Machine Quilting, Tutorials, Quilts of Valor, and A Lot of Quilts!
This is the day that the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad in it - Psalm 118:24
Thanks for following along with this years Gratitude Project - I have had fun using my photos of the places I have been, and on the Ranch. I hope you found one or two that you liked,
The Sky is the limit, you never have the same experience twice - F McCourt
Enjoy Every Moment
Photo taken at Devils Backbone, Colorado
Today I choose to live with Gratitude for the Love that fills my heart,
the peace that rests within my spirit,
and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.
Photo taken at Vedawoo Wyoming
if there is Gratitude in your heart, then there will be a tremendous sweetness in your eyes.
Off the coast of California
Two Kinds of Gratitude:
The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give. - E Robinson
Taken looking southeast from my office.
This is the time of year it seems that quilters get busy, and crazy, and think of all the things they wanted to do throughout the year - and are now finishing up. What??? That isn't you? What kind of quilter are you?
Just kidding - I have a pile of things I thought I would have finished... so maybe it is just me? My quilting clients are all pretty good this year - they all made appointments early on, so I actually don't feel stressed in the quilting queue!
Those are just some little Quilting Quips on some of the quilts I have quilted. - I like taking little snippets!!
Gratitude helps you to grow and expand. Gratitude brings joy and Laughter into your life and into the lives of all around you.
Another hiking in NoCO - this hike ended with a burger at the Mishawaka Inn.
Gratitude will shift you to a higher frequency, and you will attract much better things - R Byrne
I would maintain that Thanks are the highest form of thought, and the Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder - G Chesterton Taken somewhere in Northern Colorado while hiking
Opening your eyes to more of the world around you can deeply enhance your gratitude.
This was in Rocky Mountain National Park, after a great hike - and those are my husbands feet, He was threatening to throw me in so I took out my camera so he would remember he didn't want to replace it.
I got a wild idea... I have a scrap box at the side of my sewing table. For some reason I decided it was time to sort it. I think It might have had to do with the fact that my husband wanted to move some panels.... and I didn't want to - so I had to look busy.
I found enough Greens or greenish looking fabrics to make 14 - 8 1/2 inch crumb blocks!!
and then I saw a stack of things in a cubby. Note to self - NEVER LOOK IN THE CUBBY!
I have more orphan blocks...
Happy Monday!
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Develop an Attitude of Gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step towards achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
This was one of my favorite hikes in the Rockies.
and also - I am really bad at knowing dates, My life is more like to-so lists - so number these posts is really making my brain work hard
Gratitude for the present moment, and the fullness of life now is the true prosperity - E Tolle
Things you can give and still keep are: your word, a smile, and a Grateful Heart
You might remember a few years ago my friend M reached out to see if she could find some people to help her knit hats? Well - you know crafters know crafters who know even more crafters. And these are three that I know - they made 300 hats this year!!! ( I made 25) So I was SO impressed and SO Grateful!! These will go to fill Operation Shoebox boxes. I am so tickled,
Two of them knit them, and 1 Looms them like I do:
Using this Loom : https://amzn.to/3QdbHR9
This is a wonderful day! I've never seen this one before. - Maya Angelou
I took this one in Joshua Tree, CA
Happy Veterans Day!
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter the words, but to live by them. " - JFK Photo - my back yard in the morning
and onto the TOP!!! So these blocks were donated by Sew Downtown - the Quilt shop in Greeley, and they are so striking. I have presentation coming up to a Motorcycle Veteran and I thought of this panel - and got to playing....
I have been able to successfully walk them together for 4 days now - not every walk, cuz they need their play time - but you all - My heart is SO happy!!! I can get them both ready by myself now, and we can go out!! We are still working on being in the same room together, but - its getting BETTER!! I am so happy - and so worn out... Quilting truly is keeping me sane haha!
PS - when comments come thru I have mostly had email addresses to reply - the past few days ( or a week) Everyone is coming thru as a no reply blogger... do you know what changed?
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