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Monday, February 13, 2023

Black tea (💕💕) Camellia

The plant that black tea comes from is called Camellia sinensis, and the leaves are usually dried and steeped in hot water to make them into a beverage. This can be cooled to create iced tea, but you can also make a wide variety of different tea blends with it, with options like Morning Tea and Earl Grey being very popular.




While it contains a wide range of chemicals, black tea is generally considered to be quite good for you when it is consumed in moderation. Along with caffeine, black tea also contains antioxidants, along with a range of other beneficial chemicals that can improve your overall health. 

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Love ❤️ 2023 Quilt Finished

 I like taking pretty good pictures… the display was nice. Auction value was $125.00….bid in $25 increments!!!

Donations yielded $175!!!  






Love ❤️ in Season 2023 Starting

 This has been a really super fun evening-dancin a Valentine fun and making friends!  Eye 2Eye Marriage asked me to make a donation quilt for auctioning and support!  About 11 days prior notice— good friends— I said yes


Here’s the prep work… a printed magazine pattern called Big Live.  Beautiful-HST’s!  Here’s the startup 

I knew I could pull out all scraps for quilt top


Then the backing was pieced…. Refused to buy fabric… yippee!  Batting on hand, binding is machine stitched

Longarm- I’m getting lovely 💕 on swirls and tips that stay smooth.  Thread and tension was great!

8 inch blocks…. 8 across… 9 down makes lap throw abt 68 x 79 (I think)



Sunday, February 5, 2023

Writin' A Book and Quiltin' A Quilt

 My current points of passion ...... 



all scraps.. pieced

a quilted panel:  baby boy gift!   Maimi Florida


Wednesday, January 11, 2023

So I Sew ~ 2023

 My second project 2023  full sized!  I’m anxious for backing and long-arm Quiltin Design (by me, of course)

New client friend collected Thunder T-shirts from 2008 -  2020 playoff’s Orlando FL

My major home construction/new pipes has placed me in hotel with a kitchenette 😇.    So I sew n quilt!!!






Monday, January 9, 2023

Bquiltin is my Therapy



Many years of Dr Lucy McBride, newsletters 
Four non-negotiables ….for good health /// Life more abundantly John 10:10.  

S = Sleep. Our brains and bodies can’t function without rest. Most humans need 7-9 hours. Prioritize it.

T = Talk. To loved ones, friends, a therapist if you have one. Externalize your internal world. Tell your story.

E = Eat. We need protein, fiber, healthy fats, and whole grains. Satiety on a regular cadence is critical for our bodies and brains. Experience it.

M = Movement. Walk, stretch, dance wildly and embarrass your kids. Whatever you need to connect with your body, just do it.



Friday, January 6, 2023

Mitigate Despair-Learn to Quilt!

Serenity Prayer: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Advice from a friend (Lucy McBride). 


In other words, mitigating despair requires:

  • Facing the fixed harsh realities of life (i.e. death, loss, grief, aging)

  • Coping with these realities as able (i.e. giving yourself permission to grieve; managing complex feelings with support as needed; prioritizing sleep, exercise, and good care of your body and mind.)

  • Directing our energy to the areas where we do have some control (i.e. relationships, hobbies, volunteer work, creating and enjoying beauty, leaning into joy.)

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Stalks of Flax as in Quiltin!

What is it?  It’s a Quilt ….a gift of function and beauty… of hands and heart—-and our quilts indeed have a story to tell!     A Scissor Tale!

The truest foundation of our quilts consist of the woman/man holding needle, threads and scissors…using our skills-creativity-imagination -our joys and hurts—— we make do. And we thrive all-the-more!



Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Easy -Iron of Scraps and UFO’s

 It’s been 7-8 days of pull out / review of fabric scraps ….  And unfinished-half complete quilt projects!!!



so scrappy and varied whites and cotton sewing!!

You know paper piecing is my mindless GO-TO FAVORITE THING TO DO!!!





Saturday, November 5, 2022

Bquiltin 2020 ‘Road 2 California

 My wonderful  iPhone featured // shared Ontario CA photo dated January 2020!  Seems soooo long ago B4 Covid-19!

My St Petersburg WCQN quilter (new friend) actually created this BLACK MAN quilt that I so admired!!!




Thursday, November 3, 2022

Show up -Relax -and Sew

 

                            I intend to appliqué my cuzin’s names on left lower border fabric

Life is good


                      This velvety Royal purple…. My cousin sent a box of ‘em to me to make him a quilt




                Crown Royal Quilt - Majestic 
   
Relax’n my feet
Remembering a good man!
The Paseo Districe OKC,,,,,, so pleasing to see and feel fall 

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