Saturday's Song. Slow Stitching. Sunday Stats.

Saturday's Song.
This video of God Only Knows by King and Country is shocking, but so true.  I just read that a suicide attempt is made every 28 seconds!  Dear one, God knows you, He never leaves you.  People will let us down, but not God.  Try Him.

Let us all look around us and who kindness.  A smile, a prayer, a gentle touch of encouragement to a stranger/friend/loved one could change their lives.  
Take good care!

Slow Stitching.
My slow stitching project continues to be my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt.  I'll also be choosing color placement for my Stitchers' Garden BOM.  

I mentioned that I reorganized the kids' toy room - and have realized that I have a huge blank wall.  I've made a simple - definitely not beautiful - design wall for my GFG and called it my Slow Stitching Design Wall.  LOL!  

 Here's how I hung up the pieces!  For those of you who might not have a sewing room or a wall you can dedicate to a design wall, this one works for me.  The pins make tiny holes and your project can easily be taken down at a moment's notice.  

Here's some other ways to make a temporary/portable design wall.  I bet some of you have other ideas as well!  Please share them in the comments section!

Sunday Stats
I finished two dishcloths for my daughter and was so eager to give them to her, I forgot to take pictures of them!  LOL!  My BOMs are going well, yet I only count fabric usage for finished quilt tops and backings, so no changes there either.  
Donna, who hosts the Sunday Stash link up at Quilt, Paint, Create gave me an idea on how to track my fabric usage for BOMs, so I'll see how that works.  I'm eager to learn how you all track your fabric usage for these projects!

fabric usage - 3.45/100 yards  (same as last week)
yarn usage - 6/100 ounces 

I'm linking up to:
A Spirit of Simplicity

Spiritual Sundays

Sunday Scripture Blessings 

Sunday Slow Stitching @ Kathy’s Quilts

Sunday Stash@ Quilt, Paint, Create

Philippians 3:3. Studio Tour Part 1: Fabric Storage

Philippians 3:3.
Scripture






Observation
What a powerful Scripture with such clarification in the Amplified version!  Paul is saying we don't need physical marks on our body to serve God.  We serve Him spiritually with joy and praise to Him, not putting confidence on any part of our flesh!  
Application
This Scripture has ministered deeply to me today!  In spite of the fatigue and pain of fibromyalgia (the physical), I can still praise God and serve Him in my Spirit via His Holy Spirit!  I was up to the wee hours of this morning Netflix binging and crocheting.  But, in reality, I was spending time with my Abba Father trying to understand and truly make peace with my situation.  

I've been offered and accepted a nearly full-time position with our local university and am moving forward with the Spanish speaking Cancer Care Support Group - in spite of my physical challenges.  

God has confirmed that both of these opportunities are ministerial opportunities. I am relearning to 
focus on Him and not the challenges, serve Him in and via His Spirit, not in the physical,
have faith in my God dream situation.

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He will 
provide the physical strength I need 
or 
teach me to ask for help.   
A lesson in itself.
Either way, 
my spirit has been comforted and strengthened by His Holy Spirit today!


Prayer
Abba Father, how I love and appreciate You and Your everlasting presence in my life.  I realize that my physical body is what reaches out to minister, but my spiritual body is stengethened by Your Holy Spirit.  

I guess sometimes I have to rest.
Perhaps during these times of resting 
beside the still waters, 
You are strengthening by spirit
that my physical body may go forth
and serve Your people.

Thank you for helping me to see this.
Help me to maintain a positive attitude (Philippians 4:8)!

I love You and I trust You, Abba Father!
Amen!

Studio Tour Part 1:

Fabric Storage

We all have various ways 

to store our fabric and 

I've tried many of them.

For now, this works for me!

I have a rather large cutting table 

that measures roughly 

5 1/2 feet X 4 feet with 

adjustable storage shelves underneath.

It faces my west window,

so it gets a lot of natural light.

Not to worry though, 

I share a solution below.

On right side I store my 

30's, 

Drunkard's Path, 

upcoming projects, 

children's

and other miscellaneous fabric.

Batiks, flannels and

 other miscellaneus fabrics

 are stored on the left side.

There is more "fabric-in-waiting" 

behind the stacks on both sides!

My Accuquilt, dies and

 scrapbooking punches

 are all on the bottom shelf.

Oh, and the Brown Bag?

It's filled with scraps too large to toss!

These scraps are becoming 

part of the Crazy Quilt

I'm making for my son.

He's amazing!

He took care of me 

for almost 2 years - 

when I was 

going through and recovering 

from chemotherapy.  

I posted about this solution before, however, these mini design boards

now serve a different purpose.

Remember when I said that in preparation for the 

RSC 2017, 

I cut strips of fabric 

from each bolt?

This is how I store them!

It really helps me to keep up with the monthly blocks!

I've always wanted to make a Strip Quilt

as well as to participate 

in the RSC Challenge.

I know it's a bit of a cheat......

but I'm having so much fun 

with this project

that I can't feel too guilty!

I place them in front of my fabric shelves.

So that my fabric strips don't fade, 

I simply turn them around when 

not in use!

Win, Win!

I'm linking up to

Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication

Becoming Press

Wow! WIPs On Wednesdays 

@ Esther's Blog

Sewing Room Changes

Hello There!
Life has been so active lately.  
Spending time with my kiddos
and grandbabies.
Doctor appointments.
Having a couple of lovely mornings with friends.
A trip to Quillin's Fiber Arts!

Finding Halloween fabric at 40% off at my local Bernina shop!

Yes.  
Life has been active and fun - and good.

Sewing Room Changes
You know, I love getting together with my Quilting Bee, Will Work for Fabric.  These ladies have been quilting for much longer than I.  It's such a blessing that they are so generous with their advice and help!

My sewing room window get the full afternoon sunshine.  I have metal blinds as well as sun-blocking tint on all our windows.  My fabric is stored in shelves under my cutting table.

 But, I was pretty sure that despite the shades and the tint, the sun would still fade it.  One of the ladies also thought it could still get damaged, so I came up with this idea - and I love it!

 I decided to cover my fabric with two mini design walls from foam core insulation boards that you can get from any home improvement store!  Now, this idea is not a unique one.  The Internet if filled with ideas to make these types of design walls! 
My minis measure 32" X 34", so I had some left over....another design board is in my future!  Anyway, here they are!

My husband cut the the foam boards for me (thank you, Sweetie), I used what felt I had on hand, Elmer's Spray Glue (thank you, Daughter!) and wala!   
UPDATE:  7-24-18  After a question on my blog recently, I realized that on this post I should have shared that these design boards are based on Lori Holt's from Bee in My Bonnet design.  I used her process, but changed the sizes, of course.  I'm sorry, newbie (at the time of publication) mistake.  I'm so glad that Christine from Stitch All Things asked me how I made them!  Thank you, Christine!  :)  You should check out her To Do Tuesday link up!  :)

My fabric is protected,  I have new design boards, and now my BOMs have a new home!

Do you see that bit of sunshine trying to fade my blocks?  Never fear!

When I'm not using them I turn them around to protect the projects.  

I'm linking up to Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication 

Let's Bee Social at Sew Fresh Quilts, 

Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation, 

Can I Get a Whoop! Whoop! at Confessions of a Fabric Addict and 

Finished or Not Friday at Busy Hands Quilts.

Happy Sewing Everybody!



I'll be continuing our Philippians Bible Study in the next post!