Happy Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day,

either as the Mom or visiting with your Mom.

 

My day was very nice, calm and peaceful.

Dear husband and I worked in the yard between visits

from some of the kids.  And my dear children

were great to me...I received some nice gifts, cards and

 some lovely phone calls. I also received

 4 butterfly bushes, which planted in the yard :)

 And I was able to have a great conversation with my Mom.

Great Day, Thank you to all my children, Love you All.

 

 

 

 



I Won!!!

At the beginning of February a dear friend of mine

in Australia had a give away to celebrate her

Blog's Birthday, and I was one of the lucky winners.

 

My lovely gift/prize arrived today.

Thank you so much Sharm from Country Fragrance Blog.

I love my Vanilla Coffee Bean Soap and Candle Melts.

 

I especially love the postcard and note.

I sure miss the group and all the snail mail, but as

you said times and people change.

 

Love, Hugs, & Blessings,

Terry

 

 

 

 

 



Doll Quilt Swap

 

This is the beautiful Doll Quilt I received from Patty

from The Doll Quilters Blog Group. 

She also included the very pretty clutch style purse.

She is so very talented and a wonderful quilter.

 

 

 

I will be using the "doll quilt" for a table runner

on my dining room table :)

 

Thank you so very much Patty.

 

 



Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Birthday Flowers

These are the beautiful flowers my daughter sent me for my birthday.

I received many wonderful cards, phones calls, candy,

gift cards and some cash. 

Huge thanks to everyone for making my birthday so special.

 

 

 

Love & Hugs,

Terry

Valentine Candy, Cards, Quilts...

This is the really cute package that arrived from my DJSP.

And these are the lovely gifts that were inside.

Beautiful card, very pretty gift box of green tea, and some

yummy chocolate...the chocolate is of course a thing of the past:)

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Next was a really fun Valentine package from

my Secret Quilting Sister at the Friendship Block group

Yes, I wore the socks on Valentines Day :)

I ate the candy, used the mug rug with my hot tea,

 the tissues are in my purse and the clips in my sewing drawer.

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And this lovely little doll quilt is from my swap

partner at Doll Quilter's Monthly.

And it looks very very nice on my dining room table:)

A huge "Thank You" to all three of you wonderful ladies.

You certainly made this a very Happy Valentine's Day.

Love & Hugs,

Terry

Recent Sewing - Sent & Received

The Friendship Block Swap Group

hosted an Ornament Swap this year.

This is the wonderful ornament I received

along with table runner below.

Beautiful, aren't they???

These are the 3 ornaments that I made for the swap.

I have found a new love...working with wool!!!

This is the December Doll Quilter's Monthly

quilt that I received.

Front of quilt

Back fabric & the doll that came with it.

Way too cute :)

This is the December Doll Quilt that I made.



And this is the January Doll Quilt that I received.

Along with a mug rug and some very tasty tea.

The January Doll Quilt I made.

I also made a snowy mug rug,

but I forgot to take a picture of it :(

Well to all my blog visitors,

I do believe this catches me up

on blog posts.  Now, I am

hoping to blog at least once a week...

Key word "hoping"...

we can only wait and see :)

Hugs,

Terry

November Doll Quilts

This is the lovely quilt I received from Pamela.
The quilt shows  the Seminole Quilting Style.
Pamela also included the history of Seminole Quilting, which
was very interesting to me, since I love history.
And as an added extra she sent me some very pretty fabric:)
Many thanks to her for the wonderful quilt:)

The red and cream quilt and pillow pin cushion are the November items that I sent to Pamela.

The theme for November was "Use at least one solid".  Pamela had said she liked red and cream together so....she got red & cream. 

 

 

 

Have I mentioned lately how much I love the

Doll Quilters Monthly Group...

They are an awesome bunch of talented

and oh so friendly ladies.

So very glad I found them:)

 

 

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer, present your requests to God. 

                                                                                                                Philippians 4:6

 

First Two Days of November...WOW!!!

These first 2 days of November have brought me 2 very wonderful gifts in the mail:)  First my wonderful Dear Jane Secret Pal sent me these black & orange wrapped gifts and what was inside...A great tote pattern using charms to make it, and a beautiful charm pack.  And of course a very pretty digi card.  She is such a wonderful blessing to me.  Every month her gifts and letters truly bring me much joy.

 I also received a beautiful Doll Quilt from my October swap partner over at the Doll Quilter's Monthly group.
I love the fall colors and her handwork is perfect.  She also included the cutest Thanksgiving pin, Mickey & Minnie pilgrims.  She picked it up on her ecent visit to Disneyland.  It is so cute:)  The quilt is now being used a table topper on my dining room table, and the pin is on my jacket.

Quilter's are just the best, most caring and giving group of people you can become friends with...I feel so blessed to have all my "quilty" friends.

And last of all I did get my 5th Women of the Bible block done.

This one represents Rebekah.

Well that's all for tonight.  I have lots to accomplish this weekend, so I should have lots to blog about come Monday or Tuesday:)  Come back and visit soon :)

Hugs & Blessings,
Terry

If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.    2 Chronicles 7:14

Busy Last Week...Busy This Week

Last week I was able to get my

quilt blocks made for an upcoming Friendship Swap.

Got to use up a lot of scrap fabrics I had stashed away!!!

All have left to do is sign them:)

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Then the first of some garden goodies ripened...

So I made my first batches of Blackberry Jelly and Salsa.

There is a jar or two of each already missing...

My dear grandchildren LOVE both of these items:)

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And I received this too too cute Summer Mug Rug

from a wonderful quilty friend :)

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Spent some of this past week cleaning so I can get going on

some much needed re-organizing and getting rid of.  I can't

believe we will back in school in less than a month....

I have curriculum to go through and lesson plans to get done,

Good Grief, I've got so much left to do!!!!!

So much for getting the living room wall paper stripped

and a new paint job on those walls - that will have

to wait until Fall Break :)

And this week is even busier in the kitchen -

I have 2 bushels of peaches to can and make into jelly,

About a bushel and a half of tomatoes, so far,

to transform into salsa and tomato juice,

and 6 gallons of Blackberries and

3 gallons of Red Raspberries to make into Jelly.

Next it will be more tomatoes & green beans & potatoes...

and it won't be long before the pears & apples will be ready.

I am so very blessed to have all this coming in and the

ability to can everything :)  I Thank God for all His blessings

and all that is good in my life.

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

PIF Time......

It is time for a PIF - Pay It Forward.

Remember how this works:

I need 3 people to play.  The first 3 to say

they want to play will receive a homemade gift from me.

Once they receive their gift they MUST offer a PIF

 on their blog and send out gifts to 3 people,

and so it goes:)  PIF also spells F U N!!!!

Just leave a comment on this post saying

that you want to play:)

I was lucky enough to receive a PIF from Terry's Treasures.

My PIF gift from her arrived today:

Oh, looky here, she wrapped with fabric also, LOL

I received this oh so pretty mini quilt, which is on

my dining room table as a table topper.  And a really cute pin

cushion, I collect pincushions :) 
and some wonderful colors of embroidery floss.

Love it all.  Thank you so much, Terry.  As always, your work is GREAT!

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Dear Jane Secret Pal Gift...

Here is my June Secret Pal gift:)

Love the wrapping fabric...

that is one great thing about quilters, we use

fabric to wrap with and cloth ribbon for bows.

No waste there!!!

And when my package was opened...

these are the goodies it held:)

Cloth napkins, candy (do you here "yummy")

and the next pattern to the Little Red Barn set.

And of course the June digi card:)

Love it all, Thanks so much to my DJSP.

I don't know who she is yet, but I know she is Awesome!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Terry



Summer Rug Mugs

This lovely rug mug was

sent to me by a wonderful

lady in a quilt group that I belong to.

The group offered a Rug Mug Swap:)

Love these bright summery colors!

These are the Rug Mugs

that I made to send off to

their new homes:)

Love the "Big Bottomed Fruit Gals"

Everytime I look at that fabric I laugh!!!!

Love these little Mug Rugs,

hoping they offer more swaps.

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry



"SEWING UP" April...

Good-bye to April.

Thought I better finish up my April posts,

so here is a little of this & and a little of that.

First is the April Dear Jane Secret Pal gift

that I received...I actually  received it a couple weeks ago,

but I forgot to share.

Beautiful fabric, which is actually double the size shown.

I may need to share this with some near and dear

to me, who also has chickens in her kitchen:)

Now to figure out what to make, ummm...

Another super great Red Barn pattern, and

a wonderful April digi card:)

I am so blessed to have such an awesome Secret Pal:)

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Next is a picture of the my design wall with

the blocks from the Red & White block swap

of which I was participant.... 

I am considering black sashings and borders

for this one...thinking that black will really make them "pop". 

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My April Mug Rug

These are so addictive to make

and soooo very easy & quick.

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Take & Go Sewing Kit

and

Needle Case

I have wanted to make this sewing kit "purse" for about 3 years now.

Ever since my Secret Pal made one for me .  (Thanks You Susan)

Finally I sat down and did it!!!  The envelope needle case I have made before.

Here they are open.

I am trying to get a "Gift Stash" created.

So when I need a gift quickly, I might have one on hand:)

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And last, but not least some visitors

to my backyard this morning.

The BlueJays were feasting this morning.

They must have called a corporate meeting:)

I counted 17 out there at one time, but

couldn't get them all in one picture.

 And then Woody Woodpecker

came and scared all the Jays away.

Don't forget you should be able to click on

each picture to get a better view.

Well that's it for April...

see you in May :)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

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This Week's Gifts

WOW, WOW, WOW

So many wonderful gifts received this week!!!

First I opened this package from my wonderful Dear Jane Secret Pal...

the green fabrics are beautiful, the pink coin purse is so pretty, and she

even started it with a shiney penny :)  The scissor FOB, she made

and it has my initial on it, she did an excellent job!  She does digi

card making and scrapbooking and I am lucky enough to receive a

sample of her work each month, so very pretty:) 

As always I so enjoyed reading her note that she includes,

 makes me feel like I'm getting to know her...

even though I don't know who she is, and won't until December!

This little cutie is from Mary over at Friendship Blocks.

I received this little Mug Rug from her for the Spring Swap.

I love it, so colorful and it's a cat, so what's not to love???

Dear Deanna made this hot pad for me for a friendship swap

on a Snail Mail group I belong to, and she sent the extra surprise

of all the wooden spoons!  Such a sweet lady, she is:) 

The colors are a perfect match for my kitchen!

And these sweeties are from my sweety:)

Meet Sprite (yellow & green) and Mr. Squawkers (blue & white).

They are a belated Birthday gift from my dear husband.

Anyone who knows me very well, knows that I love birds as much as I love cats.

I haven't had any birds for many years, and I have missed hearing

their sweet songs echoing through my house.  These guys 

have already brought me so much joy & they haven't even been here for a week:)

Mr. Squawkers will already sit on my finger:)

Speaking of cats...my silly cats seem to be a little afraid of our

new additions...they have lived such sheltered lifes, too funny. 

And to finish up my week of gifts...

A Gift From God:

We had a pretty good storm go through last night,

no damage, just a typical Spring thunderstorm.

And this was given to us after the storm passed.

This has been an awesome week,

 filled with many many blessings

and so very much accomplished. 

God's Love, Peace & Blessings to all of you.

Hugs,

Terry