Stepping Out

Crazy Quilt Block #7  2016


working and progressing through the crazy quilt blocks

Sewing little stars and beads, working different stitches....

working in red, white, blue with gold accents for the colors of the USA, during 2016 this election year...

And trusting in God alone as I step out to volunteer for the campaign...

bow

working on Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2016

Garden theme Textile Art panel for Exchange

The finished "Garden" theme textile panel for the exchange sponsored by Emma. Title is "Light in the Garden".  Thank you for looking!

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 
2 corinthians 4:6

Working In Progress Wednesday Quilt & Colmar Block Embroidery

Work is continuing on the small panel for the exchange sponsored by Emma; this is an up close photo of the newly sewn diamonds without tails ...a big thank you to Karen H  of faeries and fires BLOG for...

for her helpful tutorials, this one helped me with the diamonds

and embroidery embellishment on Colmar Block 2 continues

:) thank you for visiting!

there really is peace ~

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.  john 16:33  

WIPW-Wednesday Quilt Block progress, Colmar

continuing with Block 2 of Quiltmania's Colmar mystery blocks 2015; this has been a wonderful challenge ~

I have begun adding the appliqués, so that I am ready to begin the embroidering ~and then, trapunto

I am linking with esther's blog for this wonderful wip wednesday,

and  praise daily, especially remembering this week, The Saviour's finished, complete and perfect work on the cross - no more work in progress - we add nothing to it - it is complete in Him.
All praise and glory be to God :) we are saved by His grace, not by works lest anyone boast 

- and how we do like to try to add works into the mix...nope - 'tis all His grace.  Hurrah!

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ephesians 2:8

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel... 2 Timothy 1:8-9

Quilt progress, Geese Flight, WIP

this week I have progressed on the 2nd block in Quiltmania's mystery quilt

learning to do my first flight of geese block

and then progressing on a "panel" for an exchange  (France, open to all)

:)  I am thankful to have this opportunity to post what is in progress - it really helps me keep moving ahead and pressing on...and learning...continuing to learn and to grow

glad to be back 2015

(beginnings of new quilt project for 2015 - more to come)



 yes! a new computer !  so now, I can get back to posting (more) I hope~!

Firstly, a big thank you to Queenie at QueeniePatch for posting photos and adding "color" to the narration of the International Quilt Show in Tokyo this past week.  This first post of hers focuses on the charity quilts!  Please read through and scroll down to see the different selections of beautiful and cute blocks.  

photo by Queeniepatch

She took photos of the quilt block I had sewn and donated to be part of the charity quilts that are sewn together, displayed and then auctioned off.  I am so glad I participated...and I look forward to participating again this year as well~!

photo by Queeniepatch

see more of the wonderful handwork from the Tokyo International Quilt Festival here and here too

posting to Tokyo

I am ready to send off the block I made for the NHK sponsored "Partnership Quilt", part of the Tokyo  International Great Quilt Festival, which occurs every year in January.  This is the first year I am participating, and it is thanks to Queenie that I first heard about it, and was encouraged to participate :)

I lived two different times in Japan, did several years of business (in my younger years) flying back and forth between the USA and Japan, and have a very very dear love for Japan and the Japanese.






the theme this year is "Cute".....what came first to my mind was dandelions and a particular fabric I have with dandelions on it....

                           can you see the bits of dandelion puffs?











last year there were 10,519 blocks received, and 82 quilts made and auctioned off for charity ...I am so honored to be a part of this enterprise. 

To God be the glory :)

The quote on the quilt is
 1 John 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.