Knitting Socks Scrapbooking beaded bookmarks making earrings making chunky votives
Family Read Alouds
Kingdoms Dawn by Chuck Black
Our Curriculum
On my night stand
Bible
Reread Heart of Wisdom by Robin Sampson
7 Habits of a Healthy Home by Bill Carmichael
Learning In Spite of Labels~ Practical Teaching Tips and a Christian
Perspective of Education by Joyce
Our Father Abraham~ Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R.
Wilson
A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays by Robin Sampson and Linda
Pierce
Good and Angry by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
Having Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A Parents Guide to The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens ~Building Your
Childs Faith Through the Adolescent Years by Joe White , Jim Weidmann
Wild Days ( a book about language arts and nature journaling) by
Rackliffe
How to Create Your Own Unit Studies by Valerie Bendt
The Power of Parents words by H. Norman Wright
How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon D Fee and Douglas
Stuart
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and your
kids by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Grades 4-8 by Ruth
Beechick
A Strong Start in Language
An Easy Start in Arithmetic
A Home Start In Reading by Ruth Beechick
Any Child Can Write by Harvey S. Wiener
" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you
will find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16
Jun. 1, 2007~ Show and Tell Friday~ Rail Fence Quilts ~
I have been so blessed this week by my Mom and brother. My mom has been quilting for I think 15 years now. She brought up her latest quilts to show off and this time.... I got one.
Here is a close up
Growing up my Mom would take the time to sew us kids clothes and tried (she had to be really patient with me ) to teach us girls ( I have one sister ) to sew. I did great as long as I had my mom by my side translating the sewing instructions to me. The ability is fine but to understand those pesky instructions was another whole thing.
I enjoy strait sewing. Simple and pretty is what I like to do. I have quilted some simple quilts and I love it. But when you get into sewing things that curve I am all nerves. I really like the Rail Fence Quilt because the pattern is simple but you can really play it up with fabric and it makes it shine.
I made this quilt after I had gone in surgery and had to sit and lay low. I had to fill my time and this is what I hand quilted to stay good. ( I pieced this quilt by machine before my surgery)
This one is called ( you are suppose to name your quilts )
"A Few of my Favorite Things" ( psst Jenn did you see the bird houses ?)
close up
My brother made these dresser knobs out of tree limbs for my 4 boys dressers
here it is close up
If you want to join us in Show and Tell let me know and I will link you. Rules in post below.
God Bless your Friday my SS'sIC
In Him<><
-Mary
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Are you going to get tired of me saying this...It's so lovely Mary! You are so blessed to have such a beautiful quilt! The birdhouse fabric is indeed lovely too. I need to find a new word...splendid! How's that? It is splendid! And so are you!
Jenn
Those are beautiful. I do like to quilt, though I'm not real good at it. I do small lap quilts, table runners, wall hangings, things that don't take to much time. I'm working on a log cabin quilt, on and off, right now. But it's machine pieced, and I really like doing hand work. So we'll see how it goes. But I love both of these, they are beautiful. :)
JoAnn
I mada A quilt once upon a time. It was for a doll crib so it was very small. I had so much trouble getting the corners to line up. I ripped and ripped stitches. I finally accepted imperfection (afterall, I was gifting a 3 year old)... I am not sure I had the binding right... and I will never, ever make another quilt (unless perhaps I take a class and someone teaches me the tricks of the trade!)
Today is my first day at your blog, I have read your comments over at Jenn's and Jane's for a while. I am with you on those sewing instructions! I have to have my husband translate for me and he does very well. He sees the parts, I only see the whole. I actually have a sewing project out and am at a stand still until he can help me.
Your quilts are beautiful.
Melissa
Beautiful quilts! And I like the idea for the rustic style dresser.....cool. At least you can sew in a straight line. That's my biggest challenge! Our grandmothers made quilts and afghans, and our moms picked it up to a lesser extent. We are "well-covered" and blessed!
bethanyrae
My aunt is an accomplished quilter and we have many of her quilts in our house - 6 of them to be exact. She has done this for all of her neices and nephews of which there are 9 of us. Amazing!!!
Mary, what lovely quilts! You are indeed blessed! My Mom also sews and quilts so much better than I, but I enjoy it and try. I have a quilt project I've been working on forever, it seems. I just have too many other things to do, and have trouble finishing my projects. 8~D
I missed Show & Tell this week because I was in Philadelphia ALL DAY. As in - we left our house at 4:30AM and not back until after 10PM. LOL I'm hoping to blog about it today and then be back for S&T this Friday!
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
Not Written in Stone Blogging Schedule
Sunday and Monday Bloggy Break Tightwad Tuesday Anti Procrastination Challenge Show and Tell Friday Something to Share
) to teach us girls ( I have one sister ) to sew. I did great as long as I had my mom by my side translating the sewing instructions to me. The ability is fine but to understand those pesky instructions was another whole thing. 
I really like the Rail Fence Quilt because the pattern is simple but you can really play it up with fabric and it makes it shine. 
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PS: 
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 17 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 15, 13, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style and use the Heart of Wisdom Approach. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
