This is how I feel....

I need Motivation I need Inspiration....

I have not touched my sewing machine in at least 2 months as shocking as that is to me I can't believe it as I am typing it here...but it's true I lost my motivation to create...then low and behold my quilting Friend gives me a call and says lets go to the quilt shops on Saturday....and am I ever excited to go and get that motivation back and be inspired again to make some cute things...My sewing machine and I are missing each other terribly and I think this might just be the cure...last week I ordered the book "Patchwork Please!" and "Mug Rugs" and have been thumbing through them and getting some ideas for a couple projects I'd like to try...so all in all I am sure this Saturday trip to the Fabric shops will get me going again...

New Books to Motivate me...

YIKES!! it's April already?....

Time is speeding by way too fast I can't believe Christmas is so long ago or should I say coming again quickly?...whats the big rush?...anyway so many things have come and gone since I last posted...My GrandGirl turned 4 in Feb...we celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary...we celebrated My Husbands Birthday...and we found out our 4th Grandchild is going to be a Girl possibly named Jett...we celebrated a wonderful Easter with a message of Hope...and in the middle of all this busyness we found out a dear Friend of ours, one of My Husband's longest Friendships has a very terrible form of cancer and starts his chemo treatment today...life just keeps on going faster and faster we can hardly catch our breath at times...reminds us to hold those we love dearest close because we just never know what God has for us but be sure it will be for His Glory and He will get us through it all victoriously...while the world flies by at lightening speed I will choose to slow down and cling tight to my Heavenly Father the one that holds my Future in his nail scared hands...

Smelly Towels....

I have had it with smelly towels that are brand new and smelly dish towels that are fresh from the dryer...I bought new towels to replace the ones I had because the older ones got a sour smell to them I just could not wash out no matter what I used and I used some of the best smelling laundry soap I could find...still after drying off one time they would get sour smelling to me.....soooooo annoying....last week while I was over at  Aunt Ruthie's Sugar Pie Farmhouse web site  Aunt Ruthie had posted how she was having the same problem and she shared the concoction for making up her own Laundry soap (powered) so I made up the list and hit Walmart for all my ingredients I whipped up a big batch last night then I proceded to collect all the dirty towels I could find and get to washing them up and see if this was indeed the solution to my stinky towel problem...I will be trying them out as I just pulled from the dryer some of the sweetest smelling towels ever...the test will be if they stay that way after they get wet one time...along with grated soap I used Kirks Castile soap and Arm and Hammer washing soda, Borax, and Arm and Hammer soda I don't see how they could possibly NOT smell fabulous...and to top it off I found the cutest little heart shaped scoop I think that will make all the difference...ha!

New Year...New Quilts...

Marmalade

Nonie's Quilt

This has been a very fun week I've been able to sew a lot I finished piecing 2 quilt tops one is a Table runner the other is a Quilt for Nonie's house...you heard right I have not made a nice quilt for my house and as often as Kaitlyn is over it's a shame to not have a nice warm cozy homemade quilt to wrap up in...so I decided to make one for my house so when the Grandbabies are over they can use it...both designs are the easy 9 patch...and I love the colors...today I started piecing a Valentine Chevron design quilt...I am loving pink lately so this was a perfect little charm pack I've had for sometime...pinks reds and white...I will of course post pictures when I'm done with it...so far this New Year I have gotten to be with My sewing machine a LOT!

The End....

I am always so sad when another Bible Study comes to an end but this is our last week for "A woman's heart God's dwelling place" by Beth Moore....what an incredible journey this has been I have learned brand new things about My Lord Jesus and I will treasure this one deeply as I have so many others but for some reason this one really touched me deep...I think it is because the study was on the Tabernacle and I really never knew a lot about that...one of the most precious things I came away with is The Lord wants to be in constant communication with me so much so that God had Moses and the Israelites build a dwelling place (the Ark of The Covenant) so He would be with His people all the time as they traveled through the wilderness...once He sent His only Son we now have Him dwelling in our Hearts at all times...I will never forget this study and ALL that the Lord showed me through it...

Blessings....

and this is big sister...

Edward Blaise...

another precious Grandblessing was born Saturday early morning and are we over the moon in love with him...this is our number 3 Grandchild and My life is so full and I am so grateful for my precious Family that keeps growing and growing...