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Weekly Word - Romans 5:3-5, My Reading Life, To Do Tuesday, Gratitude Journal from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

May we always remember

Hello Everyone!

It's been a fantastic sewing week! I've finished a bunch of projects and continue to work on more. The Road Trip quilt has been a challenge, one that I would probably stack in the UFO pile, but I'm glad I'm sticking with it!

I finished two great books and am eager to continue with my current reads.

Summer temps are rising, but that didn't stop my husband and I from enjoying a pleasant morning on our back patio.

I hope you had a great week and enjoy this post ...

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Weekly Word: Psalm 25:2 + Books, Stitching and Gratitude! from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There!

Thank you for stopping in today! I appreciate the time you take to read this post. It's been a beautiful weekend spending time with my grandchildren, my husband, my son and long conversations with my daughter. It's been wonderful.

I pray you all are safe and content in your lives. So dear friend, please pull up your favorite chair and beverage and enjoy your time here.

Here's is an index should you have a special interest you like to read first!

The Weekly Word - is a short devotional that sometimes becomes a Bible Study series ...

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Pieces in the Garden Final Assembly from Melva Loves Scraps

This post is a bitter-sweet... Here are the final instructions for the finishing of the Garden Row Quilt. When I was auditioning fabrics for the final border and binding, I tried a wide variety of options. This quilt with so many small blocks was so busy I had a difficult time finding anything that was acceptable to me... Until I tried the bold, bright solids. These are not a typical choice of mine, but when I placed them on the design wall my eyes (and mind) were pleased with the "calming effect" that they brought to the blocks. My eyes ...

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Weekly Word: Encouragement + Books, Stitches and Gratitude! from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There,

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you are doing well! This week has been for us with highs in the 50's and lows in the 20's! Between RSV, the flu and COVID numbers going up, I've been hibernating except for essential errands. The winter storms are certainly causing havoc across the nation, aren't they? I hope you all are safe and warm today/tonight!

I hope you enjoy this post, especially my Slow Stitching squirrel: crocheted Christmas ornaments, some fun Christmas audiobooks I've been listening to and a fun song to get ...

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Pieces in the Garden - Jacob's Ladder - Block #12 from Melva Loves Scraps

“Bride’s Quilt”

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.

After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will ...

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Weekly Word: Thankfulness + Books, Stitches and Gratitude! from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There,

It's been a wild week as we came home from San Diego, babysat for a few days and went right into Thanksgiving! In the midst of all of our activity, thankfulness has been on my mind.

I would be remiss if I didn't add you, my faithful readers and friends, to my gratitude list. Your comments, support, friendship and prayers are a blessing to my life! On that note, a big shout out to Quilter Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for showing me how to fix my spellcheck issue with blogger! You can find the solution ...

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Thanksgiving Tea with Tressie & Forrest from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to teatime with TT... Tressie Teegarden. Today, we chat with Tressie (and Forrest) about their memories of Thanksgiving... grab a cup of tea and settle in.

Grandma, how did your family celebrate Thanksgiving when you were young? Did you have guests?

We had big dinners. Turkey, pies and the works. There was always a big group of relatives. Mom did most of the cooking.

Grandpa, what about your family?

We always had a big turkey dinner and sometimes there were 30 people there. A lot of the time it was in Stonewall at Auntie Bob's. My mom and ...

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Weekly Word: Honoring Our Veterans + Books, Stitches and Gratitude! from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There,

Happy Veterans’ Day to all of our veterans who so faithfully and heroically served our country with courage and determination! A special hug to my Dad, father-in-law, husband, friends and many family members who served.

Here's is an index should you have a special interest you like to read first!

The Weekly Word - is a short devotional that sometimes becomes a Bible Study series.

My Reading Life - is filled with current, completed and upcoming reads as well as an occasional short review.

Stash Report and To Do Tuesday is where I'll share share stats regarding my ...

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Pieces in the Garden ~ Broken Dishes ~ Block #11 from Melva Loves Scraps

“Bride’s Quilt”

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.

After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will ...

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Teatime with TT ~ Halloween ~ Bonus Block Flittering Leaf from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to teatime with TT... Tressie Teegarden. Today, we chat with Tressie (and Forrest) about their childhood memories of Halloween... grab a cup of tea and settle in.

Grandma, when you were a young girl, did you go Trick-or-Treating on Halloween? What did you dress up as?

Yes. (We would do trick-or-treating) but we didn't really dress up. We would bundle up because it was always cold. One year the Stone's had a party.

Did you carve a pumpkin? Did you make scary faces or happy face pumpkins?

Yes, we always carved a pumpkin. I usually made happy ...

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Pieces in the Garden ~ Wrench ~ Block #10 from Melva Loves Scraps

“Bride’s Quilt”

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.

After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will ...

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Teatime with TT & Heather from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to teatime with TT... Tressie Teegarden. Today, great-granddaughter, Heather, shares the memories that stand out the most in her mind. Her top three are as follows:

The box of chocolates on top of the fridge...

This is a popular memory! Karri recalled the chocolate box as holding some shells that were used to serve appetizers.

Heather remembers that before these boxes were "repurposed" they were on top of their refrigerator. It was an older (and shorter) fridge, and she was able to reach up and get the box to choose the chocolate of her choice as a near teen ...

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Pieces in the Garden - Noon & Night - Block #9 from Melva Loves Scraps

“Bride’s Quilt”

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.

After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will ...

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Pieces in the Garden - Wedding Ring Day - Block #8 from Melva Loves Scraps

“Bride’s Quilt”

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.

After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will ...

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Weekly Word: He WILL Restore + Books, Stitches and Gratitude! from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello there!

How are you? Thank you for stopping in especially after my unexpected blogging break the last two weeks of July! After deciding to fix my other knee,

I've been packing in as much time with family, friends and grandbabies as I can. Hence, there's been little time for online activities. More about that in the Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer section below.

For now, let's move onto the post!

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As my weekly posts are jampacked with lots of fun mini- articles, here's is an index should you have a special interest you ...

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Teatime with TT and Rebecca from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to another Teatime with TT... Tressie Teegarden. Fix yourself a cup of tea and come sit with us! There is a special discount code for a 15% discount purchase from Cornerstone Tea who is partnering with me for the Pieces in the Garden Sew Along. The code will be at the bottom of this post.

Rebecca is joining us today. She is our youngest daughter and the great-granddaughter of TT. When I asked her what memories first come to mind when she thinks of Grandma T. she shared this...

Her favorite color was yellow. She let everyone know this ...

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Pieces in the Garden - Spools - Block #7 from Melva Loves Scraps

“Bride’s Quilt”

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.

After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will ...

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Teatime with TT & Wendy from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome to Teatime with TT... Tressie Teegarden. Today Tressie's niece, Wendy, is stopping by to share some of her most special memories... Grab a cup of tea and join us!

I loved her so much! She ALWAYS remembered my birthday with a Story Book Doll every year. Though minus the mantilla I still have the Senorita she sent me from her trip to Mexico! I wish I still had the rest. But, in high school I worked a Santa Clause Shop and was appalled at the quality of gifts! A church friend and I pounced on everybody we knew ...

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Pieces in the Garden - Steps to the Altar - Block #6 from Melva Loves Scraps

“Bride’s Quilt”

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.

After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will ...

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Teatime with TT - Bonus Block - Love from Melva Loves Scraps

“Bride’s Quilt”

Once upon a time, there was a little girl, who wore a bow in her hair. When she grew up, she began a friendship with a young bachelor. As the hours and days passed, they began to look at each other with stars in their eyes, and as their love grew, they thought about taking steps to the altar. So, the young girl got out her spools of thread and made clothes to get ready for their wedding ring day.

After they are married, some of their times together will be bright as noon and others will ...

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