Monday's Strength: Song of Songs 3:2. Machine Embroidery and Scrappy News! Book Date Reads! To Do Tuesday.

 Monday's Strength: Song of Songs 3:2

Continued study of some of the verses shared in Lynn Austin's Until We Reach Home.

In this book, Sofia and Ludwig speak different languages. All they have is their Bibles and basic drawing skills to communicate. He/she would find a passage that explains their thoughts and share that passage with the other. As their time to separate nears, Ludwig shows Sofia this verse to reassure her that he will find her.

Wednesday's Word. Pressing On. Wednesday's Wrap Ups. I Like....My Daughter, Bags and Pouches!

Wednesday's Word. 

Many of us take refuge in the Lord, especially during times of trials.  Yes, how many times do we hear an internal voice whispering these or similar discouraging words to our spirit?  And how many times do these words hit their mark and drive us to despair?  

A Sweet Gift with Hip Stitch's Help.

A Sweet Gift with Hip Stitch's Help
As a young mother of four ages one to seven, my daughter is an active young lady!  She quilts, sews, researches all manner of quilty and kid topics as well as makes me wonderful gifts!

Today I wanted to show off something she made me.  It was a Schlep Bag using the So Sew Easy Schlep pattern from Sentimental Stitches.   While in Albuquerque, I visited a cool fabric shop: Hip Stitch  (more on them later).  They had created an awesome kit for this pattern at an extremely reasonable price.  
The only change we made was to make the handles black.  

Look at what my daughter made for me!

Isn't the fabric so hip!

Ha!

It lives up to the shop's name:

Hip Stitch!

The opening measures 20.5" and 

the bottom is 18".  

The depth is a generous 18.5".  

It's the perfect weekender, 

quilting bee tote

 or 

for just schleping around size!

Check out the lining fabric!

 We did go ahead and switch out the handles for black fabric.  

I love how my daughter 

used red thread to jazz it up a bit!

 She had a bit left over from these fabrics to create these pouches.  

I love me some pouches!

One day I have to show you my collection!

I am so grateful 

to have such a 

gifted and generous daughter!

As I said before,

she's one of the people 

who inspired me to sew!

Hip Stitch

Ok.  Hold onto your hats!  If you are in Albuquerque, NM and looking for 

- modern "hip" fabrics, 

- friendly, knowledgeable staff, 

- inspiration and 

- laughter, 

you must visit Hip Stitch!

While visiting Albuquerque, NM last fall we popped in and wow!  It was such an amazing experience!  How I wish I had taken pictures!  But there are plenty on their website, which by the way so accurately describes their fabrics as "sassy"!  Just look at my schlep bag!  They have an online store as well!

I purchased the kit for the schlep bag and this cool glasses fabric!The rest of my purchases was for my daughter. 

Oh!  Why didn't I take pictures of the  store as well as of the purchases I made for my daughter.  But, alas, it's all good.  Yup, you know what's coming:  

In my next post

I'll return to our 

regular programming schedule of our 

journey into Philippians and

sharing my own projects!

Thank you for allowing me to brag about 

my daughter 

and

share about Hip Stitch!

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Moving It Forward Monday 

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