Sunday---Precious Promises

Turn away from evil and do good; strive for peace with all your heart.

Psalms 34: 14, Good News Bilble

Ready for Colorful Threads

For weeks I have been stitching for others.  My ideas are over flowing in my mind, but no time to get things started.  This morning I just could not wait any longer.  With a few moments at the sewing machine I pieced together this little top.  I found some novelty print (Mary Engelbreit I think), some squares and strips.   Made a couple of free hand cut flowers and leaves. Ready for handwork.

 Not sure what this little quilt top purpose will be---maybe a mug rug, snack mat or wall hanging, but it was good putting some stitches together for myself.
The little top is ready for an additional layer of decorative/colorful stitches.

The mini quilt top measures 10 x 9 1/2".  Stay tuned for the progress.  Check out the progress of some great quilts at Off the Wall Friday.  Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Quilting!

Sunday---Precious Promises

But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self control.  There is no law against such things as these.  Galatians 5: 22-23, Good News Bible

Quilting for Others

I like the stitches I'm making today and for the past month, but they are stitches I want to end.  Stitching for others is fun, but can become frustrating when there are projects piling up in your mind that you want to get started for yourself.

This is a little quilt. Made by--I don't know who, but they have a wonderful story.

 A lady called me to ask if our church quilting circle would quilt three ugly quilt tops for her.  I said of course, and the quilt tops were delivered.  First, they are not ugly.  All are simple traditional quilts, one a scrappy Nine Patch, one an interesting Irish Chain and this one a green and coral Sampler.  The quilts are normal twin/full size quilts, except this little sampler.  The sampler was not fitting into our church frames and the quilters could not all sit around the small frame, even if we were able to frame up the quilt.  Sooooo, I took the little quilt home and decided to lap quilt it.  This is the first time I have ever lap quilted anything larger than 24 x 24.  I was worried, quilting for someone else is a little scary, but the owner was just so thrilled to be get these quilt tops completed--she did not mind.

You see, her Mother had made the tops years ago and she just found them after her Mother passed away.  She didn't know they existed.   The quilts are going to be given to the three Grand-daughters.  What a nice gift.  I'm going to encourage her to place the story on a label--I will do that for her---so these sweet little memories will continue to be this families heritage.

This little quilt has been across the country---stitched on car trips to Arizona, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri.  I take it along to put in stitches as I have the time.  This is the last block of the quilt that needs quilting, hope to complete it today.  Then it is on to the border and the binding.  My goal is to finish and place labels on all three by the end of April.  Wish me luck---my mind is full of  little  art quilt projects I want to start.  Check out Off the Wall Friday for all the wonderful quilt making going on this week.   Have a Wonderful Weekend and Happy Quilting!!

Sunday---Precious Promises

Since you have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, live in union with him.  Keep your roots deep in him, build your lives on him, and become stronger in your faith, as you were taught. And be filled with thanksgiving.  See to it, than, that no one enslaves you by means of the worthless deceit of human wisdom, which comes from the teachings handed down by men and from the ruling spirits of the universe, and not from Christ.  For the full content of divine nature lives in Christ, in his humanity, and you have been given full life in union with him.  He is supreme over every spiritual ruler and authority.

Colossians 2: 6-10, Good News Bible

Sunday---Precious Promises

Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks.  For we are not fighting against human begins but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of the dark age.  So put on God's armor now!  Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy's attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground.
So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate, and as your shoes the readiness to announce the Good News of peace.  At all times carry faith as a shield; for with it you will be able to put out all the burning arrows shot by the Evil One.  And accept salvation as a helmet, and the word of God as the sword which the Spirit gives you.
Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help.  Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads.  For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.

Ephesians 6: 11-18, Good News Bible