My Favorite Schnibble from 2012

For the February 1 parade we are suppose to choose our favorite Schnibble that we have made. This is the first year that I have participated in the monthly Schnibble . I had a hard time choosing my favorite one so I narrowed it down to two.

I really liked Summer Day. I love the bright sunny cheery fabric.

I also really liked Doc. I really liked the French General fabric. The picture doesn't capture the colors well.

 I am linking up with Sherri .http://www.aquiltinglife.com/ and Sinta http://pinkpincushion.blogspot.com/

I really enjoyed being a part of this group last year. I loved each quilt that I made.

Wreath of Snow-Book Review

Christmas Eve 1894
 
All Margaret Campbell wants for Christmas is a safe journey home. When her plans for a festive holiday with her family in Stirling crumble beneath the weight of her brother’s bitterness, the young schoolteacher wants nothing more than to return to the students she loves and the town house she calls home. 
 
Then an unexpected detour places her in the path of Gordon Shaw, a handsome newspaperman from Glasgow, who struggles under a burden of remorse and shame. 
 
When the secret of their shared history is revealed, will it leave them tangled in a knot of regret? Or might their past hold the threads that will bind their future together?
 
As warm as a woolen scarf on a cold winter’s eve, A Wreath of Snow is a tender story of love and forgiveness, wrapped in a celebration of all things Scottish, all things Victorian, and, especially, all things Christmas.

I loved this story. It is a story of love and redemption.Restoration is at the heart of this story. Who doesn't need to know that restoration and forgiveness are always possible.? I love the author's gift of writing that brings the characters and scenery to life.

I received this book for free in exchange for this review, courtesy of the publisher.

Come To The Table- Book Review

The second in the Souled Out Sister's series, Come to the Table by Neta Jackson follows the lives of members of the "Souled Out" community church - particularly roommates Kat, Bree, Nick, Rochelle (and her son Conny).

Kat - a new Christian - feels led to share the knowledge she has about food and nutrition with the poor in her community, but must look to others in her church to give legs (and practical wisdom) to her ideas.  Along the way, a Kat/Nick/Rochelle love triangle develops.

Kat Davies is suddenly wondering if her good deed was a bad idea.

Kat may be new in her faith, but she’s embraced the more radical implications of Christianity with reckless abandon. She invited Rochelle—a homeless mother—and her son to move in the apartment she shares with two other housemates. And she’s finally found a practical way to channel her passion for healthy eating by starting a food pantry at the church.

Her feelings for Nick are getting harder to ignore. The fact that he’s the interning pastor at SouledOut Community Church and one of her housemates makes it complicated enough. But with Rochelle showing interest in Nick as a father-figure for her son, their apartment is feeling way too small.

But not everyone thinks the food pantry is a good idea. When the woman she thought would be her biggest supporter just wants to “pray about it,” Kat is forced to look deeper at her own motives. Only when she begins to look past the surface does she see people who are hungry and thirsty for more than just food and drink and realizes the deeper significance of inviting them to “come to the table.”

I enjoyed this book a lot. I love how impulsive Kat is with her ideas and how she is brought about to see the real need of people who were hungry. Kat has a good heart and is learning a lot about the Christian faith. In the beginning she is quite self absorbed but learns to really look at the needs and hearts of others. I look forward to reading more about her as well as the other beloved characters of the Yada Yada series.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

December Schnibble-Morsel

The December pattern was Morsel from Miss Rosie. This is another Little Bites pattern.

I made a pincushion and gave it away as a gift. I used scraps of different fabric lines that I collected from a quilt shop. I used buttons and tape measures (cloth ones) on mine. I saw one on a blog (can't remember whose that had used embroidery to write in friendship and I copied hers to make for a dear friend in Florida.I was even able to find the same material scraps that she used.I stuffed mine with fiber fill because I did not have access to crushed walnut shells. I could see why this would be addicting to make. I plan to make a bunch this next year. and hopefully one will get to stay with me. Visit  Sinta or Sherri to see the parade of Schnibbles.

This has been a fun year of making Schnibbles. I have enjoyed the assortment of patterns that were chosen from the big Hubble to the little pin cushion.