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Pillow and Quilted Blanket for My Grandson

Pillow, quilt and monkey for my grandson

Here are the pillow and quilted blanket I recently finished for my grandson’s rocking chair. The pattern is one I designed and had printed through Spoonflower.com. The pillow is made from two printed squares of cotton ultra which were sewn together and stuffed with polyester fill. The quilt is made from a meter of 54 inch polyester minky which is the softest material I have ever sewn. The stuffed animal monkey was a gift from a good friend. I don’t think she will mind if I pass it on to my grandson. I’m planning on making another pillow/quilt for the newest female member of the extended family. That pattern will be different. Monkey design on quilt

More Flowers From Our Garden

Our garden is growing beautifully and each day there is a new delight to meet my eyes. Here are a few more blooms for you to enjoy.

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Spring Garden Bounty

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Here are some flowers from our garden. My husband is the planter and I am the enjoyer, but I want to share. white peony Pathway with peonies Garden nook

Ode to the Dandelion

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Ode to the Dandelion

O, why do we so malign
the humble dandelion?
And why do we still persist
to cross it off our list
of the plants we much admire
and toss it in the fire?
Although it’s not a native,
worth is qualitative.
Had our ancestors foreseen
that we would so demean
and dismiss its varied use,
they’d think us quite obtuse.
The dandelion is fine
as a delicious wine
or tossed into a salad
as a green it’s valid.
When vitamins are needed,
keep your lawn unweeded
for the friendly flower
that pops up by the hour
answers many woes;
much more than you’d suppose.
So puff that dandelion!
Send those seeds a-flyin’!
Bless all those smart forbearers
that brought the gold tassels
from Europe’s homes and castles
to medicate their ills,
ward off many aches and chills,
supplement their diets,
keep their digestions quiet,
dye their bows and laces,
and decorate their places.
The weed we most despise
is a blessing in disguise.

Finger Puppets for the Truck Page

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These are the finger puppets I made to go in the truck for the quiet book. The top ones are of the carrot, corn, peas and tomato. The one below it is the farmer. I am sorry there is so much glare in the photos, but I think you can see what I intended. Finger puppets were a challenge because the details are so small but they were fun to make. 2016-05-03 23.04.03 The book is now finished and bound so all I need to do is take it to my grandson and see if he likes it.

The Train for “Things That Go”

I was a bit stumped about making a train. Then I remembered that I had bought some plastic mesh canvas. I cut out the sides and ends of each of the cars and sewed felt to it. I thought about using buttons for the wheels but worried that they might pull off, so I made the wheels out of grey felt. I used an empty thread spool for the engine and covered it with black felt. I attached velcro between each car so that the train would stay together when it was pulled. I sewed bias tape to the bottom of each car so that the elastic could be threaded through it and the elastic is sewn together on the back of the felt background. Eventually the pages that back each other will be sewn together around the outside edges so the sewing won’t show. The train isn’t beautiful, but it does move on the elastic along the short track.

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Train Page for “Things That Go”

I am presently working on the quiet book page about trains. This is the train track, tunnel and background for the page. All I need now is to make the train. Hmmm… that will need some more thought. Trains ride 2 2016-04-13 16.27.32 My plan is to put part of the train through the tunnel on a length of narrow elastic cord much like the car on the car page. I want the train to be more three dimensional though.

More”Things That Go” Pages

I have added three more pages to the quiet book for my grandson. The teddy bear comes partly out of the rocking chair. The jet plane can “soar” along the elastic and the fish can jump out of the waves. I’m having fun thinking of ways that the objects on the pages can move. I think that it will make the book more interesting for a one year old boy.

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Things That Go:Another Quiet Book

I have begun a new quiet book for my youngest grandson all about transportation. Here are a few pages.

A Hymn for Salvation

It Took The Blood of Jesus

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It took the blood of Jesus to convict me.

It took the resurrection to set me free.

I’ve drowned my past forever beneath the waves;

Now I live in Jesus, because I know he saves.

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It took the blood of Jesus to save my soul.

It took the resurrection to make me whole.

My pain is all surrendered to God who saves;

My sin is gone forever, buried in the grave.

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It took the blood of Jesus to make me pure.

It took the resurrection my wounds to cure.

I know to God forever, my life I owe;

When He calls me to heaven, I will gladly go.

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I have begun a new quiet book for my youngest grandson all about transportation. Here are a few pages.

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