I have to admit, it has been a rough last 3 months and Covid19 really wasn’t the worst of it for me. My situation really doesn’t compare to the suffering going on right now, but it has made me realize that we are all susceptible to pain and suffering. Recovering from an injury just isn’t … Continue reading consider it all joy…..
Have you ever purchased kits or fabric thinking that ‘I can do that next week’ and 3 years or more have gone by! I do it more than I should. This project is one of those. I am finding that it is much easier to start smaller projects and then actually finish them. I started this … Continue reading throw back thursday to last fall
Sometimes things just take a long time to get finished! This table topper is an example of pure procrastination! Why is it that stuff only gets finished in a timely manner if there is a deadline? I am an expert in that area! Taxes, yep, I waited until the very last day to get it … Continue reading table topper done!
The quilt is done and at its home so I thought I had better get some pictures posted! This quilt had been sitting on my quilt table since last Spring waiting for me to finish it! I have had a hard time this last year finding time to work in my sewing room. So, … Continue reading a quilt for carson
I found a cool little Lollipop Bags pattern in a quilt shop last fall and so far have made probably a dozen of them and given most of them away as gifts. I simplified it by not adding the handle or rosette. I love the contrasting triangle, it just gives it that little extra a little bag needs. They make … Continue reading little pretty bags
Cece, is what we call her, is my nieces daughter and she is two. She and her sister get to come up and visit us here on the farm one day a week while her parents work. I love my days with them and often we go on excursions around the farm and sometimes we go … Continue reading a quilt for Cecily
Wow! I can’t believe I have been away from blogging for so long. Last fall seemed to go by so fast and then the holidays and it is spring! Somewhere in between winter arrived and has now passed. Yay! No writing about the winter doldrums for me! So, I think I will just jump in … Continue reading starting where I left off
A few sunsets have gone by since I have written on this blog. The sunny busy days of summer means leaving the computer by the wayside except for those business things that just have to be attended to. A few BIG things have transpired over the last two months, the best by far is when … Continue reading Sunset Harvest
I thought I would talk about my mom today, since it is Mother’s Day! This is my mom. She is a creator of many things useful and beautiful. She loves to cook, craft and sew. Cooking has been a huge part of her creative energy. She loves to try new recipes and also loves to … Continue reading My Mom…aka….Grandma Jam
A couple of years ago, my friend Steve asked me to make him a banner that portrayed Christ surrounding and giving us the strength to live day by day with Him. I thought and prayed about it for quite some time and could see in my mind what it was to be , but didn’t … Continue reading He Is Risen…He Is Risen, Indeed!
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