The Early Workbasket...A Good Rule!

Welcome dear needlefolk friends!

Another week has come and gone, 

but today is the first Friday of October,

which means I get to share another

Early Workbasket feature with you!

Today's topic will be on rulers ~

"measure twice...cut once"

This is a wise rule for cutting anything!

Cut improperly and the piece is ruined, it's

far better to double~check than to

make a mistake!

Most vintage wood rulers and yard sticks 

were a popular form of advertising.

This yard stick is a wonderful solid square style

with advertising on all four sides...

Bemidji Woolen Mills

P.O. Box 227   218~751~5166

Bemidji, MN  56501

Est. 1920

Manufactures of the 

Famous Dupont Certified Pillows

This next one is so cool...

A GOOD RULE...

"Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You"

The backside shows it was 

Compliments of 

The Coca Cola Bottling Co.

This next one is very special to me...

The first reason being that its says;

For the Ladies' Work Basket...so special!

And the second reason being...

The advertising on the backside,

Tharinger Macaroni Company was located in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin...my birthplace!

This sweet little six inch ruler has a special 

place in my workbasket!

The last one is a metal ruler gage...

It's great to have a slide gage ruler in your workbasket,

they come in so handy!

You can buy a modern version at any craft

store, or find a vintage one to make your work

basket extra special!

Hope you enjoyed today's topic!

The next Early Workbasket is

scheduled for Friday, November 4th.

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Things are slowly coming together on the

re~organization project to open 

my Studio on a retail level...

offering Needlework Goodes & Antiques!

All the major cabinets and such are finally

arranged to my liking...I'm now starting

to work on organizing displays!

I'll be sharing more photos in the next

week or so!

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Early morning at daybreak...

(photo taken by son Samuel)

A very chilly 49° October morning!

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Weekend Soul Food...

Wherefore, my beloved brethren,
let every man be swift to hear, 
slow to speak, slow to wrath:

For the wrath of man worketh not
the righteousness of God.

James 1:19~20...KJV

::)))::(((::

Wishing you a relaxing fun filled weekend!

Many Blessings,
Tammy

September's End...

Welcome dear needlefolk friends!

It's hard to believe that tomorrow will be 

October 1st!

Here in West Salem, Wisconsin we are already
experiencing some very chilly nights!

Today, I'll be sharing some local sights...

How wonderful, a country field of White Pumpkins!

Acorns are already starting to drop and those that 
haven't will be soon! 

Queen's Ann's is now dried up and ready for a long
winters nap!

Squirrel's are panicking...wondering if they have
enough nuts stored up to get through winter!

Almost in a confused state of mind...wondering which 
way to go!

Up or down, this way or that way?

Looks like up was the right way to go!

Even the cows are slowing down with the cooler days!

Content with all the lush green grass that the 
summer provided!

It's so nice how cattle huddle together to
keep warm on a chilly morning!

Love this old truck cast away long ago...no longer serving a purpose!

~♦♦♦~

Weekend Soul Food...

"While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest,
and cold and heat, and summer and winter, 
and day and night shall not cease."

Genesis 8:22...KJV

~♦♦♦~

It's time to start digging out my favorite
sweaters & hoodies!

Wishing you a wonderful harvest season,
Kindly, Tammy

Pins & Needles Pinpoke ~

Welcome dear needlefolk friends!

My sincere apologies for such a late post...internet 
connection problems due to yet another major storm!

But, like the old saying goes, 
"Better late than never"

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Little Sparrow Pinkeep Club Update...

The rain finally stopped...allowing me to chance to get 
a photo of the finished model!

"Pins & Needles Pinpoke" ~ Club kit #3

My fabric shopping went well, the three colors in
this print are a perfect match to three of the 
thread colors...love it!

Everything is cut, just need to go to the 
print shop next week.

The scheduled ship date for the club kits 
is on OR before Friday, September 30th.

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Every night I've been working late on the
re~organization project under way in my Studio.

I feel exactly like my squirrel friend...

Totally exhausted after moving, pushing and 
lifting lots of heavy furniture & stuff!

Lots of progress and starting to see light
at the end of the tunnel...yay!

Hope to start sharing some photos in 
the next few weeks.

Once everything is running smoothly, 
I hope to start posting again more often!

~:::~

This past Sunday was spent on a nice
relaxing country drive with my 
two favorite guys...husband Bill & son Sam!

Photos are compliments of Sam...

He is just so fast at taking drive by photos, 
unlike me who has to have everything perfectly
still before I can snap a photo!

Can you see the camouflaged sheep on the 
mound of hay? 

Barnyard friends having lunch together...love it!

Right in the middle of this country road was
this old dilapidated shed, the narrow road circled
around it...just like a turn about!

Love the weathered boards and rusty roof!

Here you can see better how the road circles
around it.

Frozen in time...two old fence post with barbed wire!

From this angle you can really see its age!

No two Sunday drives are every alike...endless country 
roads to explore!

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This past week Wisconsin & Minnesota have been 

hit really hard with monsoon like rains!

Farm fields are under water... 

Large round bales of hay floating after flash flooding!

We had water in our basement,
and the weather forecast is predicting more flash flooding!

~:::~

Weekend Soul Food...

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the 
most High shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty.

Psalms 91:1...KJV

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Hope you're enjoying Autumn's changing 
colors in your area! 

Sweet Blessings, Tammy

Little Sparrow Club ~ Sneak Peek

Welcome dear needlefolk friends!

I have a confession to make...I've been working

secretly on a BIG, REAL BIG undertaking!

The secret project is ~ a complete reorganization

of my Studio...sectioning off the back quarter of my 

building as my private design/work area, and allowing

the rest of the space to be reopened as an

Antique & Needlework Shop!

Right now it looks like a tornado has hit, 

complete mess, but little by little things are

falling into place!

More details will follow over the next several weeks!

~:::~

Little Sparrow Pinkeep Club Sneak Peek...

"Pins & Needles" Pinpoke ~ Club Kit No. 3

©2016 Scattered Seed Samplers

I hope you will like the lovely Autumn colors!

Club linen will include 36ct Edinburgh Summer Khaki.

Saturday, I'll be out fabric hunting for just the 

right backing fabric...wish me good luck!

It's never to late to join the club,

here are pics of the first two kits...

"Come Dance With Me" Pinkeep...Kit No. 1

And club Kit No. 2...

"Mend Thy Soul" Tailor's Roll

If you think you might be interested in joining,

memberships are still available through

my Etsy Shoppe...

To check it out click on the Bird above 

or HERE

The scheduled ship date for the new kit is

Friday, September 30th.

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Our big ditch here on the farm where we dump

grass clippings, weeds, etc. is completely covered with

wild volunteer pumpkins...

The last time we had such a huge harvest 

was about four or five years ago...the weather

conditions must be just right this year!

...it's going to be a great harvest this year!

Thank you kindly, Mother Nature for such

a wonderful gift!

~:::~

Look who I found on the hood of my 

White Kia Soul...

Probably thinking...she needs a car wash!

My, what BIG EYES you have my friend!

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Early morning sunrise photos

taken here on the farm by my husband...

Love the hills in the far background!

I was still in bed sleeping...didn't get to enjoy

these intense colors!

Goldenrod, so lovely this time of year!

My pottery crow keeps an ever watchful

eye on things here on the farm!

On guard 24/7

This is a landing pole for my feathered friends,

made by my dear husband!

My mother's old windmill, rusty, 

but still spinning with the winds of time!

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Weekend Soul Food...

Show me thy ways, O Lord;

teach me thy paths.

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:

for thou art the God of my salvation;

on thee do I wait all the day.

Psalm 25:4~5...KJV

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Wishing everyone a spectacular weekend...enjoy

doing all the things YOU love most!

Keep it simple, Tammy