SEWING TERMS & WHATNOT

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING SO FAR?

Sewing seems simple, doesn’t it, they say if you can sew  a straight line that you can sew  anything, good thing for rotary cutters & rulers, right? lol! I came across this sewing book at an Antique mall, thinking it’d be so cute on display in the sewing room

there’s a chapter on sewing terms which made me laugh as I recalled when I first seen terms like TNT, OOP  & Muslin pop up

TNT PATTERNS: this popped up a lot & I gotta tell ya, I thought what is a TNT pattern, humm we have a cable channel with those letters lol! & yes I goggled it! lol! tried & true patterns, one you love to use over & over again, a duh! moment lol!

OOP PATTERNS : I pretty much figured this one out after  looked up a a pattern & it said not available OOP, there was those letters again , humm not available OOP gotta mean out of print, yea I goggled to confirm my findings lol!

don’t you just love the vintage pictures?

can you think of any duh! moments aww come on now I know I'm not the only one lol!my favorite duh! moment was when I seen where a lot were saying they made a muslin of their pattern, hummm now I knew that I knew what muslin was, I use it all the time for my dolls

my first thought was welll I could make something outta the muslin & it wouldn’t be a total loss cause I could still cut it up & make dolls with it, I KIDYOU NOT!lol !lol! then I seen pictures starting to be posted, with words like ,this is my muslin, humm looks like fabric to me I thought

but before I have that duh moment I watch for more post & there it was again muslin”ok so they are not using muslin as I know it! lol! yea I have since learned that “make a muslin first” means the use of an old sheet, a cheaper fabric before cutting up really expensive fabric

speaking of fabric,

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let me set the scene for you, I’m in JoAnn’s, a friend knows I went there, the friend calls & ask me to look around to see if they have sorbet on sale , now I will admit I’d never heard this as a fabric term but seeing's I was in a fabric shop common sense said it has to be  some type of fabric , Helen do you know what sorbet is? I am busting lol! as I say of course I know what sorbet is I use it for punch all the time! lol!finally I have to admit I don’t know what that is lol

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after I maintain myself as if that wasn’t enough for fabric lessons she then proceeds to ask about the sateen & adds & no I’m not saying satin! there is a difference, we still laugh about the sorbet & the sateen!yes there’s way more to sewing than just straight lines lol!

WE MADE DOUGHNUTS!

being blessed with an abundance of sweet potatoes you’ve got to get creative ,come on over to my cooking blog & see what we did with sweet potatoes yesterday!

http://cookingathometogether.blogspot.com/2013/10/cooking-with-sweet-potatoes.html

BORN TO BLOOM

SUNDAY SELECTIONS

“KEEP ON THE FIRING LINE”

1. If you’re in the battle for the Lord and right,
   Keep on the firing line;
   If you win, my brother, surely you must fight,
   Keep on the firing line;
   There are many dangers that we all must face,
   If we die still fighting it is no disgrace;
   Cowards in the service will not find a place,
   So keep on the firing line.
   • Refrain:
     Oh, you must fight, be brave against all evil,
     Never run, nor even lag behind;
     If you would win for God and the right,
     Just keep on the firing line.
2. God will only use the soldier He can trust,
   Keep on the firing line;
   If you’ll wear a crown then bear the cross you must,
   Keep on the firing line.
   Life is but to labor for the Master dear,
   Help to banish evil and to spread good cheer;
   Great you’ll be rewarded for your service here,
   So keep on the firing line.
3. When we get to heaven, brother, we’ll be glad,
   Keep on the firing line;
   How we’ll praise the Savior for the call we had,
   Keep on the firing line;
   When we see the souls that we have helped to win,
   Leading them to Jesus, from the paths of sin,
   With a shout of welcome, we will all march in,
   So keep on the firing line.

Keep On The Firing Line was written by Otis L. McCoy ,copyrighted in 1935 digest the words to this song, keep on the firing line, be brave, stand against all evil to win for God & the right

(Romans 8:38-39) says

For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,nor angels, nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other creatures shall separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus

in other words nothing should be able to keep us from the love of God, we have to live in this world & life does get us down at times more ways than one but we are to stay strong & get right back on the battlefield of our walk with the Lord

I’ve noticed spider Lilies are beginning to pop up here & there

as I noticed one in the middle of the yard as we approached the front of the church, my mind was flooded with sweet memories of my husbands grandmother who always had a row of them along side her fence, then I thought of how quickly it'd be gone with the next good grass cutting, but no matter how many times it gets cut down it always pops back up

that’s the way we are to be when this old world gets us down, when we feel we can no longer stand strong on the battle field, the enemy may knock us down but if we stand faithful & true we will stand again, if the little spider lily could talk I’d imagine she’d say you may cut me down but I’ll come back for I was born to bloom

so take another look at the spider lily the next time you come across one & remind yourself you were born to bloom so that those who walk in darkness may be able  to see the light

PINK SATURDAY

It’s been a while since I’ve joined the Pink Saturday bandwagon, I haven’t started decorating for Fall just yet, hopefully by next week, but for now I’d like to share with you some of my favorite past Pink Saturday post's

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Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly over at How Sweet The Sound so be sure to go by & say hello & visit& make new friends who are also linking up to the party

  http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!

WE HAD A LITTLE VISTOR TODAY

 

I really needed to look in the shed for some sewing supplies but this little guy decided he needed to be in the back yard more than me lol!

these shots were taken from the kitchen window,every time I tried to sneak out the back door to get closer he shot across the yard or went under the shed, I thought ground hogs only came out in Feb. to look for their shadow lol!

ENDING OF A PERFECT DAY

Sometimes  there’s nothing more soothing than just sitting & looking out across the river, listening to the sloshing of the water made by boats zooming by

then to watch the sun go down, aww how pretty is that

rock formation is beautiful, wild flowers growing out of it is even more beautiful

the simple things in this life are free, try taking a look around &embrace the beauty of God’s glory