A Different Kind of Stole

So.... remember the liturgical calendar triptych I made a couple of years ago? And the stoles I've made for our son who's a pastor (here's the latest)? Well I have a new project that is related - but different - than both of those. Our church's Minister of Music & Worship, David, is getting ordained next weekend as a deacon, and thereafter, he will wear a stole when serving in his role. The thing is, a deacon wears a stole draped diagonally across the body, starting over the left shoulder and fastened or tied at the right hip (resembling a sash); where a pastor wears theirs around the back of the neck, with both ends hanging straight down the front in parallel lines over the chest.

Long story short, I'm going to make a deacon stole for David, and considering the seasons of the church year, he'll need a green one come November 8, which isn't that far away! He supplied the pattern from Ecclesiastical Sewing, and talking about a possible design, he suggested something very similar in design to the triptych that hangs in our church. Similar referring to the improv piecing of each section, not the overall design. That sounded doable!

So I ordered the exact green fabrics I used in the triptych: 

• Kona Clover
• Essex Kelly
• Marcia Derse's Palette in This Green
• Jennifer Sampou's Chalk & Charcoal in Grass
• Cotton Couture Turf

Yesterday, I read through the directions and cut out the pattern pieces. This project will be my main focus until it's done. It's definitely different than the stoles I've already made. I'm following a different pattern, of course; and it uses 100% cotton canvas rather than interfacing like I've used before. So it'll be interesting to see how it goes. I'll keep you posted.