God Bless The U.S.A. May we never forget that day..

God Bless The U.S.A. May we never forget that day..


by Beatrice Gevin on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 8:40pm
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I remember walking into my daughter house asking her if she was ready to go. I

was taking my daughter the cancer center in Erie, and was to watch my

grand-daughter when we got there..hoping & praying for good news for my

daughter.. And she says, mom listen something happen on the t.v. and we wacthed

together as things where unfolding right in front us. Just listening to all the

horriable news that the World Trade Center had just blown up. We thought we

where all under attack right than no one knew what was going on. So we had to

make it to her appt. and news was all over everywhere and we where just all in

shock and all I wanted to hear that day is that my daughter was cancer free so

she could be here to raise her son & daughter. My heart was heavy & so

breaking so for everyone that was at the world trade center & than for the

other plane that went down in Pa. also. And not knowing what was going to happen

again I thought this could be the end of the world. I prayed for God to Bless

The U.S.A. and to help all those you had gone threw that day to help others and for all

the famlies who loss so very much that day. As the day went on and the sky was so very silent & nothing but stillness in the air. I was wonder & thinking of all who lost their life's that day & days after that. What would I do if I lost a loved one. I do not think I could go on. But that day I had to be thank-full to God for the doctor that giving my daughter the good news that she was cancer free that day..but my heart was so very heavy

broken for all who lost so much that day. I will never forget that day. I will

always be praying for God To Bless The U.S.A. As I write this ,relized that I

made a quilted wall hanging in memory of my dad serving our country in WW11.

A fabric with red white & blue with big yellow flowers with stars & stripes with the words," GOD BLESS THE USA". Also I put 3 photo's on the quilt, one of a little baby trying on he's

daddy big shoes on, likes he's in a hurry to grow up. And a soldier kneeling at a cross

who has losed a loved one. And my father in he's wheel chair at the V.A.

hospital in Erie Pa. in hospice care a few weeks before he died, on Dec.6,2009.

I will be entering this in the Albion Area Fair this year! 2011 the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11th.as I am finishing it up on that day, in honor of all we have lost and are fighting for... "God Bless The U.S.A.

May we never forget that day. To stay strong to the end. Amen!

Found a give-away!

I found this give-away, I would like to share with you all at Knottie Stitchers! Check this out at.. 1 Choice 4 Quilting will be giving 1 lucky winner this adorable little quilt kit featuring fabrics by Anna Hooey called Sherbert Pips. TOO CUTE!


PLUS - TWO lucky winners will win a copy of this awesome book!

Enter Montego Batiks giveaway!

Sew Fabulous Quilt Shop is having a wonderful give-away of Fabulous"Montego Batiks" April 2011 Giveaway so check it out & enter to win! :)

Star Blocks Done! for Moda...Just One Star Challenge

Got both my red& blue star blocks done! For the Moda Challenge>> has put together a challenge to piece , quilt and bind 100 quilts in 100 days using the Flag of Valor pattern by Minick and Simpson.

These quilts will be given to wounded soldiers & their families. I was truly challenge on this block..lol my first time using a pattern for quilt blocks. I enjoyed the challenge!

A Free Donation

I got a call tonight! >>"Have Something For You" Just come down, have very nice light blue fabric for to make boy shirts, for your shoe-boxes. Ok, I'll be right down! Yippy Fabric! Oh< Ya<...But, didn't dream of getting this much! Oh, Ya!!..got a box & three bags! that I pick up for FREE!! I will be using alot of this fabric to make clothes for the shoe boxes for little girls & boys all over the world! Thank-YOU!!:) so much for the great donation, of Fabrics. God Bless YOU! Aimee :) We can always use FABRIC Donations!

New Store in Town! Shopping!

After our last Knotty Stitchers meeting I had ran into town to dry some clothes and found myself checking out a new store that open up! And here are some photos of what I found and brought back home with me!

I also fell in love with a basket that I didn't get at that time, then dreamed for two day of it. So had my daughter take me back into town today, praying the whole time that the basket would still be there. To my amazement, it was! Thank-You, God!:)

I'm so happy that this new store has open in our little town!

I got the whole outfit done today! Was able to show it to the girls at our knottystichers group today! I'm pleased with it!I excited to make more outfits! And, Yes!!..Aimee I willing take any pretty small printed fabric to make some more cute outfits for girls..also looking for some fabrics for boys clothes too! And if anyone has any elastic 3/4 "..I could use some. thank-you, Bea.

Little Girls Top for Shoeboxes!

I will be working on making some little outfits for to send out to little ones all around the country. I will post more about that at later time. I haven't made a little dresses,since my daughter was a little one. So I will be busy for a while! Thought I'd post the first top that made! Also if anyone would like to donate, fabric, elastic, or trims,toward making them just drop us a note! We will be making, little boys & girls things to send out, sizes 2-14.. thank-you.

I'm Excited !!

Hey, girls I just entered a great give-a-way for some beautiful Moda Sunkiss Fabric at 1 choice 4 quilting Go check it out and enter for yourself! Aimee has already won a give-a-way from this blog.

"Monkey Shine!" Quilt

I started another monkey quilt for a baby boy! This blue sky fabric with Monkey swinging with bananas,was donated to me from my daughter, Henrietta. The bright banana yellow fabric was donated to me from my step-daughter, Aimee. I bought the white fabric with the blue and yellow daisies along with the blue fabric for the back of quilt from a discount store! The brown fabric with the colorful butterfly I bought from, Joann fabrics!

 

I named this baby quilt.." Monkey Shine" Thanks to both my daughters, I was able to put a quilt together for a dear family friend of mine.This quilt is for their first grand-son!

My Spring Collections Of Fabric 2011!

I thought I'd post some of my Spring Collections Of Fabrics for 2011. Hope you enjoy looking at my wonderful collection!

Birthday Surprises!! :)

I had a wonderful surprise from my step-daughter, Aimee for my birthday she got me a gift card of $20.00 & we went to Joann Fabric a week before my birthday, so that I could go get some fabric!! And we went for Chinese Food..had a wonderful day! thank-you, Aimee!!:)

My daughter, Henrietta gave me a birthday card with money & postie notes to buy fabric, how sweet..so she took me to Joann Fabrics to buy some fabrics too! also to lunch a Sub-Way..loving it!

I have the most wonderful daughters in the world that final know what I love, Them & Fabric..Thank-You both, I love my Girls! MOM

Monkying Around with Baby Quilts!

I've been very busy making pink baby quilt for my sisters first grand-daughter, that will be born in May 2011!

I named the quilt "Candy Cotton Monkey" It has monkey,with butterflies & poke-a-dots, in pinks.

There is a butterfly on back of it, with a little nursery rhyme..

Birdies are pretty singers
And Monkeys are happy swingers
Crafted by Beatrice Gevin busy fingers

Baby Blankets being made! :)

Here are some of the baby quilts I have put together for local hospital!

Our sewing group is putting together another tote of blanket to send out this New Year 2011 ! :)
We have sent out 2 totes last year 2010. Hope you all, like checking out what we enjoy doing! May it be a wonderful New Year! :)

Christmas Gift ! The History of "Apron"

I received a really darling bib style apron from Edith, my sister-in-law, at our Christmas Party! In the pocket I also found a matching pot holder and a poem about the history of aprons. My daughter, posted all the photo's & fun we all had.. and ask me to post the poem that was in my apron. So here goes....

The History of "Aprons" 
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I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron wast to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children tears,and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks,and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many of perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood where brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folks knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace the "old-time apron" that served so many purposes.

REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her home baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.

They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron- but love...

I really do enjoy reading this, it brought so many memories of my childhood growing up with my grandmother's & how they used their aprons. I remember apple peeling that my grandmother would give me while we where waiting for a pie to bake. And so many tears wiped from my eyes when some one would hurt my feelings. I will wear this lovely  apron that Edith made me with pride of knowing that I will be there for my grand-children in the same way when needed. God Bless the hands of a seamstress for there is joy to be had by many! Thank-you, so very much Edith. May God Bless..love you, Bea.