Civil War Friends

I ran across this great pattern by Bonnie Blue Quilts.....a person could do this pattern in Civil War or you could use Vintage or even the bright Camille or Fig Tree fabric too....never limit yourself because of how you see a quilt put together with some colors or prints that are not you....please "be you"....  I am me ....so You be You!....ok, the sun and stain is getting to my brain....I need thread fiber!!.....Keep it up Girlfriend!!....wanted to post this for you ....please enjoy....wink!!

Tavern Blues

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Swirls & Fearless Feathers

You know what I am up to.....still staining....but when there is a final "stain stroke" this is something that I want to do...swirl on my neighbor in SC Nautical Quilt.....so give it a try while I am outside getting sun while I work.
  God Bless You this July!  Quilted Blessings!!  Free motion or not. :)


 Just hit the tab to see Angela's Free motion.  She takes the fear out of free motion for this chickadee.......
Swirls Video
Fearless Feathers

Star Blossoms

Others may have this pattern but I know it is on my project to piece lined up for this week, after Wish Upon A Star....:)

Here is the link to .....Star Blossoms    !! 
It can "light" up your world.
See You Later!! heading to the stain and my brush!!  So, I can piece later!! Goal is front and back porch logs today.
 It is All Good!!  Quilted Blessings!!

Do Over?

Here you go girlfriends!!
 We have a new door :)....old French ones are going upstairs off a deck that needs new doors.....we have that deck roofed now.  Auction coming soon....well, August or early September and that seems soon to this chickadee!!...but enjoy the pictures of our winter pond now summer....dogs Golden heads bobbing up each with a wet ball....the new door is great...more practical to get out onto the porch with a arm full of picnic goodies too.  I am sewing on my Wish Upon A Start tonight...so fun...back to the Staining Maniac tomorrow.  God Bless!!...Just wanted to share our little bit of "do over"!

His Lap

Is Anyone struggling today?..........From my home to yours......

Picture yourself as a child, crawling up on Jesus' (or your Heavenly Father's) lap. He welcomes you, and holds you securely with one arm–his left arm.  With his right arm he is conducting all the affairs of your life and indeed, the whole world, as a conductor would conduct an amazing symphony.
In this picture he is also singing. With you on his lap, he is singing about how much he loves you, how delighted he is with you. He is singing, "You are my beloved son/daughter, with you I am well pleased." He tells you to rest, since he has done everything that needs to be done. All you have to do is receive all he has for you. He is bursting with joy at all the gifts he has for you..

He also rejoices in his own ability to conduct the affairs of your life and the whole world, how he will make sure everything is OK. Every atom in the universe is subject to him, and he is Love, and wisdom, and he is the mighty warrior who has conquered everything and will one day finish what he started, to make all things right and all things new.
He has already begun that work, in you. He is shining his light into all your dark places, he is working all things together for your good, he is straightening out the bent places and smoothing out the path before your feet. His life-giving light shines all the time, and it brings complete healing, peace, and right relationships with him, with yourself, and others. His life-giving light brings peace, and joy, as he fills you with his love.
Listen to him singing; feel his love and delight in you, as well as his quiet confidence in his ability to save and to conduct the affairs of the whole universe. From the smallest subatomic particle to the details of your life to whatever it takes to keep the heavenly bodies in place, he is quietly confident in his ability to take care of anything and everything and to work it all into a beautiful harmony.*

This Blessed Me.......

 Kar

Keep Calm and Hike On!

This is where I want to be today........

                                             But I will be here.......staining..........:)
                                             God Is Good........All The Time........
                                             Seen or Unseen, He Will Not Forsake.
                                             Have a Sweet Quilted Day.......Karen

Summer Bliss

Recently our son and his family came for a visit. Due to his experiences since last Sept. with his kidney issues, it had kept him from traveling.  Now he is waiting on a transplant and is having success with dialysis at home with a 10 hour over night cycler.  That gives him some freedom and added strength in his daily walk.
 I had wanted to longarm with his girls for a long time, this was a great chance since we plan to auction the cabin when we can and it may also have been their last opportunity.  We need to find something easier to maintain and that may even give us the freedom to retire and then "work" on that end of our lifes' journey.  So, the girls got to swim and quilt and swim and quilt and also cut grass with Papa on the mower.  They have no idea of our plans but they will have this great memory with us here.  We caught fireflies one night and went for a walk around the pond.  They gathered eggs everyday with Papa too and even got to help move the chicken house so our sweet breakfast of champions egg layers would have new grass to eat.
We have a White Goose, I call her Mother Goose, that the Canadian geese have adopted and she even even came to visit.  We stayed home mainly to just enjoy each others' company and to let the girls play and relax....along with their Mommy and Daddy.  Daddy enjoyed the World Cup immensely and his wife got caught up on a few friends and book reading.  My hub?...he had to work his ER nursing night schedule but he was home one day too.
  Busy few days.  Loved it.  As you  Enjoy the pictures, add your own voices.....they even made a quilt for their best little friends who are moving to Cleveland soon....we did the straight line organic stitch on the small quilts....just a cut layer of fabric for top and bottom....The girls thought the stitching was the "cats' meow!!" I have precious memories and statements that tug at my heart, since we know we are selling and moving.....Dobbie, this cabin is beautiful, you love it,right?.....yes, I do!!!.... Papa is so good building, he can build anything,right?.....yes, yes yes!! he can!!!.....Dobbie, this is so beautiful!!!.....as we were catching fireflies in jars at dusk!!.....Dobbie, when I grow up I am going to Quilt and be a Mommy and live right here!!!........OOOOH!!! my heart surged!!!!.... Dobbie, I love to quilt.....my heart pounding!!!
.... Papa let them mow on his lap and I heard their giggles and excited faces as their steered it too.....they swam and played for hours on perfect Summer days.  We even had a tornado hit in 2 places in Plymouth, no one was hurt....and Kevin had just got on his dialysis cycler....our electric flashed.....we prayed about the storm....and we were protected.....his dialysis continued and his wife took the girls to the basement but it passed so quickly.....some excitement, not ordered, at 1am!!....   Please enjoy the photos....just a few of them, trust this photo bug Dobbie!!

We have a large treasure box of memories stored up from this cabin with the family.....we will hold them dear, as I pray they all do too.....Enjoy the pictures.....my projects of 2 teen Grandgals quilts also done in the organic stitch......it is so so fun.....just ask Cora and Millie!! God Bless !!!