Oma's PlaceEmbroidery Designs with a Message2023-08-01T10:49:05Zhttps://www.omasplace.com/feed/atom/WordPresshttps://www.omasplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.pngmonikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=27188082023-08-01T10:49:05Z2023-08-01T10:49:03ZSewing with a disability A few weeks ago, one of my granddaughters came over to our house to do some sewing. Not unusual for a grandmother and granddaughter who both love to sew, right? Well, in Saarah’s case machine sewing has become a challenge. You see, Saarah has multiple chronic medical conditions that make it hard for her to get around. She has developed a neurological condition…
]]>2monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=27155612023-06-12T21:46:21Z2023-01-19T16:09:40ZMany of our designs come with some kind of lettering or wording. From time to time customers write and say they are disappointed with the stitchout of the lettering part of a design. First, let me reassure you that all of our lettering is hand digitized with careful attention to good stitch-out quality. Unfortunately, that does not always translate into good stitch-out at your particular…
]]>1Paulhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=26685732023-06-12T21:44:56Z2022-08-09T19:15:08ZThis is a question we receive quite frequently! Wire Stands We do not sell them directly (maybe we should!) but we purchase them from Ackfeld Wire: www.ackfeldwire.com The stands we like to use: TABLE TOP STANDS Product number: 87757 – color black or gray 12×14″ stand (for mini quilts) 6×12″ stand (for banners) HANGERS/HOLDERS Product number: 88380…
]]>0monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=11890362018-10-12T12:35:40Z2017-12-31T15:21:54ZAs 2017 draws to a close, memories flood my mind and soul. Most prominent in my mind is the day that my life changed forever: March 29th, 2017, the day the Lord called John, my husband and best friend, to his eternal home. Life has been an emotional struggle for me since. My family and my friends have been there to support and encourage and the Lord has been my Strength and Comfort.
]]>14monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=9641442017-07-07T00:33:24Z2017-07-07T00:33:24ZIt was a lovely evening – the temperature in the low 70s, a breeze blowing. I sat on a bench in the shade and watched people passing me by and children play. Suddenly pain and grief came over me again, like a big ocean wave. As I was trying to formulate my feelings into words, I realized that I felt like a small sailboat out in the vast ocean – aimlessly tossed about by the waves of grief.
]]>7monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=9289542017-06-15T16:05:57Z2017-05-26T18:40:09ZOn March 29th of this year, I very suddenly and unexpectedly lost my husband of 40 yrs. He was my best friend, my greatest fan, my support and the love of my life. Life has been difficult since his passing and I often wonder how I can go on without him. But God gives strength each day and hope that I will see John again some day. One of my struggles has been to be able to sleep at night.
]]>10Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=1171952014-09-12T12:51:50Z2014-09-12T12:51:50ZMost likely you have heard it said “Bloom and grow where you are planted”, right? Well, this pumpkin volunteer plant has certainly taken that verse to heart. Look at it: Squeezed in from all sides, it continues to put on a beautiful show. How many times have we been squeezed from all sorts of sides and angles. With God’s help we can “bloom and grow” even under the most adverse…
]]>1Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=1072462014-08-27T15:40:09Z2014-08-27T15:40:09ZYou might know that we have two autistic grandchildren. Our grandson, Sid (almost 14) and granddaughter, Eliana (almost 9). Eliana stayed with us yesterday afternoon and night. It’s always a special time with her. Last night was no exception. She saw a new in the hoop birth sampler I had made. I used her name because we just don’t have babies in our family right now. She saw the pillow…
]]>6Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=806652014-07-16T00:24:54Z2014-07-16T00:24:54ZI am truly surprised that it has taken me this long to get back to blogging. Life sometimes puts a tenacious hold on one’s plans and dreams, doesn’t it? There are designs to be digitized, tested, written up and posted; there are family members who deserve to have special time devoted to them; health issues to attend to; and somehow blogging just did not make it to the top of my “to-do-list”.
]]>1Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=697742017-05-25T18:28:21Z2014-05-07T20:07:27ZI have been busy for a few days with making receiving blankets. Our church has a special tradition on Mother’s Day: new babies are dedicated to the Lord and prayed over by our Pastor and the church on Mother’s Day. As a symbol of God’s all encompassing love, the babies are gifted with a receiving blanket that has an applique foot with the church’s name on it. It also has attached to it a…
]]>1monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=632422014-04-27T00:40:43Z2014-04-27T00:40:43ZAs I was in my garden today trying to get rid of Quack grass and invasive Goldenrod, I noticed our granddaughter, Eliana, kneeling next to some tulips. She cupped the beautiful flower petals in her hands and could not get over the size and brilliance of the flower. To my shame I must admit that I had just walked by these tulips – hadn’t even noticed them in all my worry about trying to rid the…
]]>3monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=631582014-04-25T21:07:37Z2014-04-25T21:07:37ZMany months ago a dear friend from “Down Under” suggested I make a tote to carry a mug in. I have been thinking about it a lot and finally decided to see if I couldn’t do it by sort of “challenging” the 6×10 hoop. I am so pleased that I have been able to do it. This is just the cutest little tote – fully lined (not a raw seam in sight) and it’s padded to make sure the mug/cup won’t get broken.
]]>1monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=629712014-04-22T22:07:18Z2014-04-22T22:07:18ZWell, look what we found in our garden this morning…. underneath our turned over wheelbarrow. I suppose we won’t be using our wheelbarrow for a while!
]]>2monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=622662014-04-17T22:11:33Z2014-04-17T22:11:33ZTomorrow is Good Friday. It indeed is a “Good” Friday for all those who believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. The graphics for this cross were purchased from www.mygrafico.com (Cupcake Cutiees). While it is a reminder of Christ’s sacrifice for us, the original cross was far from being this pretty. 700 years before Christ’s coming, the prophet Isaiah predicted the Lord’s death for…
]]>1monikahttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=619112014-04-12T12:55:10Z2014-04-12T12:55:10ZThere appears to be a connection between gluten intolerance and autism. Eliana, one of our autistic grandchildren, has Celiac’s disease and cannot tolerate gluten, not even traces of it. She misses “regular” foods terribly and when she is with me we always try to do a little glutenfree baking. I, too, have a gluten intolerance – get terrific headaches from it – and feel so much better when I…
]]>0Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=617862014-04-11T12:37:28Z2014-04-11T12:37:28ZIt’s Spring break at Eliana’s school for autistic children and she has been with me during the day. We have had fun. Yesterday she wanted to learn how to sew a little dress for her American girl doll. I still wanted to get my daily 2 mile walk in and suggested that she look at links to AG doll free sewing patterns on Pinterest while I would do my quick walk. (Grandpa was home watching her…
]]>0Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=615362014-04-10T00:05:49Z2014-04-10T00:05:49ZThis past Sunday, our daughter Kristy, whom you may have read about in earlier post, ran her first full marathon. That may not mean much to many folks but to us, her parents, this is a HUGE accomplishment. Please allow me to share Kristy’s account of her Marathon in her own words. This is what she posted to her facebook page: For those of you interested… My first Marathon recap: The morning…
]]>0Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=613922014-04-08T20:35:22Z2014-04-08T20:35:22ZHave you ever wondered what goes into making an in the hoop design? I can’t talk for other digitizers, but I can tell you that it’s a lengthy process, even if the project looks easy to the purchaser. See this little tea pocket? Cute, isn’t it? Looks simple enough, doesn’t it? Well, first of all, you have to find the right graphics. I was very fortunate – Laurie of…
]]>0Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=49882014-01-25T11:59:46Z2011-06-30T14:01:14ZAs I was cutting my grass this morning, I noticed how the sunlight highlighted a little hidden corner in my garden. I thought it was so precious and wanted to share it with you.
]]>3Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=49592011-07-02T13:54:29Z2011-06-26T16:38:49ZHave you been wondering what I do when I am not digitizing or watching grandchildren? Well, another favorite pas ttime of mine is flower gardening. Although I must admit that with advancing age, it seems to become more difficult to manage all those plants and – WEEDS!! I am finding that Preen has been a great help in the weed department, but there are still quite a few areas that have not been…
]]>0Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=49302011-06-15T17:14:58Z2011-06-14T18:24:52ZI had intended to write this entry around Mother’s Day but then life happened and got in the way of my good intentions. As I am working on a design with the scripture “There is no greater joy than to hear that your children walk in the truth” (3 John1:4) my heart is filled with thankfulness that this is true of my two children today. It wasn’t always that way. There were years of deep…
]]>0Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=48382011-05-25T16:18:48Z2011-05-25T16:18:06ZI look at my autistic grandson – he is so ruggedly handsome – his hair tossled, a piece of flowery silk fabric wrapped around his neck, his beautiful big blue eyes with long eye lashes looking sad and semi pleading. On the one hand he hates parties, big gatherings of people, loud places; on the other hand, he longs to have connection with others, feel loved and appreciated – yet he doesn’t…
]]>1Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=47922011-05-10T20:58:36Z2011-05-10T20:58:36ZJust quickly wanted to share with you something I have been working on: A set of labels for twins. These are sooo cute. There are 10 designs in this set and I made them with burp pads, bibs, and blankets in mind. What do you think? I have also made a tutorial on how to make burp pads out of little guest towels. These are fun to make and really come together quickly, especially if you use my…
]]>1Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=47322014-01-25T12:08:43Z2011-03-28T11:50:25ZI haven’t written in a while – life gets so busy, doesn’t it? Today I want to share with you about a very special family. Krista and Josh Carson have 4 children of their own, one of which was born with Down Syndrome. The Carsons have felt lead by the Lord to adopt another child with Down syndrome and they need help financially to bring this baby (to be born in June) home to them.
]]>0Monikahttps://www.omasplace.comhttps://www.omasplace.com/?p=43192010-12-22T10:51:34Z2010-12-13T19:42:31ZWhen I grew up in Germany, the 4 weeks before Christmas, Advent were special. For those 4 weeks we gathered on Sundays to work on Christmas projects, listen to Christmas music, eat Christmas cookies, and hear my Dad read Christmas stories to us. There was something magical about that time. I have from time to time tried to renew this tradition here in Ohio but haven’t been too successful.