LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: Friday Night Sew In

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Friday Night Sew In

This is only the second mug rug that I have ever made.

Can you guess that it has an Easter theme?
I am having fun exploring my little embroidery machine.

I have to admit to you that I am not real happy with this project.

Here it is all finished. Looks a little wonky to me!

This is not all that I worked on

but I can't show you the other mug rug.

I joined an Easter Mug Rug swap over at Aunt Pitty Pats!

I guess this one will be mine since I am not too happy with it.

I will show you the other one once she receives it in the mail next week.

Thank you to Heidi and Bobbi for hosting the FNSI.

I am also linking up with Peg & Kris with the OPAM (one project a month)!

All these girls encourage me to do more and learn more and I thank you all. 

Today I am thankful for......encouragers!

9 comments:

Unknown said...: This is darling ... wish I could do thing slike this, so love the embroidery.

Happy Spring ~
TTFN ~
Hugs,
Marydon; March 20, 2011 at 4:42 PM
Unknown said...: I think for your second mug rug its fantastic... I love the colors and the little Easter eggs are adorable..
Thanks for joining in on this swap...
M; March 20, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Scrappy quilter said...: That is just so cute. Hugs; March 20, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Pat said...: I think your project is cute. I don't have an embroidery machine, so I'm always fascinated when I see work done on one.; March 20, 2011 at 6:31 PM
Needled Mom said...: I think you are being too hard on yourself!!! It is such a cute embroidery design.; March 20, 2011 at 8:57 PM
StitchinByTheLake said...: Just tell everyone you designed it wonky and they'll never know. :) Ask me how I know that! blessings, marlene; March 20, 2011 at 10:42 PM
webbsway said...: O Val!
What a perfect little "testing ground" for your embroidery path! I love things that you can "test out on"-but it still does not get wasted!I hate to see things wasted , if I can help it. ????

But , consider once someone has their cookies and drink sitting on it devouring goodies nobody , but you, will ever think anything is not perfect on it?

Sometimes we are our own worst taskmasters. You had a wonderful day to practice on a lovely project and you learned a lot- at least you were not like me and a 45 minute project lassoed me in and it turned into a 2 hour project.

I LOVE your little gem! Do I see visions of a little deer somewhere in your future for your dear hunter -maybe that was "sweet hunter"! LOL; March 20, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Allie said...: Well I think it's adorable - and what a great idea to test out some embroideries! I'm having trouble with my embroidery software, I need to get it resolved so I can stitch some out on mug rugs - perfect Christmas idea, Val!; March 21, 2011 at 4:42 PM
Alice Grace said...: Very cute! Love the Easter eggs!; March 22, 2011 at 6:12 AM

Our Prayer

Lord, help us to PLAN, PREPARE, & PLANT what you would have us to. Help us to WEED out of our lives what should not be there. Lord, help us to GROW through you in our relationships, our attitudes, and our lives, always being in your will. Help us to always walk with you. Help us to get our priorities straight and choose joy. Let us always be thankful and content even in the storms because we all know it’s going to rain. Help us to be ready. We also know that sunshine follows rain and joy comes in the mornings. Thank you Lord.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

I Work For A King

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

Flylady Routines

Morning Routine

Have you made your bed?

What's for supper?

Get dressed.

Unload dishwasher/Wash dishes

Laundry

Swish & Swipe

Afternoon Routine

Declutter 15 minutes

Do something fun just for you!

Bedtime Routine

Pick up house before going to bed.

Plan for tomorrow today so we will wake up and smile.

Focus on Me.

Daily Schedule

Monday:

Home Blessing Hour/Catch up Day

Zone: Laundry room

Tuesday:

Free Day

Zone: Bathrooms

Wednesday:

Desk Day

Zone: Living areas.

Thursday:

Gofer Day

Zone: Bedrooms

Friday:

Baking Day

Date Night

Zone: Craft room/office/Kitchen

Saturday: Play Day

Sunday:

Church/Rest

Some Of My Favorite Movies

*The Bridges of Madison County

(My all time#1 favorite movie)

~Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep~

*An Affair To Remember (My #2!)

~Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr~

*The Notebook (Top 3)

~Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams~

*It's A Wonderful Life (#4)

(Excellent-Never gets old)

~James Stewart & Donna Reed~

*Something's Gotta Give (Top 10)

~Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton

*Love Story (1970)

Ali MacGraw & Ryan O'neal

*A Walk To Remember

(Romantic, Heartbreaking, Emotional)

~Mandy Moore & Shane West~

*The Bridge over the River Kwai

~War Movie~ (Excellent)

*Brief Encounter

(Oldie but goodie Love Story 1945)

*To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

~Gregory Peck ~

*Sorry Wrong Number (Horror 1948)

Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster

*One Flew Over the cuckoos Nest

WARNING Rated R but very good!

~Jack Nicholson~

*Gone With The Wind (Wonderful)

~Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland~

*Cool Hand Luke (We both love this one!)

~Rated PG Paul Newman~

My New Years Resolutions

To be content
To give thanks in all things
To take joy
To give grace
To receive peace

For from Him
And through Him
And to Him
Are all things.
To Him be the glory
Forever.
Amen.
~Romans 11:36

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Study to be quiet.
Mind my own business.
And work with my hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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To be a better Wife, Mom, Gran, Granddaughter, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, & Friend
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To take every opportunity to be quiet.
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To slow down and smell the roses
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Me Time
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To Show Myself Friendly
Proverb 18:24

Granny's PERFECT Quilt

It is PERFECT. Perfectly PERFECT. Oh I don't mean perfect stitches, or perfect seams, or perfectly square. It is PERFECT for snuggling under on a rainy, dreary day. It is PERFECT for wrapping up a grandchild who is spending the night. It is PERFECT for making a house when draped over a chair & an end table. It is PERFECT for winding around and around a doll. It is PERFECT for covering up in the car when the air conditioning is on full blast. It is PERFECT for laying on the carpet and putting a baby down for his nap. God has touched Granny's heart and her hands, and her life. He has made her an artist. He has given her the gift of PERFECT quilts.

Written by Marlene B. about the quilt she bought from Granny. (Excerpt from Oct. 7, 2009 post on her blog)

www.stitchinbythelake.blogspot.com

Thank you Marlene for blessing Granny!

Stay At Home

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander they know not where
Are full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is best.

Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt;
To stay at home is best.

Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.

Longfellow (song)

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller