Smile anyway

Kirk Franklin - I Smile Lyrics *

I dedicate this song to recession,
depression and unemployment.
This song’s for you.

Today’s a new day, but there is no sunshine.
Nothing but clouds, and it’s dark in my heart
and it feels like a cold night.
Today’s a new day, but where are my blue skies.
Where is the love and the joy that you promised me
tell me it’s alright.

(I’ll be honest with you)

I almost gave up, but a power that I can’t explain,
fell from heaven like a shower now.

(When I think how much better I’m gonna be when this is over)

I smile, even though I hurt see I smile,
I know God is working so I smile,
Even though I’ve been here for a while
I smile, smile..
It’s so hard to look up when you look down.
Sure would hate to see you give up now.
You look so much better when you smile, so smile.

*You can get the lyrics in their entirety from http://www.songonlyrics.com/kirk-franklin-i-smile-lyrics

Sew forth and smile on

Silent Sunday - Getting in the mood

It's time again ...

Fold and Sew Quilts

Three things to be happy about:
(1) short cuts
(2) sharing
(3) eating leftovers

Hi all - Today I wanted to share this You Tube video I thought you'd enjoy!




Sew forth and sew on til later!

Keeping it alive

Three things to be happy about:
(1) friends and family
(2) technology
(3) playing "remember when"

I want to share a video with you today that I talked about here.  Antoinette Ford, founder and President of Double Nickels theater company, created a You Tube video that pays homage to senior quilters, and the art of quilting itself.  Toni believes that quilting in it's purest form should not only be kept alive, but also kept in the forefront.

Enjoy the video; it was made partly at a senior center in Southeast Washington, at our Wee Bee meeting, and in Sandy Hassan's quilting studio.





Sew forth and sew on til later!

Thought for a Thursday...

Why can't we all get along!





Eye doctor appointment this morning -  his receptionist told me she was the only one in the office on Monday, so she left after an hour or so... sew forth and sew on til later  :o)

Silent Sunday

5-minute block

The ultimate stash buster

A great way to end the year - more stash busting ideas!

Silent Sunday

Carol of the Bells - enjoy!

21 years

This amazing video sequence opens gradually—frame after frame captures a tiny baby from the first day he entered the world at Harrogate General Hospital in Yorkshire, England. Then it races forward and literally becomes a life flashing before our eyes through pictures that Ian McCleod took of his son, Cory, essentially every day of his 21 years.



Sew forth and sew on
Linda

Too easy not to share

I wanted to share this Missouri Star Quilting Co. tut on making your own ironing board surface - super easy!

Binding a quilt

For some reason the binding is my least favorite part of a quilt -- go figure!  You'd think after a lot of piecing, joining, measuring and what have you to make the top, the binding should be a piece of cake.   I found this tutorial by Missouri Star Quilt Co. on YouTube that I want to share... I like the way she makes her binding strips by pressing each one in half before joining.  Enjoy!

The Color Purple

I recently downloaded The Color Purple to my iPod.  Although I've seen the movie several times, I've never read (or in this case listened to) the actual book.  I was inspired to share this video - enjoy!

Silent Sunday

Amazing animated optical illusion - enjoy!

Silent Sunday

Thanks to Charlene for sharing this video with me - enjoy!

Easy friendship braid quilt

Three things to be happy about:
(1) clean laundry
(2) taking your time
(3) sloppy joes


Hi everybody - just a reminder that my giveaway ends Saturday! Get happy... you might win!


I was looking for an easy pattern to use a lot of 2-1/2" strips and I found this tutorial by Missouri Quilts that I wanted to share - enjoy!

Silent Sunday

Things that make you go...

... whatever!

I went for loc maintenance yesterday; my loctitian shared this with me:






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One for the Money

... thank goodness!

I saw "the" movie yesterday at White Flint and I have four words to say:  DISS A POINT MENT - sorry Maddy!  It wasn't just my opinion either ... my friend thought it would have been okay as a TV movie.  I agree! 

As we were leaving the theater and I was on my way to the restroom, this little lady rushed up to me and said "what did you see??!"  When I told her it was One for the Money she says "oh! I saw that this week, I was sooo disappointed!  I've read the entire series and I was looking forward to the movie, but I felt like asking for my money back!" 

So there you have it - three people's opinions  :o)  But if you want to know what I think is the best part of the movie?  I think it's the trailer...




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Evening edition - hallelujah!

I saw this on Yummy Yumz blog and just had to share it - it's never too late for a hallelujah!

This video from the small Yupiq Eskimo Village of Quinhagak, Alaska, was a school computer project intended for the other Yupiq villages in the area. Much to the villagers' shock, over a half million people have viewed it.




Sew forth and sew on...

Evening edition - Radio City Christmas show

I hope Santa was good to you...

I love these toy soldiers, please use the link below to see the video; it kept freezing on this page!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWejiWlqG_o&feature=player_embedded#!