Late Happy Labor Day! To Do Tuesday. Book Date.

Happy Labor Day!
Today's post will be short as I have enjoyed the last few days relaxing with my husband.  Last night my daughter and 8-year-old grandson came over to play with our new puppy, Chico, and Kitty.  
My grandson and I practiced lassoing each other's arm and playing chase in the yard.  I tackled and tickled him a few times as Chico licked his face!

I thought there may be some pain in this grandma's body this morning, but my pain levels are normal - no increased pain!  Praise God!  

Instead of a full Bible Study, I'll share this promise that has randomly popped up in my Bible Study two days in a row.  I wonder if He wants someone to read this as well?  

To Do Tuesday
Last Week's List
1) Continue joining my Spring Granny Square Afghan. ✔ 

2)    Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt    ✔ 
3) Continue work on Prayer Shawl #10.  ✔ 

4) Limit myself to these three projects so that I can rest and get better.  ✔ I rather like having a shorter list!  
This Week's List

1) Continue joining my Spring Granny Square Afghan. 

2)    Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt    
3) Continue work on Prayer Shawl #10. This will be easy to accomplish as I will be sitting in a couple of doctors' ofices today!   
4) Fix my mistake on my backpack.  Rip!  Rip!
Grandmother's Flower Garden Progress

I'm 95% finished connecting Rows 1-3 and here are rows 4-5! 

Chico decided to participate by helping me prematurely remove some of the papers....

 Luckily, he doesn't like fabric- 

and I've learned

to store my projects in a safer place!  :)

Book Date
Currently Reading

 

You can see the list of books I've read over at Goodreads!  My user name is, of course, Miaismine!

Linking up to

Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt

Show and Tell Mondays with Bambi

Moving It Forward Monday @ Em’s Scrapbag

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? @ Book Date

To Do Tuesday @ Stitch All Things

Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River

I so appreciate your comments!

Saturday's Song. Slow Stitching. Stash Report,

Saturday's Song:  Dream Small

The title sounds unusual, but it's so true!  Those "little" things we do every day, are huge!

Above all else, LORD, help us remember our lives, our work, our calling is in Your hands.  Amen.
Slow Stitching

 Today was an amazing birthday party for my husband.  So, tonight I'll be resting with some crocheting on my  Spring Granny Square Afghan

and Prayer Shawl #10.  

                                   

This yarn is a dream to work with and I love the colors!  I may add an edging to add some beads....

Kathy at Kathy's Quilts Slow Sunday Stitching Photo Challenge is to photograph our favorite stitching place.  

I sit on a swing and this is my view:

Progresss on #1stitchaday #1yearofstitches

Stash Report
No changes in my fiber stashes or projects in or out.  

Fabric used since last time	0
To Date used	63.570
Fabric in since last time	3
To Date in	91.100
Net in the red (more bought than used!)	-27.530
Yarn used since last time	0
To Date used	86.80 oz
Yarn in since last time	15
To Date in	226.30
Net in the red (more bought than used!)	-139.50

15 minutes stitching days/week = 7/7 days

15 minutes stitching days/since July 29, 2018 = 28/35 days

Success Rate = 80%

Your comments are so encouraging!
Thank you!

Linking up to:

Sunday Stash @ Quilt, Paint, Create

Sunday Slow Stitching @ Kathy’s Quilts

Spiritual Sundays

Sunday Scripture Blessings @ Peabea's Scribble Pad

15 Minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces

a jarful of marigolds

Saturday's Song: Surrounded (Fight My Battles). Slow Stitching. Stash Report.

Saturday Song: Surrounded
This week I was surrounded and then I heard this song, "Surrounded" sung by Michael W. Smith.  I was immediately encouraged and reminded who my Savior is!   


When we are surrounded, let us remember we are surrounded by God Himself!  

Slow Stitching Sunday

Today I slowed down with crocheting.  I made progress on my Spring Granny Afghan:

I also finished dishcloths 16-18/52 for the #yarnhoarderdishclothchallenge!

Here's the progress on my Still Stitching project. 

                                                  
          

#1stitchaday #1yearofstitches

Stash Report

No fabric in/out.
With the completion of Prayer Shawl #9 and some more dishcloths, my yarn numbers are slowly moving towards the black.  

Fabric used since last time	0
To Date used	63.570
Fabric in since last time	0
To Date in	87.100
Net in the red (more bought than used!)	-23.530
Yarn used since last time	22.00 oz
To Date used	86.80 oz
Yarn in since last time	0
To Date in	211.30
Net in the red (more bought than used!)	-124.50

I'm still working on building up the habit of sewing every day.  I'm curious, because I do machine sew, hand stitch and/or crochet every day.  Does that count?  Either way, I machined sewed 4/7 days this week - the same as last week!  And most of those days were at least an hour long or more!  Yea!  

Thank you to Kate at Life In Pieces for this challenge!  

15 minutes stitching days/week = 4/7 days

15 minutes stitching days since July 29, 2018:  14/21 days

Success Rate = 66%

Linking up to:

Sunday Stash @ Quilt, Paint, Create

Sunday Slow Stitching @ Kathy’s Quilts

Spiritual Sundays

Sunday Scripture Blessings @ Peabea's Scribble Pad

15 Minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces

a jar of marigolds

Your comments make my day!  

Thoughtful Tuesday. To Do Tuesday. OMG! & 1 Xmas a Month Done!

Thoughtful Tuesday
"The Call" comes in.  We all know "the call"; the one that breaks our heart, sends on a tailspin.  What if we could remember all of God's promises in those first moments?  What if we had at the ready a tool to use to pray and fight the enemy.  
Kim Sorgious @ Not Consumed found an answer:  a Promise Box and an altar.  The altar is in the works, but I found an easy way not only to make the Promise Box, but also to maintain it as well.  

I used these supplies:

To make make this:

And store everything, 

including supplies, like this:

Pretty, purpose-filled and a powerful tool!

Thank you, Kim, for sharing such a powerful tool that reminds us of God's promises!  

To Do Tuesday

Last Week's List

1) Backpack:  Hopefully get through at least 1/2 of section 3's instructions. X

2) Oreo Orca by Funkcy Friends is a finished project which was also my OMG @ Elm Street Quilts!  I missed the link up to post him, but that's ok!  I'll develop that habit!  He also counts for my 1 Xmas a Month!  He came out really cute and is ready to go swimming!  I'm linking up to share this finish!  ✔

 3) If I'm able, I would like to finish the green flowers for my Spring Granny Square Afghan! ✔

4) Finish the flimsy for Comfort Quilt 3.  X

5) Trim my four patches.  ✔

My granddaughter made this gorgeous bird house for me in her Art Class.

This Week's List

1) Backpack #2:  Finish 1/2 of section 3. 
2) Finish the flimsy for Comfort Quilt #3.  
3) Cut out the fabric for my next OMG as well as my 1 Xmas a Month - meet Patch the Pussy Cat!

4) Begin joining my Spring Granny Square Afghan using the join-go-as-you method.  Here's the instructional video by Maria at Maria's Blue Crayon Tube Channel. 

5) Ongoing projects on which I simply want to make progress on:
     a.  Sew together more four patches.  
     b.  Connect another yo-yo flower.  
     c.  Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt
     d.  Prayer shawl #9

Hope you will visit and link up to these great parties!

 To Do Tuesday @ Stitch All Things

Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River

Mid-Week Makers @ Quilt Fabrication

Trekking Thru The Week @ Trekking Thru

Saturday's Song: The Broken Beautiful. Slow Stitching. Stash Report

Saturday's Song:  The Broken Beautiful

Here is an upbeat song with a deep message:  
God's love will never change.
There's healing in His Name.
He makes broken things beautiful!

Have you been broken?  
I know I have.  
I bet you have as well.  

My dear, you are beautiful when you turn it all over to God!

Do you feel shame?
He took all that on Himself for you.

Are you scarred?

Well, if His scars are the evidence of healing, mine must be as well!
I'll never look at my chemotherapy port scar the same again!

Take a listen.
Believe.
Smile.
Trust.
Receive.
Raise your hands and dance in praise to our precious Savior!
Go ahead!



Slow Stitching

Well, here we go!  My finger is finally healing enough for me to crochet, so, hopefully, today I'll be finishing up my green flowers for the Spring Granny Square afghan!  

This blue yo-yo flower is attached complete with its white yo-yos.  

I also hope to make some more white yo-yo's to continue Row 2 of my Yo-Yo Quilt with this yellow/orange flower!  

Here's the progress on my Still Stitching project. 

                                                               #1stitchaday #1yearofstitches

Stash Report

No fabric/yarn in!  Yea!  Now that classes have finished at my LQS, Be Sew Creative, the temptation has been neutralized!

I have finished the Oreo Orca so that was a bit of fabric out!  I'll be showing it next week!  

No change in yarn stats.

Fabric used since last time	.375
Previous total	57.945
To Date used	58.320
Fabric Donated Total	14.000
To Date out	72.320
Fabric in since last time	0
Previous total	82.75
To Date in	82.75
Net in the red (more bought than used!)	-10.430
Yarn used since last time	0
Previous total	58.80
To Date used	58.80
Yarn in since last time	0
Previous total	211.30
To Date in	211.30
Net in the red (more bought than used!)	-152.50

Sunday Stash @ Quilt, Paint, Create

Sunday Slow Stitching @ Kathy’s Quilts

Spiritual Sundays

Sunday Scripture Blessings @ Peabea's Scribble Pad