The Blended Blog: A Hexie kind of Day

C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional

Saturday June 28, 2025

"Looking unto Jesus."-Hebrews 12:2

    It is ever the Holy Spirit's work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus; but Satan's work is just the opposite of this, for he is constantly trying to make us regard ourselves instead of Christ. He insinuates, "Your sins are too great for pardon; you have no faith; you do not repent enough; you will never be able to continue to the end; you have not the joy of His children; you have such a wavering hold of Jesus." All these are thoughts about self, and we shall never find comfort or assurance by looking within. But the Holy Spirit turns our eyes entirely away from self: He tells us that we are nothing, but that "Christ is all in all." Remember, therefore, it is not thy hold of Christ that saves thee-it is Christ; it is not thy joy in Christ that saves thee-it is Christ; it is not even faith in Christ, though that be the instrument-it is Christ's blood and merits; therefore, look not so much to thy hand with which thou art grasping Christ, as to Christ; look not to thy hope, but to Jesus, the source of thy hope; look not to thy faith, but to Jesus, the author and finisher of thy faith. We shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul. If we would at once overcome Satan and have peace with God, it must be by "looking unto Jesus." Keep thine eye simply on Him; let His death, His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou liest down at night look to Him. Oh! let not thy hopes or fears come between thee and Jesus; follow hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.

    "My hope is built on nothing less
    Than Jesu's blood and righteousness:
    I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
    But wholly lean on Jesus' name."

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

A Hexie kind of Day

First I'd like to thank Madame Samm our leader and Debby Kratovil our Hexie Queen (queen of hexies she is) cheerleader. She has kept us all on tack this summer.

Warning: Hexies CAN BE Addictive

Hexies I've never made them...thought they were cool, but never made any so when this tour came open I said, "Why not" sew I purchased a nice Hexie ruler and boy did it Rule me as you will see..

Did I mention this is a very nice tool to have?
My first two original projects...completed

mug rug

table topper

back side of topper

front/back

Then it was sew addictive I went on making hexies...

his new home

oops error....rip out time

there all better

This project isn't finished because it is growing into something bigger as I add more to it...I want to add an appliqued bone and ball also want to do some embellishments, embroidery highlights, to the dog. not sure where it is all going. I just know it is growing....hehehe maybe he'll be done in time for a Christmas present for my daughter that is a dog lover.

For my other daughter that is an owl lover....Here again this project new; not quite sure where it is heading sew it is incomplete. Just know it will someday, hopefully sooner rather than later, become something. wink, wink everyone says "Hexies are addictive" guess the bug got me too. Sew there you have it my hexie addiction.

Be sure to visit others on the blog tour. Some have giveaways.

Wednesday, August 28

Adventurous Quilter

Scraps of Life (you are here)

Sew and Sow Farm

Kwilty Pleasures

Just Sew Quilter

Marjorie's Busy Corner

NitaDances

Pig Tales and Quilts

Quiltscapes

Livinbluequilter

Sew We Quilt

The full schedule is here. Just in case you missed it and want to visit everyones blog

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