Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful you are here.

I am extremely thankful for my job ...

I'm thankful I located my sewing machine ...



This one was so very quick and simple ...
gonna have to make one for big girl too :)



I think my girls are thankful too ...



Miss Em's dress is an oliver + s "Ice Cream Dress" pattern



and I used Anne Kelle's Urban Zoologie fabric



Sweet :) ... fabric is Amelia by  Me & My Sister Designs





Okay ...
how many of you think the back should be the front ...
adorable, eh?



Most of all ....

I'm thankful for these two ...

May you find your thankful moments today too !!

Happy hugs and warm hearted wishes ~

Wednesday's Words

 

 

Would you believe ...

Would you believe I actually found and

got time to use my machine???

Proof positive! 

Front ...

 

Inside ...

Backside ....

Are you as impressed with the number of pockets as I am???

LOOOOOVVVVVEEE IT!!

 Of course, my daughters believe my new purse,

 Serves better as a hat :)

 Until I asked them to model :)

 They got them some poses :)

This pose is Emily trying to learn to skate with

her brand, new birthday skates

While her younger sister scoots by

on her brand new scooter ...

 

Results may vary ... and of course ...

This one innocently declares she's innocent!

And so goes life as we all take our hard knocks in this that we call our new life experiences.

I'm now off to start Big Girl #1 a new dress for school ...

I hope to bring back progress and pictures soon.

See the happy smile a small bit sewing accomplishent can give the heart???

Okay, it might have a teensy bit to do with the mongo-huge amount of chocolate, brownies, ice cream and flavored coffee I've resently consumed ...  therein the reason for my leaving the house for a few hours today while my darling dears went with their dad this morning
while I could still waddle out the door before
consuming the rest
 ... but that's our little secret!

I'm also working a deal with my very dear LQS owner to sew in her back room during my lunch hour since her shop is so close ... that might improve my mood too, possibly?

Did you Know??

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(As Borrowed from Madame Samm ....thanx!!)

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To get a Google email, you still use your own,

this just allows you to be set up to leave comments to win

You really don't want to be one of the over 1000+ visitors leaving comments who are what

NO REPLY BLOGGERS as that means there is no way to contact you

if you've won  something from the Wantobe Quilt Campaign .... Seriously?!!???

Here is what you can do:

All comments made on Why-Knot-Kwilt are automatically sent into my inbox, (which is why you get replies from me) ... if you don't hear from me, I am not ignoring you, I just can't reach you. If you have the correct settings in your Blogger profile, your email address comes with it, allowing me to reply directly to you via email. If your settings aren't correct, you are a no-reply blogger, and I have no way of contacting you.

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It's Here!

 It's here!! It's August 1st!!

 

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

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if you do not leave the name

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and yours

you will not

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email,

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If you do not have a blog you can still enter of course..

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Beauty ...

Some days, a girl needs to look to the brighter side of life ...

and find beauty in all that surrounds her.

So, today I welcome you to my home ...

home is truly where you hang your heart ...

Aren't the daisies beautiful?

I believe Meg Ryan said in "You've Got Mail"

"Daisies are the happiest flowers"

or something close to that :)

My Heart happens to hang on these two beauties!

My gifts from God which to me are beautiful beyond belief

and I am oh so very blessed and grateful for them... 

And, when mom's laid low with back aches or other ills,

we've move our "home" into mom's room ...

Then, some days, when the home and heart learn

that new doors must be opened as others close,

fabric retail is a must to warm a heart!

And, of course, a little chocolate added in :)

Beauty #1 asked for these colors for a new dress ...

And, fabric therapy shopping found this

 today for a second dress for Beauty #1.

Of course, can't leave out Beauty #2....

she likes purple and is entering kindergarten ..

how fun will this dress be :)

Found this adorable piece online for Beauty #2 ...

Very cute dress makings, I do believe :)

Here are the dress patterns I purchased for cutting up such

wonderful fabrics ... I've wanted the patterns for so long,

I figured I best be purchasing them to make before

Beauties 1 and 2 are too big to be wearing them :)

But then ....

There are just some days, when even

fabric retail therapy just doesn't cut it.

Today was one of those days.

But darn it all, a girl has to try!

Maybe I should've tried more chocolate?

:)

So I am here, thinking of all of you and being grateful that you

and this blog are in my life.  I'm grateful for every kind word

shared and exchanged, and grateful for the encouragment

and support shared so generously by each of you.

I wish each of you the beauty of whatever makes you smile!

happy hugs ~