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“I have given skill to all the skillful, so that they may make all that I have commanded you. “ Exodus 31:6


“O Thou who art the all pervading glory of the world, we bless Thee for the power of beauty to gladden our hearts.
We praise Thee that even the least of us may feel a thrill of the creative joy when we give form and substance to our thoughts and, beholding our handiwork, find it good and fair. “.
Walter Rauschenbusch


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"Come, and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what He has done for me.
I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the LORD woud not have listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Praise be to God, Who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!" Psalm 66:16-20
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Monday, July 5, 2010

Don't go barefoot at Nana's/ Pinwheels, day 5?

I've lost count of how many days I've been working on these !
Anywho, I had a really good and PIECEFUL day !  Ha, my spellcheck is going crazy !
Got the last of the fabrics pieced into pinwheels, ........ greens this time !
Then I went to sit in the yard chair.









I thought I'd sit outside and pin an alternate block to each pinwheel block.  As I set my pins on the arm of the chair,
I took a look around and thought, "hmmmmm......
how difficult will it be to pick up these pins if I spill them out here?"













 Sure enough, when I reached for the FIRST pin, the tin slid off onto the ground !













 Grabbed the camera for posterity's sake, and went to work trying to insure that there would be no surprises to be found by little (or big) bare feet !

Back into the house to the couch for this bit of work, I got everything pinned on and sewn.

Next, I lay out all the blocks into color groups for choosing.
 Time to start making rows........12 rows with 12 blocks in each row, counting alternate blocks, of course.  I've pieced 6 of the 12 rows, and then joined 4 of those.
I had some momentum going, but decided to leave more work for next time.  It makes my days fun to know what it is I'll be working on, and be able to get right to it after chores.  (Yes, MAW, I got them there chores done like ya done ast me to !)

But, tomorrow is Apron-making day, right?  And hubby needs a couple more for himself, before I think about making any for the nursing home friends !

So, I'm going to bed content with today's work and looking forward to tomorrow's..........how about you?  What did you get done today?
Oh, by the way, we had a really good time at the picnic, and here's a quick shot of me, Allyssia, and her mommy, Mandy.
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5 comments:

  1. janetJuly 6, 2010 at 7:06 AM

    That is coming along so nicely! Cute shot of you and your (nieces?)!
    Lol, dropping the pins looks like such a me thing to do ;)

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  2. Amy, a redeemed sheepJuly 6, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    I love your pinwheels. I am looking foreword to when I can start on mine!! I'm going to make mine with my 1930's fabric and Kona cotton snow. I'm waiting for a coupon or for it to go on sale to buy the Kona cotton. :-)

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  3. UnknownJuly 6, 2010 at 9:11 AM

    Buy a magnet! (of course that won't work if you have plated brass pins, but i hope you don't!

    i have a 3 inch bar magnet i use to 'sweep the floor' (who knew i dropped so many pins!)

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  4. AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    I AM BACK FROM THE LAKE, SURE WISH YOU GUYS WERE HERE IT WAS NICE UNTIL YESTERDAY AND IT WAS SO HOT AND HUMID YUK
    anyway, it rained one day all day long and of course that was the day Tansy and parents came so we swam in the rain, yup at 60 i swam in the rain with the grandaughter
    my son called yesterday and he got the job in indianapolis and he will be 12 hours from OK YEAH, and parker said granny i get to see you and grandpa!!! so the kids are excited. brian is excited, he is gonna start a new museum program with the univerisity for high school and grade school students so he is excited.
    THE QUILT IS BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
    you are doing a great job and keeping you busy. how is the tan quilt coming??
    lov ya
    jodie

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  5. LeslieJuly 6, 2010 at 12:27 PM

    love the picture of the three of you. you look great. bummer about the pins. occasionally if we have a spill i send the kids over with magnets to catch what they can.

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