Philippians 3:12 Scripture Application Like Paul, I certainly attempt to love, to serve and to know Christ, but know my efforts are imperfect. Sometimes my list seems -and is - overwhelming resulting in inaccurate negative thoughts: "I fall short!" or "I can never be good enough." Then these lies are forced back by knowing that every day, He works in us - every day is a learning opportunity in Him. So, I'll relax with my Big Brother - Jesus - knowing that He has already taken hold of these - and us - on the cross. Prayer LORD, thank You for reminding me that when I'm hard on myself, You are gentle, when I'm expecting too much of myself, You are accepting of my sincere efforts, when I'm discouraged, You encourage me, when I'm happy, You dance with me! Father, teach me to dance even more! Let's dance together! Amen. Pretzel Quilt Process So, after communicating with Janice and reading her post about the Pretzel Quilt, here's my process! First, I laid out all my supplies: the pattern, the project board and sewn pieces like this. The wood piece is my future DIY portable ironing board. I'm going to use this as a large project board Then, I realized I needed the pieces laid out like this instead. I blocked off each part of the pattern so I could focus better. I laid out my pieces in groups of four so that I could make a full block. I carried my board to my sewing table and placed my project board on my rolling storage cart. And, wala! My first "big block" was finished! It's funny, I did try to sew and talk on the phone with subsequent blogs. Not a good idea. Janice said, "Don't get distracted." She was right. My seam ripper and I spent some quality time together..... :) I'm linking up to Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt Main Crush Mondays @ Cooking Up Quilts Moving It Forward Monday @ Em’s Scrapbag