Pumpkin Wallhanging Tutorial

 Lisa E. shared a pumpkin wall hanging she created on one of the facebook groups I am on and I was inspired to make one like it only smaller.  Here is a tutorial on how to make a 7"x22" wallhanging!  Find a FREE pdf download at the end of this tutorial.

Material list:

5 orange fat quarters
1/2 yard of white background
brown scraps for the stems
green scraps for the leaves

Directions:

1. Cut 1-1/2" strips from each of the orange fat quarters.  Sew them together lengthwise using 1/4" seams. Press the seams open.  Cut the strip set into one 7-1/2" piece, one 5-1/2" piece and one 3-1/2" inch piece.
   
   
   
2. Cut four 1-1/2" WOF strips from the white background fabric.  From one of the strips cut a 14" piece and remove 1/2" lengthwise from the strip.  Then sub-cut the remaining 1" strip into twelve 1" squares.
   
   
   

Good thought for the day

 

A Challenging BOM

 I'm in month 3 of the ForeverMore Block of the Month and have finished the toughest block yet.  The quilt is made up of many different blocks, each using tiny pieces of fabric.  This block I'm most proud of though.  All the points match!

ForeverMore BOM has begun

I'm happy to say Month 1 of the ForeverMore Block of the Month is finished!  I'm having a great time sewing tiny blocks again! There were 4 of those in month 1.

Update July 9th:   Month 2 is finished as well!

Happy 4th of July

 

5 QOV tops to finish by Wednesday evening

 I thought I'd update my blog with the task for this week.  I have 5 Quilt of Valor tops to work on before our QOV group meets on Thursday morning.  Here's a photo of the one on my frame this afternoon.  I'm using a pantograph called Star Streamers on each of the tops.

Ode to Sewing Machines #30

 Many of you follow my "Ode to the Sewing Machine" posts.  We've all seen the ads on craigslist, ebay and elsewhere.  The clueless sellers give those of us who sew a belly laugh, or two!

No one in their right minds would continue reading, but who says quilters are in their right minds, so here's installment #30...

"Really nice"   I'd say it's "Eww"

This one was on FB Marketplace.  I'm sure she has people 

running right over there for this one!

The seller has had this one for sale for 17 weeks.  It's no wonder,

we don't know the brand and the only picture is the back of the machine.

Update: Sept. 1, it has now been for sale 25 weeks and still no takers.

Kenya Missionary Suffers Home Invasion

Our close friend, Steve Ostergaard, —a Kenya missionary originally from Durham, NC—was brutally attacked in his home Sunday night by someone he knew.
The two attackers stormed through a door as he let his puppies out for a last run around the yard. They beat him severely and hit him over the head with an axe, took his wallet and cash, and ran off leaving him to die. God is obviously not finished with this servant!

Steve experienced a fractured skull and forearm requiring extensive surgeries. Kenya hospitals are not like American hospitals. They demand payment in cash. He was in intensive care in Nairobi.

Please pray for Steve, his wife Pat and for his healing injuries. (Steve is pictured on the right in both pictures and his wife Pat is in the second one.)

Steve Ostergaard and his wife, Pat, are missionaries working in Kenya in Africa, since November, 2019. Their ministry works to display Christ's love by creating sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty in the developing world through social business, education, and discipleship. Steve and Pat are working with locals to develop and support the community through a dairy farm, a girl's school, and a food bank for the impoverished.

Update from June 16th: SteveO had a successful surgery yesterday to repair a part of his skull that was broken off in the attack. Praise the Lord for the update also that his jaw was bruised, but not broken! He is resting in the hospital. Thank you for your prayers and support.

June 18th: He was released from the hospital to save money, he will recover from home.

A note came from Steve today (June 19th), he says "All surgeries were performed Tuesday, 15th, successfully repaired my broken skull,and compound fracture of right arm. My jaw was cut down to the bone, so it appeared to be fractured, but fortunately, only stitches were needed. i got out of the hospital on the 17th, and hadn't been posting for security reasons. The bad guys are still not in custody. My biggest concern now is head trauma related, brain swelling and infection, seizures, etc. All of which God has spared me so far."  Please keep Steve in your prayers!