NQG 1st Quilt Documentation...

The Neuse Quilters Guild held it's first Quilt Documentation Project this week and we had a lot of fun!! 

 Our county, Lenoir, was not included in the book that our state published back in 1986 and we wanted to be ready in case another book is published. 

We had a two day event and invited residents of Lenoir County to bring three quilts for our historian, Lynn Gorges of New Bern, NC, to give us information about fabric and the dates they were completed.

Our lovely guild banner invited our guests into the room.

We then photographed the quilts, measured them and identified the pattern.

It was two full days of work...but fun work.

Here are some of the lovely examples that were brought in.

This last quit is a signature quilt made by the owners mother. She embroidered  all the names of her son's church class on it along with the name of the church and the date...it was very special and he was very proud of it!!

We had a fantastic two days with approximately 50 guest and 83 quilts.

Isn't it fun to share our love of quilting?
Blessings,

Kathy

Ruth...

You know I have always really liked reading the book of Ruth. It is short and to the point. I wonder what I would have done if I had been in her shoes.  I have to work on pride and self sufficiency and Ruth seems so mild mannered and trusting.
My margin notes read as follows...

should they have left 1:6
Ruth must have recognized God in Naomi 1:15
did she (Naomi) look different? worse, older...out of God's protection 1:20 (bitter)
Boaz says to Ruth...listen, stay, watch, follow, drink 2:8
"Kathy"  beside "My daughter" 2:8
remind the Lord who I am, ask Him to spread the corner of His garment over me, since He is my kinsman- redeemer 3:9
marked through Ruth and wrote "Kathy" in 3:9
wrote Jesus beside kinsman-redeemer 3:12
circled Rachel and Leah 4:11
circled Tamar 4:12
Ruth is only part of the bigger plan 4:12
circled "seven" sons 4:15

selflessness = rest

What is one of your favorite books in the Bible?
What notes did you take?
How does it inspire you to change?

Blessings as you read your Bible, my friends!!
Kathy

Our First Turnip...!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so excited... while looking at our garden this afternoon,  after the much needed rain last night, I noticed something...purple ?????

Yes, it is our very first turnip!!!!

I brought it right in to show to Cliff

just like an excited child!!!

We saw the movie, War Horse ,  and they planted a huge field of turnips in  very rocky land.  If you saw it, you know what an act of love it was to  plow up the field and then hope the crop would grow.

I came home and decided to plant turnips too.

We do not really like turnip greens, which is a true Southern

dish, but roasted turnips with other root vegetables has become one

of our favorites.

Well, this is just one and the others are not ready yet, so I think I will slice this one up and serve on a salad (lettuce also from our little garden)

 tomorrow night

with spaghetti....yum!!!

"Bon Appetit"  all,

Kathy

Good info to share with my readers...

I have been finishing up some quilted projects with selling them in mind...

Even though I have a business, Needles and Pins, where I restore/repair antique quilts, I felt led to do a bit more with the business and decided to sell some of my quilted items.

one of my mini's with my little wind up toy that Pa gave me
many years ago...

I researched Etsy and found it to be easy and affordable. Several of my "crafty" friends have sold on Etsy and also encouraged me to sell.  So I took the plunge and began selling yesterday!!

Now, to list it on my blog...hummm...tried several ways and it did NOT work...

I thought, Google it, and see what comes up.

I found a wonderful tutorial and wanted to share it with you 

to also encourage you to sell some of your wonderful items.

Here is Timothy Adams Designs helpful tutorial

which includes a video. I actually watched it all the way through once and then minimized it while still playing and did what he said while just listening to him tell me just what to do.

EASY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, take a look at my Etsy Mini that I added and see what I have been working on.

I use my theme of adding something old (vintage) with something new.

I hope to add to it as I complete other items.

But for now, I am pleased.

Enjoy, my readers

Kathy

Lamentations 3:22-24

for HIS compassions never fail.

they are new every morning:

great is your faithfulness.

I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion;

therefore I will wait for Him."

Wonderful Spring!!!

This is what I saw as we were driving out of the driveway for lunch...

"stop the car', I said to Cliff!!

I knew from my childhood that it was a robin's egg

that had fallen out of a nest

during a windy day.

I had to place it in an old bird's nest that I keep in the garden house

along with my McCoy Pottery collection...

but I knew it needed to be close to my heart for a few days for me to look 

at and love.

so for now, it stays in my kitchen window

with the sea shells and mini sea turtle!!

Blessings

my readers!!

Kathy

Rain, rain...do not go away !!!

We are enjoying a really nice, slow rain here in eastern North Carolina today. Sunday, a wonderful day to be still and thank the Lord for all of 

His blessings during the week...

still...quiet....small voice...

Kathy

Rolling quilts and making memories...

Been working on quilts with new fabric and adding some vintage too...

something about adding memories to my quilting.

The stripe square here is from fabric my mama used to cover twin head boards for a guest room. The twin beds were used by my sister and me when we shared a bedroom when I was little. I actually do not remember sharing, but my sister does.

Scrappy heart applique...

The backing is from a woven bedspread we used on our bed...

makes the quilt feel all "warm and fuzzy" !

Here is a blue version where I am adding a blue block of  pin point oxford from

my husband's old shirts...

I will add a sail boat scrappy applique...

and back with the woven spread too...

and then roll and add to the top of my pile...may sell these two!!

Blessings

for a good week!!
Kathy

Pressed down and running over...

You may be familiar with the scripture in 


Luke 6:38...
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down,
 shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap...

Well, that is just what happened to me!!!

Debby, over at Nanny's Place 
won the fat quarters in my 100th post give away and made this adorable 


notepad & pen holder

and sent one to me!!!!!!!!

that is not all, either....

she cut out this lovely Kate Spain "Flurry" fabric and sent it as well

and the pattern!!!!!!!!!

How generous

and what a thank you I have never received!!!

Quilters are the best.

Thanks Debby.

Blessings to all my readers,

Kathy

Easter...resurrection eggs ???

I wanted to make peanut butter eggs for our Easter lunch and began looking at recipes, only to decide to use my Christmas peanut butter ball recipe but decorate for Easter!!

What fun to make and decorate and so easy or I could not have done it!! 

Recipe: 1/2 c butter, softened- 2 1/3 c powdered sugar- 1 c graham cracker crumbs- 1/2 c peanut butter- 1/2 t. vanilla- 1 1/2 c chocolate chips- wax- 1/2 stick softened butter,powdered sugar with 1 T milk & food coloring for icing.

.

Like I said...easy!!

Here is our Easter table all decorated using one of my favorite things

my grandmother's

blue willow!!

Did you make a special dessert for Easter?

Blessings,

Kathy

Easter at the Duke's...

We began celebrating our Easter season with Palm Sunday where the little children enter the church waving palms...I always enjoy the special music too...and we are given palm crosses to pin on our clothes.

Last night our church had a Maundy Thursday service. We had communion followed by "Stripping of the Altar" (removing all ornaments, linens, and paraments). This is an ancient custom that symbolizes the humiliation of Jesus at the hands of the soldiers and His abandonment by His disciples. We left the service in darkness and silence.

Many Free Will Baptist churches celebrate with a "foot washing" service. Both my maternal and paternal grandmothers were FWB and I remember them talking about it as a child.

Sunday will be Easter and that is the best day of all because that is when we celebrate Jesus' Resurrection!!

I was baptised at the age of 12 but I did not really come to know the Lord until I was 16. Ever since, I have come to have more understanding of what Jesus went through and suffered just for me...and you too~~~

I hope you know Jesus too. But if you do not, all you have to do is to ask Him to come into your heart and tell Him that you believe He is Lord and your Savior and to forgive you of your sins....

and He will!!

Bless you my readers!

Kathy

John 3:16

John 3:36

John 5:24