A cidade dos Carvalhos

 A cidade de Houston e uma das maiores do Texas e ate do pais, porem nao e nada como eu imaginava das cidades desse lado do planeta, Houston em comparacao a Nova York, Rio, Sao Paulo e uma cidade bem pacata. O centro e uma area profissional ,mais por alguns anos a cidade vem tentando modificar essa impressao com novas  atracoes como teatros, shows,jogos, e ate um parque.

Uma coisa bem interessante aqui em Texas e ate no E.U.A., e que as cidades sao bem distintas ,como por exemplo temos o CENTRO, DISTRITO DOS MUSEUS, DISTRITO MEDICO e os SUBURBIOS. O centro por maioria e area profissional, o distrito dos museus e uma area sempre legal para visitar, o zoologico, museu de ciencias, museu de crianca .... O distrito medico onde tem muitos Hospitais e clinicas e algumas universidades tambem e suburbio e onde a maioria da populacao vive.

Porque Houston e uma cidade grande, trafico e distancia e sempre um problema por aqui. Carro e realmente uma necessidade, apesar que termos uma linha de onibus, porem tem que ter um carro para ir as linhas de onibus nos suburbios (as ruas nao sao realmente feitas para pedestres).Porem no centro e nos distritos e um pouco mais facil de pegar onibus.

Tirei algumas fotos do centro e algumas do distrito de museus.
O centro e bem distinto aqui.

 

O centro de Houston - Downtown

 

Os estadios de jogos profissionais estao sempre no centro.
O auditorio de musica e artes
As ruas do centro
Centro
Aqui uma foto do museu de arte
Dentro do museu de arte,gosto dessa visao de fora
Picasso

As arvores de carvalhos sao predominantes aqui,como ver sao manicuradas ,jardinagem e bem importante aqui.
A bandera do Texas. E chamada a bandeira do estado da estrela solitaria (The lone star state)

Gostou do passeio? Sempre queria compartilhar um pouquinho sobre o Texas. 

Quite time

Early in the morning I like to sit in our most comfy  chair and read my devotional and my Bible. I love those quite and meditative times. I usually add one other book as a study book related to marriage,children or about someone life. This month I am reading about Corrie Ten Boom, her book the Hiding Place(there is also a movie by the same title) is one of my favorites,so when I was looking for some biography in my local library I was very surprise to find a book about her title"Life Lessons From Corrie Ten Boom"by Pam Rosewell Moore. Mrs.ten Boom has a excellent sense of humor, and is a very good story teller. I have been very bless to read about this woman, her strenght is a inspiration, but I must tell you, one must read to understand from where does her strenght comes from. Guarantee she will touch your life.

"There in prison I saw things from God's point of view. The reality of God's love was just as sure as the cruelty of men"  By Corrie Ten Boom,on Tramp for the Lord                

   

 

 

My inspiration is her and a pick on her little world

 

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She is my muse, my inspiration, my beautiful girl. Her room is her little world, she sits there and dream,creates,sings,sews...is fun to be a child. 

The Quilt Market

This year I had the chance to work at the Quilt Market, I enjoy the experience so much that I hope to work more  days next time . From my lunch area I was able to take those pictures of the booths.

The quilt market are for the retailers,is not open for the likes of me. But I found this part of the Quilt Show more appealing, since I like fabrics so much, here is where ones can see what comes next, what is new and even get to meet some of( my favorite )the designers.

This booth looks so lovely I just had to take pics

MODA, isn't their display so cute ? 

I love Oliver+s , their patterns are so sweet!

If you go by their blog they have some cute patterns for free ,my favorite is the Lazy days skirt .

Michael Miller Fabrics.

Their booth was amazing, and all the workers  were wearing wigs.

The little dress above is so darling(sorry not the best pic).

more about this booth here.

Modik patterns

Anna Maria Horner, I met her and she is so sweet and really personal !

Her fabrics are so soft! I WANT SOME!!!!

Amy Butler.

Here is just a few that I could see, my legs were really hurting going around ,but was so worth!!!

Later I will post some of the amazing quilts in display at the show...

Good Memories

 I can't believe that sewing have been one of my favorite things for about 4 years right now,I just love the idea of making things out of my hands...
 I am not really big in sewing for myself,but I love sewing for  for my little daughter and some dear little friends. How couldn't I ? Is so fun to mix and match colors for children, is so fun to make little dresses and little skirts, and kids don't look for defects,right? Not to mention all the beautiful fabrics and patterns out there!

Skirt pattern by Fabritopia

My child is always happy to have a new skirt,...the bad part is that everytime I am sewing something she thinks that is for her.
Toda as vezes que costuro algo minha filha pensa que e para ela.

I must say that I been blessed in family ,a family that loves to sew. Unfortunelly I didn't appreciate that much when I was young. I did love everything that my mom sewed for me,but I never had a intresting in watch and learn...they try, from my mom to my nieces they all try to teach me,I am thankfully the did because of those "trys" I went back to those sweet memories of watching a new dress been put together for me,my childhood pictures with beautiful handmade dresses(one day I need to post a few of those pictures),so now I want those same memories for my own child too!
Na minha familia todas as mulheres sabem costurar,porem eu nunca tive interesse,porem quando tive minha filha,minha memorias dos vestidos lindos feito para mim trouxe um desejo em mim de fazer roupinhas para ela tambem,e quem sabe ela tera lembracas e aprenda a costurar por causa das memorias dos vestidinhos que eu fiz para ela !
             Right now is such a exciting time to learn to sew and even learn some fun tricks from the experts of the sewing world, from those 4 yrs ago ,I have been blessed to have family  and friends guide me , and to buy books and patterns that has helps me to get a little better everytime I try a new thing,and the internet with some amazing blogs too...so fun !

 So why do like to sew? Do you have a story? I would love to read...
Porque voce gosta de costurar? Voce tem uma estoria tambem? Eu gostaria de ler...