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Embroidery
Needle News Volume 179 - November 20, 2009
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Jackie`s Weekly
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(King James Version) Proverbs
2:1-11 1My
son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and
apply thine heart to understanding; 3Yea, if thou
criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4If
thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD,
and find the knowledge of God. 6For the LORD giveth
wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 7He
layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk
uprightly. 8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and
preserveth the way of his saints. 9Then shalt thou
understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. 10When
wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding
shall keep thee: Psalm 96 1O sing
unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
2Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his
salvation from day to day. 3Declare his glory
among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 4For
the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
5For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the
LORD made the heavens. 6Honour and majesty are
before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7Give
unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and
strength. 8Give unto the LORD the glory due unto
his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9O
worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
10Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the
world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the
people righteously. 11Let the heavens rejoice, and
let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
12Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein:
then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 13Before
the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the
world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. |
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me privately at Jackie@oregonpatchworks.com |
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Time to sign up for November's Designs! Here is one of the designs in
November's pack. There are two gift downloads on the catalog page (click
this image) |
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Customer Projects
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Did you know that
you can submit project images that you have created with designs
from OPW digitizers? And, if you submit your project, you will be
entered into a drawing and could possibly receive more than 70
designs? Yes, you can! Send in a large, high-quality image along
with a description of your project, a note on the designs you used
and your experience with using them, and any other information you
would like to include, and you’ll be entered into the drawing.
Submit as many as you would like, too! Click the link below for
complete information. |
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Enter the Project Contest
HERE |
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This Week's Project Entries |
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Hi Jackie, I finished the
wallhanging for our grandson, using Emerald Originals photostitch design as the
centerpiece. Love the way it turned out and am attaching a photo.
Thanks to you and
Beryl, it really is a one of a kind! Four of the planes came from BFC-Creations
and the other four are from EmbroideryFriends. |
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See Emerald Originals
HERE |
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Click the image for a larger view. |
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Sneak Peek - coming soon! |
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Molly Mine |
Hennessy Embroidery |
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Cab Driver
(Author unknown) |
I arrived at the address and honked the
horn. After waiting a few minutes, I walked to the door and knocked..... "Just a
minute," answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged
across the floor. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in
her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a
veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940's movie. By her side was a
small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for
years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on
the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a
cardboard box filled with photos and glassware. "Would you carry my bag out to
the car?" she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the
woman.
She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb. She kept thanking me for
my kindness. "It's nothing," I told her..."I just try to treat my passengers the
way I would want my mother treated." "'Oh, you're such a good boy," she
said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, "Could you
drive through downtown?" "It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.
"Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice."
I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. "I don't have any
family left," she continued in a soft voice.. "The doctor says I don't
have very long." I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. "What route
would you like me to take?" I asked. For the next two hours, we
drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as
an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her
husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in front of a
furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as
a girl.
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and
would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. As the first hint of
sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now."
We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like
a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.
Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous
and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her. I
opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already
seated in a wheelchair. "How much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching into her
purse. "Nothing," I said. "You have to make a living," she answered.
"There are other passengers," I responded. Almost without thinking, I bent
and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly......"You gave an old woman a
little moment of joy," she said. "Thank you."
I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.. Behind me, a
door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life. I didn't pick up any more
passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought.. For the rest of that
day, I could hardly talk.. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one
who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run,
or had honked once, then driven away? On a quick review, I don't think
that I have done anything more important in my life. We're conditioned to think
that our lives revolve around great moments.
But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may
consider a small one.
PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID ~BUT~THEY WILL
ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL. |
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Last Month's Winning Project
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Pauline wins an entire month of STGN designs -
her choice of 70-100 top quality designs for entering and winning our Project
Entry Drawing! Get busy... maybe YOU will be next! |
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See Florence
Collection
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See Paisley
Pirouette 2
HERE.
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Hi Jackie, I thought you might like to see this
quilt which I made to celebrate my 80th birthday in June of this year. Although
I finished the quilt in time I felt it needed some handquilting added to the
machine quilting to make it really great and so I have been handquilting each
night for the past three months. I finished it a few days ago and put it on my
bed. I used Design By Janet Sansom's Florence designs together with some Paisley
Pirouette 2. The designs stitched out beautifully, I had no problems with them
at all and I just love the intricate and complex stitches in them. They were not
too dense so gave me no problems with stabilizing. I really enjoyed making it.
Pauline in England |
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