Joy's Jots, Shots & Whatnots

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Deuteronomy 11:15 ESV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 17 May 2026 17:20:48 +0000

Fun Fri~ Let the Hand Quilting Begin

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:47:04 +0000

Tues Tutorial~ 1st Daughter 2026 BDay Card

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Just type in "dog clipart" (for my dog loving daughter) into a search engine and you get several images to give you ideas.

There was one close to this idea, but I gave it a bit of a twist to try to be my own. Thanks to the person that had this one line idea.

FYI, years ago I took a 101 art class for my elementary degree. We learned about several types of art. Two that I remember were Pointillism and Single Line Art. I wondered then, who really uses those? Guess what? They do come in handy for fiber art.

Stitch length 1.5 to tear away paper more easily.

I still like the control with the straight foot

instead of the free motion.

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Matthew 11:28 ESV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fun Fri~ Expanding Grandmother's Flower Garden

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

According to my research,

A "Grandmother's Flower Garden" consists of

2 rounds making a flower,

set together with one other fabric.

The days of my grandmother, set their flowers apart

with white.

Today, any color is used.

I chose this peach color that new Mommy's today

seem to like.

I was short of fabric for 5 hexies.

I did have fabric to piece 5 of them together.

It was common for our grandmother's to

piece together pieces,

because they usually made these

Flower gardens with fabric of old clothes.

This is what was left over.

Even though they look like large pieces,

they actually were not big enough to cut a whole hexie.

Now to even out the edges.

The hardest part, because it twists my brain.

Each night I go to bed,

I tell myself I'll have the top done in another day.

Somehow that doesn't happen.

The top was to be done in my plans by April 30!

I need to have it hand quilted by May 24.

Will it happen?

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Proverbs 27:19 EASY

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fun Fri~ Grandmother's Flower Garden Keeps Growing

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Fri, 01 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: James 1:4 GNT

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Wordless Wed 426~ Getting Ready to Welcome New Great Grand Daughter

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: 1 Samuel 17:45 NKJV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Tues Tutorial Tip~ Hiding Pin Ends to Stop Stabbing

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:09:00 +0000

When binding a quilt,

I only use 1 pin ahead

to hold down the binding

as I hand stitch.

I got so tired of that

one pin stabbing me

when manipulating the quilt.

Here's the tip I use.

Bury the tip of the pin,

in between fabric layers.

Push the pin as far in as possible

(more than here)

so you don't accidentally

push it in further and still stab yourself.

It's saved me from a lot of

surprise stabbing.

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Psalms 104:14 ASV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Luke 24:8 NKJV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:40:00 +0000

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Genesis 32:28 NKJV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:19:00 +0000

Fun Fri~Triangle Scarf w/ Border from Knitted Dish Cloth Pattern

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

I have so enjoyed

knitting cotton dish clothes

during this past winter.

I started making them

for a house warming gift.

Then, as long as

I had the cotton yarn

I kept going.

Here's the simple pattern.

One day I was watching a You Tuber

making a triangle scarf.

The beginning stitches

seemed very complicated.

Realizing the beginning part of the

dish cloth was a triangle,

I wondered why a scarf

couldn't be that simple.

The dish cloth pattern

has a border I really like.

So I pulled out a soft yarn of a

spring color.

It does remind me of the "new"

Christmas green too.

So I started with the directions of the

dish cloth

through row 2

and just kept going.

Did not move on to Row 3.

I kept increasing and

got to where I had enough

to bind off.

This is what I had left.

Actually, I went a row to far

and had to undo a row

then bind off.

I have no idea

how many rows were knitted.

So there is a simple triangle scarf

with a border

knitting pattern for you.

Have fun.

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Proverbs 13:15 ESV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:06:00 +0000

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: James 2:17 ASV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Wordless Wed 425~ Mr. Gs Man-O-War Shots on Cocoa Beach

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Taken in 2016 or 17?

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: 1 Thessalonians 5:3 CEV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Quilt Shot 193~ Echo Block: QOV 2026 Block

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000

The QOV National Sew Day

was the first Saturday of February the 7th.

Unfortunately, our's was canceled due to icy travel.

I only managed to make one block.

This is this year's QOV block.

It's very easy, and very versatile.

This block makes a beautiful border for a panel.

The center block can be scrappy for a whole quilt.

You can find the directions for this block

HERE.

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: 2 Corinthians 10:17 ESV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Fun Fri~ House Warming Knitted Dish Clothes

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:07:00 +0000

Had a member at church to move into

her first home.

So, time was spent during the frozen snow season

on the couch using up the leftover cotton yarn.

My favorite quick project

Knitted Diagonal Dish Cloth

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Psalms 46:1 ESV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

These were the last Bible verses,

Mr. G noted on his phone

without knowing he had limited time left.

The following is a picture of my journal

after a sermon we both enjoyed very much.

It's a bit late,

but if you'd like to make some potholders

click
THIS LINK.

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: 2 Timothy 2:4 ESV

noreply@blogger.com (JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/) — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000