FREE Cross Stitch Pattern - God's Covenant Rainbow

Folks be trippin'. Can I get an "Amen"? :)

I am so grateful that not only has God promised to NOT wipe everything out with a flood again, that He HAS also promised to keep us from the wrath that is to come. 

And daily I pray, "Save all who would be saved and come, Lord Jesus!" Sometimes I add, "cuz it's getting crazy down here!"

Anyhow, I am grateful for His promises, mercy and grace to us!

I have been wanting to do a rainbow cross stitch pattern for a year now and it finally came together this weekend. I did two different versions. 

One with my fun, bright, 1980's colors! And another that is a more "modern" rainbow with muted colors; however, after stitching it up, it looks very 1970's! 

Groovy!

*** Click here for the bright 1980s rainbow. ***

*** Click here for the muted modern rainbow. ***

Be blessed,

Ann :) 

Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” 

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” 

God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

Genesis 9:8-17 ESV

PPQ Strawberry SAL

Don't we all just love Melisa over at Pinkern Punkin Quilting???

(There are lots of links to her blog below, so please click on the underlined phrases.)

Well when she posted her latest strawberry designs, I knew I just had to stitch them all as a 9 patch quilt like her Spring bluebird SAL and Autumn squirrel SAL from the last two years.

UPDATE: finished! 💚🍓💚🍓💚

Original post:

Yesterday I finalized my fabric, floss, and pattern placement. 

Here are the colors I picked:

Update: I added 605 for the light pink.

My fabric is a 14 count white aida from Hobby Lobby that I dyed with Rit dye (aquamarine I believe). It is barely big enough, but I plan on sewing fabric around the edges. 

Here is the placement of the patterns:

Update: the bottom row will be Shortcake, Quilt, and Ice Cream.

Click HERE for the Ice Cream pattern as well as links to the other 8 patterns.

I tried to place them in order of berry picking! (Berries, picked, eaten with cream, made into jam, and then pie and cake!) Yummy! She states that there are two more that will be released, so I'll add them on the bottom row. 

The first 7 patterns are linked in THIS blog post on Melisa's blog. And today she has a strawberry parade of several other patterns!! Soo berry cute!

Oh no! I may have to add the Strawberry Picker somewhere on my piece!!! I love him!

I even made a little zipper fob yesterday for my project bag. 

I'll be posting my progress on Instagram and if you decide to join in, please use the hashtag #PPQstrawberrySAL so I can see your work!

So excited to start this! Thank you, Melisa!!!

UPDATE: finished! Love it so much!

I added a little cow's head to the milk bottle. It is from Melisa's Spring on the Farm pattern HERE.

Be blessed,
Ann :)

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

TUTORIAL Bible Word Study

On the weekends, I spend some extra quiet time studying the Bible. 

This morning, I was looking up the Lord's Prayer in the ESV on my phone and noticed Paul used this same greeting in at least 7 of his letters. Hmmm time to look up some of those words!

Below are the notes I took from using a concordance. Don't be scared! It is easy and insightful.

Here is how I look up different words in the Blue Letter Bible app.  

I use this app on my android phone. In the "olden days" of the 90's, I used a giant Strong's Concordance book. 

First, go to the passage and tap the verse number.

Next, select "Interlinear" from the menu that pops up.

Then scroll down to the word you want to study. The columns are (left to right) the Greek (New Testament) or Hebrew (Old Testament), the Strong's number, and the English word.

Tap the Strong's number of the word about which you want to know more. 

I usually tap the speaker icon to hear how it is pronounced and then look at the "Outline of Biblical Usage."

The outline for "Grace" is so beautiful!

Keep scrolling.

Then it will show some stats and finally the Strong's definition. After that is a listing of where that Greek (or Hebrew) word is used.

Doing this frequently and with several passages truly brings God's Word to life! 

I'm currently in a group that is studying several Psalms and am really enjoying learning the differences in God's names/titles and in Psalm 27, seeing the difference between God's temple, shelter, tent, and house.

I have more pictures on my Instagram if you're interested. 

I hope this encourages you to spent time in His Word today. 

Grace to you,

Ann :) 

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."

- 1 Cor. 1:3

FREE Cross Stitch Pattern - A Little Home SUMMER Sampler

I have been working on a series of sampler patterns for almost a year and finally have "A Little Home SUMMER" to share with you. 

This is my little dream home that I've been doodling for years. Lately, moving out of the crowded, noisy suburbs has been sounding very appealing. A big flower garden and a handful of sully animals with a huge dose of peace and quiet. Perfection. 

*** Click here for the COVER page. ***

*** Click here for the COLOR pattern. ***

*** Click here for the BLACK & WHITE pattern. ***

Look at the tiny kitty!!! And chickens! And a garden of white daisies, pink coneflowers, and crazy purple things. 

Hopefully I can get the other 3 in my little series stitched up soon!

Have a peace-full day,

Ann :)

"May the God of hope 

fill you with all joy and peace in believing,

so that by the power of the Holy Spirit

you may abound in hope."

Roman's 15:13