"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

                                                                Facebook borrow, unknown source

??Dining Room = Greenhouse??

It's official... Over the past week, my

 Dining Room had become a greenhouse!!!

But as of yesterday all these wonderful

plants found a new home in the garden...

where they actually belong!!!

Hopefully in a few weeks I will be sharing

pictures of an abundantly growing garden:) 

And in a few months pictures

of all kinds of canned fruits & veggies:)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.   Hebrews 11:6

A Sunday Stroll...

Today has turned out to be a beautiful day.

Just a bit of a chill in the air, but still a beautiful day.

I thought I would invite you to take a stroll around

my yard with me, and get a peek at what is going on around here.

 

Flowers from the front of my house.

We have some early bloomers

due to the very early warm spell we had.

And in the backyard the Goldfinch

                                     have returned for dinner. 

                                    I Love watching the birds.

                                   Their colors are so brilliant!

                                   I have been blessed to have many

                                 different birds visit my yard.

                               Their songs are so sweet

                                and they bring me much joy.

At the garden, these young ladies decided to take a short cut...

They are welcome to cut through,

but once the garden is planted and growing

they best not decide to snack on anything...

or my Thanksgiving bird will be a freeby this year!!!
(Don't forget you can click on the pictures to enlarge for better viewing)

 

Hope you are having a blessed Sunday

and that the coming week is filled with much joy.

Hugs,

Terry

Snow People Quilt Top

I finally got the snow people all together

to make this adorable quilt:)  This was such

a fun swap...I am so very glad that I decided

to be a part of it.  HUGE thanks to Rosa for organizing

the swap and to all the ladies that took part:)

Love all the blocks!!!

Now to decide for sure how to finish it....

I'm thinking white buttons on each corner stone

 and hand quilting around each snow person ...

Any other thoughts?????

I have done some other sewing...

But I can't share it yet, because it is for the

Row by Row swap, and those have to remain secrets

until they get back to their owners. 

This is my first Row by Row Swap. 

I am looking forward to seeing the finishes.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderfully blessed weekend.

Hugs,

Terry

Unknown artist, borrowed from Facebook

Happy Easter

Wishing everyone a Happy & Blessed Resurrection Day

Hugs,

Terry

Just Couldn't Help Myself....

I'm a cat person so I had to share this one :)

Just not too sure about this!!!!

I've been to several Amish communities,

but I've never seen this.

OH Yes!!!!

That would be me :)

LOL



Yep...that's me!

I know this for a fact.

Hope these brightened your day

 and brought a smile to your face. 

 They are all borrowed from Facebook friends.

Love & Hugs,
Terry

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



Papercrafting Projects...

I did manage to get all my card swaps done and mailed.

That was a HUGE accomplishment this month 

Here are the cards:

All done for this month...

Next month...Yikes!!!!

To many great swaps offered,

I may be in trouble :)

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Sewing Projects....

I was able to get some sewing time in this past week,

and complete the swaps/gifts I needed to finish,

and make something for myself:) 

This is the Spring Mug Rug that I made for a swap.

The pink & white block is called  a "Pink & White Kite"

and the side strip of triangles is a variation of the "Flying Geese" block.

I thought both were appropriate for a "Spring" themed swap,

along with the very springy background fabric.

 

Made this little hot pad or candle mat

for another gift swap.  I wanted to do some hand work...

so I decided to add the embroidery work to this one:)

Made this for St. Patrick's Day

to go with this:

I made the table topper several years ago

from a Irish block swap I was in:)

Hope you are able to get some stitching done this weekend:)

Thanks for stopping by, I have lots more to add to my blog,

so be sure to check back over the weekend:)

Hugs,

Terry

~Borrowed from a Facebook Friend



Spring Has Sprung...

Just stopped by to wish everyone

Happy First Day of Spring

                                  ~Picture borrowed from a Facebook friend

The calendar says it's the First Day of Spring

But, Here in Indiana it feels more like

the First Day of Summer...

Our high today is to be around 85F.

Makes me wonder what Summer will be like?????

Love & Hugs,

Terry

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.    ~2Timothy 3:16 (NASB)



The Next Few Days...

The next few days are going to be very busy....
(procrastination is a very bad thing)

Four sewing projects to finish and mail,

Way too many cards swaps to make and mail,

Children's Church lesson to prepare,

My niece's Baby Shower to attend,

and St. Patrick's Day,

 so for all my blogland

 friends and family this is for you

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Blessings to All,

Terry 

Row by Row Swap

I have never participated in a Row by Row Swap before

and to be quite honest I was a little hesitant...

But I decided to give it a try!

The idea is to pick a theme for yourself and make the first row,

then send it to the next person on the list. 

They add a row following your theme and send it on.

There are a total of 7 ladies in the swap this year,

so everyone will end up with 7 rows to put

together as they see fit.  Sounds like great FUN, don't you think?

My theme is "The Northwest".

Cabins, bears, canoes, pine trees, etc.

I made my center block first:

Then I extended the ground and sky a wee bit

and then made two pine tree blocks for each side.

Last but not least I made two different, but alike corner blocks:



Then I sewed my blocks together to make my row...

Now I will mail this row on for others to add to:)

I should be receiving two rows to add my creativity to

later this week.  I know the theme for one is Patriotic

using red, white & blue.  And the other is Owls using

bright colors.  Loving this group:)

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope everyone is enjoying some wonderful creativity this week:)

Love & Hugs,

Terry