Scripture Sunday!

For the Lord your God is going with you!

He will fight for you against your enemies, and he 

will give you victory!

Deuteronomy 20:4 NLT

Have peace of mind knowing that God is

with you and has already given you victory!

Weekly Finish!

I am so glad to say that I got a finish this week!

I haven't got to spend much time sewing this week, due to moving for my job. I'm glad that we're settled for another few months. 

This is a disappearing nine patch quilt that I made from some Cherry on Top charms that I had. I found the tutorial here at MSQC. 

This is a quick and easy pattern to sew up.  My favorite! I used two charm packs and then some of the aqua colored fabric that I had in my stash to use in the center of each of the nine patch blocks.

I quilted this top on my Janome using a wavy line.

I liked the way it turned out. So soft!

One down and several more to finish up!

What have you been working on this week? I'd like to hear.

   

Scripture Sunday!

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped

trying to hide them. I said to myself,

"I will confess my rebellion to the Lord."

And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.

Psalm 32:5 NLT

Don't let guilt and pride keep you from 

confessing and accepting God's forgiveness.

Pinwheel Coasters!

I made these cute little pinwheel coasters for my mom and dad for their anniversary this year. There anniversary is July 4th.  Coasters always come in handy as a small gift and these made up quickly in just a couple of hours.

I chose a couple of fat quarters from my stash and cut 2 - 3 inch strips  off of each.

 I then cut each strip into 3 inch squares.

I only needed 8 of the 3 inch squares from each fabric...so I had some left over for another project.

With ruler and pencil, I drew a diagonal line from corner to corner on the the back side of the light colored fabric.

Draw the diagonal line on each of the 8 squares.

Take a light square and dark square, right sides together and sew 1/4 inch on each side of the diagonal line. Do this to all of your squares. 

You should have 8 pairs.

With your ruler and rotary cutter, or scissors, whichever you prefer...cut on the diagonal line.

That will give you this cute little half square triangle block. You will have 16 of these little blocks.

You will take 4 of the little hst blocks and lay them out  to make a pinwheel block.

Sew 2 of the hst blocks to make this little section.

Then sew these 2 pairs together to make your block.

You can square up your little pinwheel blocks and measure. Then cut a backing fabric the same measurement. Place the pinwheel block and your backing fabric...right sides together...lay a piece of batting on top...

I cut a square of batting a 1/2 inch smaller all the way around than my backing and pinwheel block. 

Layer the backing and top with right sides together, batting on top. Sew around the edge with a 1/4 inch seam allowance, leave a 2 inch opening to turn your block right side out.

I pressed the block...sewed an x from diagonal to diagonal...then sewed a decorative stitch around the outside edge...making sure that the opening was stitched closed with the stitch.

This made 4 coasters. I could have taken the left over squares and made a couple more...but 4 seemed like a good number!

These little coasters were quick to make and are great little hostess gifts or a nice addition for your own home.

Experiment with your favorite colors or colors of the season.

Happy sewing!

Scripture Sunday!

Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord.

Yes, happy are those who delight in doing what he

commands.

Their children will be successful everywhere;

an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.

They themselves will be wealthy,

and their good deeds will  never be forgotten.

Psalm 112:1-3 NLT

Don't forget to do good when it is in your 

power to do so!

Behind the Seams Saturday...

I found an old window frame in a resale shop and was entrigued by the size of it.  I had been looking for a large picture frame so that I could make a large design board to place on my sewing room wall. 

I brought the frame home, painted it this pretty blue color, added some little wooden decor fans to the top of it and some coat hooks, just in case I want to hang some cute little ribbons or something...

I measured my frame, then cut some foam board to fit the back of the frame. I covered the foam board with some quilt batting. I used a regular stapler and stapled the batting around the edges. But you could use duck tape or a hot glue gun to afix the batting to the the foam board. 

I then used a heavy duty staple gun and stapled the batting covered foam board to the the back of the frame, so that the batting side of the board showed through the frame opening.

My husband then screwed some picture hanging hardware to the back of the window frame and hung it on my sewing studio wall.

I just love my design board!

The cute little quilt blocks are designs that I made from Lori Holt's new book "Farm Girl Vintage." 

Food and Family!

One of my family's favorite one dish meals when my kids were all at home was Spanish Rice. 

This recipe came from my mom, who made it when her kids were all at home. 

I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do!

Spanish Rice

1 pound of ground beef

1- 8oz. can of tomato sauce

1 cup of instant rice, uncooked

1 1/2 cup of water

1 small green bell pepper, chopped

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

1 can of whole kernel corn, drained

salt to taste

In a large skillet, cook ground beef, onion and bell pepper till meat is done. Drain grease, return to skillet, add tomato sauce, corn, water and instant rice. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover with lid. Simmer for 5 minutes, turn off heat. Let rest for 5 minutes and serve hot.

We like it served with garlic toast or flour tortillas. 

Enjoy!

Scripture Sunday

The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of

wisdom, so that I know what to say to all 

these weary ones.  Morning by morning he

wakens me and opens my understanding

to his will.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord has given us the privilege of impacting people's lives with our words.

Lord, let our words speak hope and encouragement

today and everyday!

Happy 4th Everyone!

This is the day that we celebrate America's Independence.

This is also the day that my mom and dad celebrates their 53rd year of marriage. Happy anniversary mom and dad. We love you!