The Circle of Life....Love

Just Love the Colors

Do you remember that song?  OH MY!!  Our granddaughters that watched Lion King over and over....and now they are in college.....where does the time go?
   We are still busy working on our rennovation and updates here, so!! yes, I want to sew.....sew sew much....but for now....enjoy a tip from Sarah Fielke over at Craftys.



Winter Blessings!!  Stay Warm...Quilted UP!

Settling In

Notice Fons and Porter Show on TV

Family Wal

Can it be half way through January?.....yes, it can be.  We are unpacking still; remodeling as we go...putting siding on the old garage....putting up my Barn Quilts..(yea, Go Buckeyes!).....family pictures, quilts......and working on putting up new tiles (marble) in the kitchen....it never stops for Quilters and Rehab Addicts....and a willing husband....a talented willing husband is even better!!.....so here are some photos of progress.  I did join the BOM of Lynette Anderson.  Her Blog is wonderful and her Little Quilt Store  is special too.  The Quilt Show has an exclusive BOM this year with her.  I have not entered this adventure before but her style of applique is very cool and doable....well I hope I can do it and I love embroidery added all over the quilt for interest. So, there you go.  I have the house about ready to ignore for awhile and get back into quilting....my hearts' desire and passion.....
God Bless you and Quilted Blessings!!  Karen

Prayers for my son are also need; Transplant has gone well, his brother is also back to work in MD....Kevin had blurry vision and now he has an MRI to check the Optic Nerve on Tuesday.....Trust.....

Our Quilt Lover

Go Buckeyes!!

Star of Bethlehem

Please bless yourself and take the time to enjoy this video on the Star of Bethlehem....it will increase your faith......

"For the Lord is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind.He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the heights of the earth. The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is his name!"

Amos 4:13 (NLT)

From Vintageblessings.....Pinterest....

Also, Of course, I had to find a Star of Bethlehem on Pinterest to share
.....Have a very Starry Blessed Week with Christmas as the Center.....Quilted.....

HoneyCombs

I love hexies....let's hear a big huraah!!....Ok now with Elenor you can whip one up quickly....even for the holidays....just make smaller lap quilt or a table runner.....You Go Girl!!......
  Still unpacking and organizing and enjoying the Season on our SC Farm......sometimes I can even smell the pine in the air here!!....

  

Or  try   Camille's  class on Craftys....  Have a blessed week....

Camille's Hexie's

 

 

 

     ......Quilted.....Karen

Rule Me!!

This is awesome!! Take a look!!....see what you think...I do think it would work...I have personally taken a few small chunks out of my smaller 12 inch ruler by using it on the other side of the foot.....Amy's Free Motion .  
  Have some fun for me.....I am still unpacking....worked in my sewing room yesterday....hoping to start offering quilt lessons in January and try to stir up some Dear Janer's too.......
  In the Aiken SC area...let me know!!.....HOHOHO Merry Christmas Shopping....or Sewing....or Quilting!!

  You truly have blessed my life my stopping by.

Here is another treat from "Amy's Free Motion".
  

While We Settle In

Love our Pond Time.....

I thought I would share videos for you to enjoy while we unpack more and I am quilting again.  I surely miss it. Quilting is who I am after "living"..... so just enjoy some time with Quilty with me.  What are you doing right now?  Christmas projects?  I have to share some news:.....I tried to start up my quilt shop in my cabin shop for a couple years.....now people have found me online in Indiana and the YP....BUT, I left Indiana and I am now in Aiken, South Carolina....it is just the humor in life....a bit far for a "day drive" for my NW Indiana quilters.....Aw, well, maybe South Cackalacky's will find me sooner and not later!  I hope so!!









     God Bless!! Happy Quilting!!!


  

A Moving "chapter" finished....A New Adventure Begun

A new Chapter can not be started unless you can finish the last one......I say again; my Hub is amazing.....my soulmate.....

Moving....what a process....and in the middle of it
God does HIS work, our son raised over $100,000
in his Kidney Fund in over 6 weeks time, his brother
was completely ok'd to be the donor....on November
14th between 8:30am to 12:30pm our older son Steve
gave life back to his younger brother Kevin....God held
them in His hands....Kevin accepted Steve's gift and now
we are on the "other side" as Steve calls it of the transplant.
Kevin is still having adjustments in this body....low sodium,
replaced by IV's, Blood when his counts are low, and
admission when he catches the flu from his girls....Steve is
healing slowly; pain is still hard to bear at times; so it has
been abit rocky but nothing that surprises the Dr.....I think they

Our Son Steve and Wife Lori

are on "schedule" and God is still holding them.
We moved during the month also from Indiana to South Carolina.
Back to a farm we started to renovate and clear 5 years ago.

Our Blue Ridge 

Shiloh's last roll on the Pine

Our Heaven

Good bye

Swoooooooon!!!

Dog's New Pond :)

Transplant Time!!

It is a work in progress.  Our 2nd oldest grandgal Kirsten came to spend Thanksgiving with us and do a little Black Friday shopping with me.
It was fun and we sent half of the left overs back with her to her college
apartment.  Time does march on.  We made a decision to sell the cabin that we had spent 11 years doing.  It was the right thing to do at the exactly right time.  God is NEVER late......never....and always always GOOD....each time and every time......Oh, we are so thankful He is our God and is in control.  So, enjoy a few pictures....I will find my son Steve the donor in a previous time.  I did not get Camera pictures of him in his lovely gown.....he will be glad for that!!....

New Shutters, Storm At Sea Barn Quilt Up

We are still settling in here.....painting....adding accents to the outside....deciding what we do next on that.....it is great....oh, did I mention my Hub retired from ER nursing too.....whoooooosh!!  a very blessed October and November time........7000 miles later.....yep.....many trips and transplant time......it is ALL GOOD!!!















    God is so VERY VERY GOOD!!!