My Day In A Nutshell

 Do you have those days where you've gotten  a lot done but it doesn't look like it? got all 12 nest sewn onto the chicken blocks

there's more star blocks ready to be sewn together

Do you like to read?  Classics, Biographies,History,Inspirational just to name a few ,my husband's taste in books were from Louis Lamour Westerns to War, Aircraft, History etc. not only do I luv my books but do reread so many & plan to read his collection one day, three years after he passed away I moved to a  smaller home & there's still boxes of boxes to be found in the carport lol, meanwhile I finally found the whole series of Debbie Macombers ROSE HARBOR INN SERIES

these will be my next reads from my library,5 bookcases & then some qualified as a library 🤣

* The Inn At Rose Harbor

* Rose Harbor In Bloom

* Love Letters

* Silver Linings

* Sweet Tomorrows

I luving how the back yard is bursting with color,the garden veggies are holding their own ,there's still a lot of ideas for the backyard, little by little it's getting there

the purple finch was back today with a female 😁

the cardinals & doves made an appearance

sewing,reading plans,bird watching & dreaming about tomorrow's projects pretty much sums up my day on a nut shell😄

Sewing, Baking & Cookies!

 

 It was just hot enough to be unbearable to be outside too long today,Sadie & Grace hung out with me in the sewing room, while I worked on my  UFO chicken blocks, they will measure out to 12X12 when finished

Grace & Sadie got some early morning play time in

the house always seems to have an extra stillness when we take Sadie home,but we know she's happy to be home with her "mom & dad" lol Grace & me have settled in for the night,ordered pizza,had more cookies😁 binge watching Steel Magnolias on Nexflix, new season coming next week!

Guest,Gardening & Sewing Scnanigans

 Grace was super excited to have our Sadie come for a sleep over,Sadie is a chocolate lab belonging to friends of mine whom Grace & me are happy to have her over when they have to go out of town

I finally got the rest of my veggies & flowers planted,a local nursery grows most everything themselves from seeds & have a great special 30 plants for $10.50 that turns into a lot when you start digging those holes😄

meanwhile in the sewing room I separated my red & white blocks ,red on white,,white on red,dark to light etc.

I've got 4 ready to sew together which I'll work on throughout the day,too much doggie fun going on over here today 🤣

I think I will give attention to all my quilt blocks for all my UFO quilts in the making & strive for some quilt tops by the weekend

Oh God I Thank You!

 even on those not so good days we can still take a deep breath,embrace the glorious beauty of God's hand,whether it's watching Grace play, catching a glimpse of a sunset, the viberant colors of the birds that visit the backyard,the beauty of the first flower blooms,everyday things that go unnoticed but for me.....Oh God I thank you!

I hope today has brought you all that you'd hoped for,we are not promised tomarrow but we are promised hope for tomarrow,blessings to you dear friends as we enter into a new & fresh week of possibilities

Friday Night With Friends

 

Cheryll Over At Gone Stitching is hosting Friday night sewing  With Friends,be 

sure to visit & see what everyone's been up to,be sure to visit

https://stitchingcubbyhole.blogspot.com.au/

I pull out my 5" squares for my Get To The Point " blocks ,I'd stared awhile back but the lady of the group page suddenly just stopped with this quilt tutorial so it went on the back burner

I only managed to get one made & the prospects of another,my hand kept going numb ,hopefully more progress for FNwF next time 😁 the finished block measures out 12x12 I always say depends on who cuts um😄 arrange 9 of the 5" squares ,the middle (white) can be any color  of your choice just make sure the 2 & 1/2" squares are the same color as once they're sewn & cut will make the points to the star 

I closed the openings to the pillows I'd made for the laneigh,that may be what did my hand in lol

the bumblebee fabric was intended for beach bags many many moons ago,the polka dot was left over from lining a purse I'd made back in the day,quilt blocks etc. new creations from scraps make for happy scraps!😄& Grace approves! LoL

Get Something Done Day 5 & a Recap

 finishing touches on a few pillows I'd made for the layneigh a few weeks back,I'd had this fabric for ever & decided to just use what I had for a quick spruce up the layneigh 

A week of getting a few odd & ends done

Mon:I painted a planter stand & got some veggies planted 

Tue.:cleaned the oven & made some hot pads for my neice,took Grace to the park

Wed.& Thur.:made aprons

Fri.finishing touches on some pillows I'd made for the layneigh

for the weekend I'm working on joining in with Sewing with Friday Night Sewing With Friends blog hop

Get Something Done Day 3 & 4

Wednesday I started on aprons that I've been wanting to make for a while,this is a soft  rose,cream & grey floral print

Pattern used for this one was McCalls 5284 view C

my dress form has seen better days Thursday I made a simpler style apron,how cute is this fabric with little milk cans on it,so cottagee,farmhouse! 

this apron was made from kwick Sew K4247 view C ,there may be one more in the makings  but for now I'm happy to have my cottagee aprons finally done