Thank you .... 2013

Courtesy of Madame Samm!  Thank you!

I happily bid adieu to 2012 

and heartily welcome 2013!

I am thankful for those who supported me, 

   for you helped me find my foundation,

I am thankful for those who challenged me, 

   for you helped me discover solutions,

I am thankful for those who listened to me, 

   for you helped me find release,

I am thankful for those who inspired me,

   for you helped me through dark times,

I am thankful for the voices in my head 

that say "you can do it ..."

   for your voices are becoming louder

 than those voices in my head

 that say "you can't"

I am most thankful for those of you that ask for no "thank yous" at all

   for you are truly holders of special places in my heart.

I am thankful for the new life I am finding. 

 I am thankful for the daughters I have been blessed with. 

 I am grateful for the new job and wonderful group of people

 I have been so fortunate as to have become a part of, 

 I am thankful for the roof over my head, the quilts to wrap

 around myself when I'm cold, and for the ability to put 

food in the cupboard and gas in the car.

I am on my knees with gratitude to God

for bringing all of you and all that I have

to be thankful for in my life when so many

more have so much less.

Today I will even be thankful for my broken

sewing machine which has been down for more

thank a week ... just today, mind you, for

I've spent that much more time enjoying 

my daughters these past few days and

they did not mind that their Christmas

quilts weren't completed .... but yes

they expect me to finish them soon ;)

I wish each of you more love, more happiness, 

and, of course, more time to be creative, in 2013!

Happy hugs and warm-hearted wishes,

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I wish you ...

 

I sincerely wish each of you every happiness

you could hope for, and more!

 

Courtesy of Madame Samm ... Sew We Quilt

Words ... words have been missing from my blog and now, after recent events, I have no words that can even begin to express the depth of sorrow I, like so many others, feel for all of those families... I have absolutely no imagination for the reasons and want none that would lead me to understand it ... my daughters are first and second graders.  I was in a news void before, and am more so now ... just being grateful for every moment I am blessed with them in my life.  So the words I have now ...

God bless .... God bless the families that remain, God bless the teachers who return to the school rooms, and God bless each of you for surviving the best you can.

I started my new job about six weeks ago... therein lies most of the reason for my absence. Full time leaves little time for much else besides just existing and these days existing is an accomplishment!

I've been doing extra work outside of my regular job and kids by picking up quilting and sewing jobs when available. Amongst the hemming of pants, and binding of quilts, and making of purses and mini bags for a craft bazaar and gift orders, I put together this t-shirt quilt for a lady who wanted to surprise her daughter for Christmas. Finished it last weekend:

 

She made my day when, after her husband came by to pick it up, she called

me to say that she cried when she saw it as she had no idea it would

be so wonderful ... how much nicer can it get ?

This past week I made a crayon/marker roll up and another make up case

though I didn't stop long enough to take photos.

I also finished this ... remember this wreath from my

Fall into Fall block?? I finished it! I gifted it to a friend

and told her it had an identify crisis ... I made it into a

pillow case, though it could be used as a table topper

or even as a wall hanging .... since I couldn't make up

my mind I figured she could do with it what she wanted.

Yesterday morning I started with this:

And by the end of the day, I ended with this:

And today, I got this top finished:



Yes, my girls have been absent from the house, so ....

They are both getting quilts for Christmas.... now

whether or not I get them quilted tomorrow is another

guess ... my sewing machine ceazed up again today

and put a kabosh on me finishing these babies.

After an hour or two of calm ... I opened the machine

and dusted, and oiled, and cranked,

and my patience paid off ... I got it working again!

Again ... Thank you God!

I apologize for the pictures .... took them with my phone.

Heaven only knows at the pace I'm going that I'm lucky enough

to grab a picture, let alone a good one. Besides, I think I drained

the battery on the camera at both of my daughter's Christmas

programs these past two weeks :)

I did take this picture on my phone, thought it

was pretty darn good ... subject matter obviously

the best! Please take a moment to give who ever

is in your life a hug, a touch of comfort, or a kind

word ... and if you are feeling very generous

share a kind word with a stranger ... you never

know if that word will make their day!

I wish each of you and everyone you

hold dear a very merry Christmas!

 

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Set Queen Aditi

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Set Crocks

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Set Cameo style

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Set Turquoise

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Set Drops hidden flowers

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