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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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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Time for bed

I had a pretty productive day.  I set up a quilting station in my sewing room, placing my cabinet-machine in front of my cutting table, and snugging the ironing board up near my left elbow, all for supporting the weight of the quilt.

 I machine-quilted the 'bones' of the brown quilt, going down in the ditch of all the long, light-colored sashing strips.  Now I'm doing some cross-seams.

I have a stencil that I think I am going to use on the wide strips, but it involves lots of twisting and turning to do with the walking foot, so I'll take it a bit at a time.  I think I'm going to like the finished look.
Today's weather started out cloudy and cool, but by mid-afternoon, it was 74 degrees and sunny with very little wind.  My baby girl turned 36 years old today.  I got to say 'happy birthday' over the phone, but my voice is so weird that she couldn't really hear much else.  That makes me sad.  But she had a good day and that makes me happy.
Buttercups are blooming all around me, and I especially love these two-tone ones that are around the mailbox.

I even have a couple of Hyacinth blooming.  Welcome, welcome little blooms, so beautifully adorned by our heavenly Father.
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6 comments:

  1. Maggie AnnMarch 23, 2014 at 2:13 PM

    Dolly your header is gorgeous! It is a burst of beauty. =)

    I wish it was 73 degrees here. We are still chilly even after getting into the 40's. Just typing 40 after typing 73 makes it sound frigid..haha.

    Thank you for your very kind compliments over at my blog. Remember, that picture isn't a close-up bless your heart. smile.

    Your ingenius arrangement re quilting table is impressive. You are so clever and such an artist, I am always in awe of your finished quilts. I think when I start a project of any sort...I so easily get side-tracked or overwhelmed. Don't know why....hereditary I think....(blame it on my mom haha...but really she was so plucky....I don't ever remember seeing her discouraged and she crafted things like a factory in one lady!)

    Thats nice your daughter had her BD recently...and you got to talk to her and hear her voice. Its the pits living in different states. My daughter is in the south and moving deeper in down there. Hubby's job. Oh well, we are still here ....praise God! every day is a miracle of life and has so much to be thankful for. God really does load us with benefits daily.

    We don't really get around to many things far away....the last two Saturdays...yes we did =) and I hope to keep an eye out for more special things to go to. I love going to half price books....do you? We stopped there yesterday and I got a Susan Branch book for $1. and a cake mix book also. Better go now and get a bit of rest. Choir practise is coming up at 6. God bless you Dolly!

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  2. Maggie AnnMarch 23, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    ps...my comment was so lengthy...feel free to delete after reading!

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  3. Wanda - Scraphappy Blended QuilterMarch 23, 2014 at 9:59 PM

    Your flowers are looking beautiful! I like your set up for quilting. Nice! Can't wait to see your progress.

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  4. DeeMarch 25, 2014 at 7:52 AM

    Thanks for sharing the sunshine and pretty spring flowers! Your quilt is amazing and the quilting is really going to showcase your hardwork and creativity! Happy Birthday to your daughter...children are such a blessing!

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  5. Quilters' QuartersMarch 25, 2014 at 7:12 PM

    Your photos are lovely! We are expecting more snow tonight (3.25) but they say the worst of it will be out on the Cape (Cape Cod, that is. Massachusetts.) I look forward to coming back to this blog, and will list it tonight on a new page of my own: http://atquiltersquarters.blogspot.com/. I invite you to come and visit us there :)

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