One Flower Wednesday in Texas

Encouraging Words of the Day:

I think it's "One-Flower Wednesday." It's been crazy around here. We've been enjoying our unpredictable Texas weather in El Paso. One day we're wearing coats and the next day we're shedding those coats. Yesterday was a beautiful day in the 60s, today it is predicted to be 66 degrees. Then it will cool off on the weekend. But, back on topic. Here are my flowers for the week; yellow, purple, and orange bringing my total to 161 little 1/2 inchers.

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This is all I've done in the sewing department. I can't even find my sewing machine. It's lost in a clutter of wrapping paper, bows, and scotch tape.

That is all.

 

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One Flower Wednesday

Encouraging Words of the Day:

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

~ 1 Corinthians 13:7, NLT

Hello again "One-Flower Wednesday!" I've been busy trying to "turn our house into Christmas." All of you know what this entails with boxes and ornaments all over the place. My sewing room is a disaster since it seems like everything lands in there. Good thing I sewed these flowers up on our trip back to El Paso so I have something to show today. AND, I lost a petal so one of these flowers is a "make-do."

 

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That is all.

 

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Back Home in El Paso and Enjoying Lovely Gifts

Encouraging Words of the Day:

Pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. ~ 1 Timothy

We're back in El Paso and have been busy catching up with all that needs to be done when one has been away from home. One of those chores is going through the accumulated mail but I did have a couple of nice packages.

This pretty needlecase from my swap partner in "Sewing With Friends" is just lovely. Krista from New Mexico, the state of my birth, also filled it with some fabulous goodies like a wonderful pair of embroidery scissors and a seam ripper, something that gets a lot of use from me. There are also some beautiful golden needles, pretty pins, thread and some cute little clothespins that are just perfect for holding my fabric and template together when I sew my hexie flower petals. Oh, and she also included a package of little note pads called page flags and perfect for little reminders. Thanks, Krista, for all the lovely goodies.

I finished my homespun ornaments and hung them on the Christmas tree before remembering to take a photo. BUT, I did remember to take photos of the gorgeous ornaments that my sister, Ida, made for me and gave me when we spent the day together on Friday. We had a wonderful day shopping and then visiting over lunch. We had a fabulous day. Here are my new ornaments.

Just beautiful embroidery of things I love, things like "Peace on Earth," "Joy to the World," thread, scissors, and WINE!

That is all.

 

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On the Road to El Paso on One Flower Wednesday

Encouraging Words of the Day:

The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace ~ Psalm 29:11, NLT

Our Thanksgiving company has returned to Virginia (grandson) and California (daughter and family). It was wonderful having them at the ranch. Our grandson from Virginia was lucky hunting and killed this 7-point whitetail buck.

 

Now we'll be making jerky from the meat when we return to El Paso. We're returning today, "One-Flower Wednesday." We'll be on the road for 6 1/2 hours but I'm posting this just before we head out. Here are some flowers I sewed on the 2-hour trip to and from San Antonio to pick up and drop off our grandson at the airport. That's all the sewing I've done since family kept me away from my sewing machine and needles. Can't wait to see what others have sewn this week.

That is all.

 

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One Flower Wednesday and Happy Thanksgiving

Encouraging Words of the Day:

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. ~ Ephesians 3:20, NLT

Happy Thanksgiving. I again show you the photo of the beautiful card I received from my sister Ida and wish all the best for you and your family. Along with all that I'm thankful for my friends and family, I've included all of my blogging friends. I'm so thankful that I've found you in cyberspace.

Hello "One-Flower Wednesday!" It's good to be here when it's actually Wednesday. I have three little flowers to show you and yes, one is a "make-do." One of the perils of sewing as you travel is losing one of the petals. I was working on this flower as we drove to San Antonio (a 2 1/2 hour trips for us) to pick up our grandson. I looked everewhere for my petal to no avail. So, looking in my little bag of left-over and extra petals, I found one that looked close and my "make-do" was born. Can you find it? (Sounds like a Sesame Street song.)

I've also finished a block for the November Bee Queen in the "Get Your Hex On" sewing bee. Celine requested a snowflake in Christmas fabric. It was fun block to sew composed of hexies.

And, here are two hexies for my partner in the "Inchy Hexagon Flower Swap." Krystyna requested red and/or black petals with a while center. These will soon be on their way to Middlesex, England.

That is all.

 

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One Flower Wednesday. What? It's Thursday?

Encouraging Words of the Day:

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. ~ Ephesians 3:20, NLT

It's "One-Flower Wednesday" once again. What? It's Thursday already. How did that happen? Well, I've been waiting to post my hexies on "One-Flower Wednesday and then I missed it. Well, here they are on Thursday.

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No luck hunting in the Texas Hill Country. We've only seen doe out at the blinds. I guess the bucks are waiting until my grandsons arrive on the weekend. And since I've been busy hunting or getting ready to go hunting etc., I haven't had a chance to use my sewing machine. Instead, all my sewing has been done on the drive to town and back.Our ranch is 12 miles from town out in the middle of nowhere so I get a chance to sew during the drive to town. Ummmmm, my husband drives and I sew. It's not like texting and driving, I don't sew and drive, jaja.

So today is Thursday. We drive to San Antonio on Saturday to pick up our grandson. I hope we get there on the correct day...We will.

That is all.

 

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Hill Country Fall and a Little Bit of Sewing

Encouraging Words of the Day:

Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things He does. ~ 1 Chronicles

It's a cold,dreary day at the ranch today. According to the weather report, it should warm up into the 80s today but it's looking pretty doubtful so far. Our son is here and we're absolutely enjoying the weekend anyway.

Baby quilt completed and donated to the hospital where my sister works. As usual, my photos don't seem to do justice to the items I'm trying to show you. I should probably invest some time in a photography class. Yeah, right. Anyway, those little squares have pictures of Raggedy Ann and Andy.

Front

back

Raggedy Ann and Andy Squares

Something else completed, well started, are homespun ornaments that I want to decorate our Christmas tree with this year. Two are finished...it's going to be a boring tree so far with just two ornaments.

AND, when we finally got around to checking our mailbox in Rocksprings, I found this absolutely fabulous Thanksgiving postcard from my sister, Ida. It's made from pretty fall fabric with a gorgeous embroidered Thanksgiving design on it and sent it in time for Thankgiving. I rarely get fun mail in Rocksprings so this was PERFECT! Thanks, Ida.

That is all.

 

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