Blooming Smiles

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  Blossoms!!! This quilt, girlfriends,  REALLY
MAKES ME SMILE!!....hope you enjoy In Bloom  as much as I do too.  One of my favorite
blogs that is so helpful with color combinations is  Porch Swing Quilts ....  Had to share this beauty!! from her blog!!  Blessings!!

Beautiful

This is just beautiful....is that word big enough..just
watch and see.....I hope to be quilting soon....gotta a day with my Hub tomorrow....enjoy this Beautiful with me.  God Bless Your Quilted Day.....for me!!  Blessings!!!

Right Hand Man

I ran into this wonderful devotion this morning....after being blessed last night with Anne Voskamp.....and then, today, Proverbs 31  is filling....... and is

Proverbs 31 Ministry

just a unique online source of strength. I am stumbling over my words today; please bear with me!! 
  Being Real and True and going on and going on is a goal that I am "learning" to practice and rest in each day.
 Also, a special  Bible - Retreat  is also coming soon, feel free to check it out!!  If you love the Mountains in NC as much as I do, it would be a REAL TREAT!!...

 As far as Quilt retreats go,  The Janiac Retreat in Shipshewana Indiana would be so much fun!  It is near by. :)

Such a good good morning....after I read abit and if I hurry and deep clean today, I can longarm later, since it is foggy now and rain is promised later in the day; aw!! can't stain today....booohoooo will have to quilt!!.......

HEY!! Just found this link too, it's an online seminar with Mary Fons of Fons and Porter...it is an hour long and 20$ for the session....it is Aug 21st so sign up soon....I want too...will let you know if I do it.....sounds fun an inspiring....as you can see I need lots of that!!  find Mary here..... Hey Quilty ...... Just Fun!!

    BLESSINGS!!!!

Take The Time

There are just some events in life that come and you are called  to stop and take
an account.....stop what you are doing.....stop what you want to do next.....and breath in and breathe out.....and take an account.  Enjoy Liz Curtis Higgs and Anne in the first video...just fun...
 Anne Voskamp  came into my life a few years ago;

So true.

a girl that has gone through so much in her life and is now being used "mightier" every year; if that is a word.
 I just want to share some of her thought fullness Please, take the time to read her recent post above....You won't be sorry.....

Thanks for stopping by!  Quilts to follow soon....staining
here at the cabin is almost done.....wooohoooo....for now just enjoy!!
Somedays are made to call for refreshing our souls....Today
is that for me....

Precious Couple!

Annes' Thoughts

Sent.....

Organic Ride On For Maddie

 Two Quilts sent off to two teen Grandgals....Ride on and Urban Beads in the straight line Organic Quilting....Fun!!
  Crop duster flying low over the cabin as I stained between the boards on our back porch....staining is a tedious job, so the diversion was great!!....
   Summer is going forward....it has been a cool one here; only 2 days of Air Conditioning needed
....thats' Craziiness!! but nice on our budget.
   I enjoyed working on these quilts...it is always nice to get them also sent to their new homes and lives!

Waving in the Breeze at the Cabin 

Crop duster!! Having fun, I am thinkin'

Sweet Urban Beads for Meg

 Have a Blessed Quilting Day!!!

Come On! Let's Hand Quilt

From Pinterst

I want to hand quilt, do you?..... I want to start ..... I think it looks relaxing...I have The Thimble Ladies Thimble to use...what kind would you use?
....here are a couple videos on it....Let me know if you give it a try...seriously!!......please watch Andi Perejda 

That is so awesome!  This one is a bit longer but it is sweet too.....Hand Quilting Hints  is what I am going to  call it.
 If you have never hand quilted, please give it a try.  My older sister prefers hand quilting.

 I have a quilt from the 1920's I found with pink houses on it...someone put the pencil marks for hand quilting...I want to get it basted to my quilt frame and give it a try or my lap quilting hoop would be fun too.
By George,  I think I just inspired myself :).....Gonna do it!!.......Blessings!!!

Hot Hexies

My Loft with new dressings....wink :)

My Suzie Bell is calling me!!

I came across this sweet and fun video with Elenor Burns called Hot Hexies. It is short and sweet.
  I do have some already cut Hexies from Bonnie and Camille and so it would be fun to put them together soon too.  You can find Hexie Quilt Ideas on Pinterest too.  I wish I were quilting right now....but with the 70 degree days I am going forward with my paint/stain brush!....we may even get to show the filled up Koi pond soon too....have to run to Pond Supply store today to get more 2 sided tape.....it is awesome for fixing holes in heavy vinyl pond liners....FYI ...wink!   Yes, after being involved in building this cabin with my hub for over 11 years now I have become somewhat of a DIY gal!!.....and it is OK with me!!.....it has been a great journey!.....Ok! I really want to finish my outside work so I can redeem the time again in Quilting....Have a wonderfully cooler than normal, Summer Day!!  Blessings!!!
Had to add this find too at....Scrap Book Girl  

From Scrap Book Girls

STAIN my trim!!....I will!!  I promise!!