Praire Point Obsession....

My new and favorite little detail has now become my latest obsession...Praire Points I want to put them on every thing...these little tea towels take me about 30 min to put together and besides making pillow cases this has become a new favorite...

Red and Aqua

Red White and Blue

Green for my Kitchen

Verse Mapping....

2013 was a very difficult year for us...The Lord was really teaching me something and it took an entire year to work it out...I am still not 100 % sure about the trial but I do know there was a lot I came away with now as I am on the other side of it...I knew He would not leave me in the storm alone...I knew that he would not leave me in the trial forever...and I knew I could trust Him with every single situation as it came along and it certainly did...what I know now is He always has a plan and as I keep my eye on Him and stay deep in the word He will reveal Himself to me in His perfect timing....this is not our first trial together and it won't be our last...a few weeks ago a Friend shared with me "Verse Mapping" I absolutely Love it...I ask the Lord to give me a scripture as I need it weather it be weekly or daily...He is Faithful to give me as I need it just the amount I need...did I mention how much I Love the Lord...well I do....

a few cards from this past week...

Yesterday's verse....

Friday Sew Day....

Well it's Friday and we aren't going out of town so I really needed a day all to myself with my trusty sewing machine...I haven't been very creative in the last few months and it seems like I am making up for it now...I needed to make our Land Yacht (DH name for our motor home) cozy like home...so decided to make a table topper...I'm trying to incorporate more blue into the green fabric that is already on the chairs ,couch etc...I ordered fabric for the first time back in February and I was very pleased when it arrived the pictures didn't do it justice....now I can't wait to make another trip over to the coast and see how the table topper looks...

The chosen Fabric...

What ever would I do without Binding clips...

Almost finished....

Gotta add a little Love....

Pillowcases....

Oh My Gosh as if I didn't have enough to get done I find a tutorial on how to make these darling pillowcases in about an hour or less...I would have never guessed by rolling these things up and sewing them that they would turn out half as cute and easy to make....I made this first one for my Granddaughter...shes going to love it...today I am on a mission to get fabric for both Grandsons so they can have their own cases to.....Gotta run!!!!

Quilting has taught me so much.....

First Quilt I ever made...

Look at all those Notes...

As I was thinking back I took my first Quilting class between 12 and 15 years ago...a beginners Quilting 101 class and I took a lot of notes I wanted to be sure to make every stitch perfect so it would fit all together....well as I have been making a few more difficult quilts over the years I am finding things don't always fit together perfectly I've spent many hours seam ripping and starting all over, I've even thrown blocks away out of frustration...what I have learned is nothing is perfect sometimes you just have to take your eyes off the imperfections and allow a little grace to take over...I've learned in the process of that Patience...I have to be patient with my machine, myself, the pattern I am working with etc...I've learned to think outside the box and create on my own, to do what I like on a project...even to the point that sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night with a pattern in my head and I have to draw it out so I don't forget...Quilting isn't just a hobby for me it is a lot of life lessons along the way...Grace, Mercy, Faith, Hope and whole lot of Love...

Circles are my new Favorite...

I got me a brand new Circle ruler made by Lori Holt and boy do I love it...I've made so many circles I'm getting dizzy...I made my daughter a Table runner using the circles and this last week I cut out raw edge circles to make a raw edge circle quilt...so much fun and so many projects can be made now...I am excited that I now have a nice circle for those Dresden's I have that need to made into something...

Happy New Years!!!

I have been reflecting all week leading up to the New Year on all that 2013 was to me...February our oldest Granddaughter turned 4...March Doug and I celebrated our 33rd Wedding Anniversary...April a dear Friend of ours announced he has Pancreatic cancer...May our oldest Grandson turned 1 years old...June our youngest Child turned 30 leaving behind his 20's...nothing much in July just a lot of hot weather...August our youngest Granddaughter was born...September flew by...October our youngest Grandson turned 1 years old...November was a wonderful Thanksgiving...December was filled with many eventful moments Kaitlyn put on a Christmas program with her preschool, some sad times came and went and our Jesus was Faithful all the time...Christmas came and went too quickly and the next thing you know were ringing in the new year...except Doug and I rang it in around 10:30pm...we have yet to stay up till midnight...I have a new goal with my reading and my sewing, a new journal, a new devotional and whole new year with a new beginning...Thank You Lord for a fresh new start....