

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After finishing up all the pleats we will now attach the belt and finish up our shalwar.


Step 1
With the right sides facing sew a half inch seam in the belt pieces of your shalwar.
Step 2
Fold over the seam allowance and sew a line of stitches 1/4 of an inch away to secure the seam allowance.

Step 3

With the right sides of the legs together, sew the center back seam of your shalwar.

It should look somewhat like this.

Step 4

Take one end of the belt and place it on the top of the leg pieces, the right side should be facing each other. The belt should be half an inch to the left of the center seam(this will be the center front seam allowance of the belt).

Pin the belt in place all around the legs, the center back seam of the belt and shalwar should be roughly at the same point.
What it looks like when you have finished pinning in place. The centerfront of the belt should over lap by half an inch for the center front seam.

Step 5

Sew from the center front seam of the legs around the shalwar and back to the front. Then sew up the center front seam of the belt, stopping 1.5 inches from the top(to leave a space for the drawstring.

Here is the belt attached to the legs.

Step 6

Now sew a line along the bottom of the belt to secure the seam allowance, it should be facing upwards.

Step 7

At the center front seam of the belt, fold the seam allowances away from the center by 1/4 inch and then fold the over 1/4 inch again. Sew a line down one side across the center seam and up the other side, this will be the opening in your drawstring casing.

Step 8

Starting at the openingyou made above, fold the top of the belt over by 1/2 an inch towards the wrong(inner) side.

Step 9

Fold it over by another inch to form the drawstring casing, do this all around coming back to the opening. Pin in place, and then sew a line of stitches all around on the bottom of the casing.

Step 10

On the wrong side of your shalwar, fold the leg in half and measure out along the hem from the fold 7", and mark, this is your foot opening.

Step 11

At the center crotch seam mark up 1/2 inch.

Step 12

Keeping the shalwar folded in half mark a lin from the foot opening to the center crotch seam, one inch away from the edge of your fabric. Do the same on the other leg. Sew the seam, starting at one foot, going up the leg to the center seam, and then down the other leg.

Now your shalwar is completed, give it a good pressing and it is ready for wear.

Front view of the finished shalwar
Back view of the pleated shalwar.

End of Part 3 for any questions please leave a comment.

Boston got their first win...two to one for Canucks

Another nice evening with Marilyn and Michael...The Canucks had a bad game but let's see what happens on Wed....then again Friday...what a week for hockey.
At least the final game for the Stanley Cup will be in Vancouver...Go Canucks Go.

Herbs for our Homestead

Spring is a very busy and fun time for homestead activities. Planting, bee care, baby animals (if you have them), lots of milk and eggs and much more. Though we don't have much in the way of animals at our place we still keep pretty busy. Gardening is a big priority right now. I thought I would write today about the herbs at our place.

 My interest in herbs goes back quite a ways. When I was around 13 I started an herb garden at my parents place (my place then as well). I had fun growing and drying quite a few things. At that point I didn't really know how to use herbs to their full potential but I was starting to learn.

  After that I went to college, got married and started a family. Herbs were pretty much forgotten about for a while. In the last few years I have started to get really interested in them again. As I grow them and study up on them it is fascinating to learn about the amazing plants that God has made. In simple little plants there is not only the ability to make our food taste very yummy but also healing properties as well. It is so awesome to realize again and again how God so perfectly planned everything- down to having a special plant or herb for every physical problem (at least it seems like that to me) we might face.

  I now have one section of my garden devoted to herbs. I am still in the learning process concerning using them all to their full potential but it certainly is a fun journey! I am also starting to put more herbs in my flower beds as well as learning about herbs that grow wild in our woods and yard.

Here are some of the herbs we have at our place:

 Some that are established and came up right away this spring are:

• Chives
• Mint
• Oregano
• Catnip
• Parsley (Here is a post all about Parsley and how neat God made it.)
• Echinacea

Some that we are planting this year (either because they are annuals or because we are just getting them started) are:

• Basil (more info here)
• Coriander/Cilantro (more info here)
• Rue (perennial)
• Hyssop (though this already grows wild in our woods- I am trying to recall why I decided to buy seed for it!) (perennial)
• Stevia
• Lemony Catnip (perennial)
• Borage
• Lavender  (perennial- though it only is for -10 degrees, I am hoping it will stay alive for us)
• Dill
• Garlic

Lavender- I bought it already growing.

I have a post on harvesting and using herbs here that you may enjoy.

We are already using some of the herbs this year and I am looking forward to using them all summer and then preserving more for winter use. I hope to do a lot more studying up on them and can't wait to find out more about this marvelous creation of our wonderful and wise God!