Tuesdays Treasures

Todays treasure is very special to me , when my granddaugther Aylssa was only eight years old she drew this Santa on a piece of construction paper with chalk and her Dad allowed me to take it home and trace it off and I made this wall hanging from her sketch . Alyssa was not aware that I was doing this . Every line on this Santa was hers , if you click on the picture to make it larger you will see some stitches I did around the eyes , she had those in her drawing as well as all the lines in the beard which I made individual pieces for .The only thing that is not in the original drawing is the holly leaves I placed on his hat . Oh she also had added the snowflakes on the side so I embroidered those in . I think it is awesome not my work but her work , she has a lot of talent for eight years old don't you think ? She is now 15 and a musically talented young lady but I know deep inside is an artist just waiting for another opportunity to show the world .Love you Alyssa!
Thanks to Melody for hosting Tuesdays Treasures and to see more treasures go here .
Have a great Tuesday.
Sheila

Crazy Quilting Friday

Todays block has a lighthouse in the center a common site here in Nova Scotia ,the rest of the block is a miss match of whatever I had on hand ;-0
The little Christmas wall hanging is a pattern I won at the retreat I attended in Oct . It is designed by 2 Easy Designs and is called Santa Came . It is only small measuring less than 8"across and 18"down , so perfect for that little narrow space . I uesed mostly brushed cottons or flannels for this , scraps I had on hand and guess what it didn't even make a dent . I think my scraps are playing tricks on me the more I use the more I seem to have :-D
Have a super Friday .
Sheila

Sewing basket

Are any of you familiar with designs by Nancy Halvorsen , well I love her work and when my friend showed me an Art to Heart book with lots of neat sewing items in it I knew I just had to own that one, so the first time I seen it I bought it .This basket was my first project from that book , it is huge ,much bigger than I had anticipated but then I guess I didn't take the time to read the dimensions . I also learned that a heavier interfacing would have been better but overall I really like the pattern , it would be perfect for beside your sewing machine with the project you are presently working on inside ready to sew along with all the tools you will need for that project .There are pockets for scissors, thread ,rotary cutter as well as miscellanous items . Then of course there is the pincushion and small scissor holder that can either hang on the outside or the inside . The name of the book is "Sew Necessary "by Art to Heart and as I said the designer is Nancy Halvorsen . I also made a needlecase which I will show you all later .
Have yourself a Sew Happy Day:-)
Sheila

Wednesdays Flowers

Surprise !! I have finally made some hexagon flowers , it has been weeks since I made any but on my flight to Saskatchewan I had a stop over that lasted  a few hours so I sat in the airport and made these flowers , I may have gotten more made if I had been smart enough to prepare more but at least there are five new flowers in my garden now ;-)
To see even more beautiful flowers why not hop on over to visit Karen and see what others have added to their gardens this week . Happy Gardening !
Sheila

Tuesday's Treasures

Thanks to Melody Tuesdays Treasures continues for our enjoyment and interest .This week I wanted to share this very special tea set that my oldest grandson Christopher gave to me ,I use the tea pot everyday and love it .To see more treasures be sure to stop by and visit Melody .
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day .
Sheila

Cesar

I had the very good fortune to attend the Dog Whisperer show while visiting my son .It was truly amazing , he is so talented , humorous and informative . We had great seats just two rows from the stage which made the experience special . Our seats allowed us to stay after the show and there was a 30minute question and answer session but unfortunately our questions were not among those asked . However it was interesting. and I learned a few things as well. If you ever have the opportunity to see him in person I highly recommmend going.
Have a great day .
Sheila

Home again!

I had a wonderful visit with my son and his family and really enjoyed my time with these adorable grandchildren , Sophia and Isaac ,so much fun and so smart . I think they make them smarter these days :-0
I did miss blogging and you will also note a name change for my blog , I guess I wasn't suppose to use the title Quilters World as there is a quilt magazine with that name which i knew but honestly didn't think about that when chosing a name , just used the first thing that came into my head .
Time to get back to some stitching now too , sure missed Bernice my sewing machine so must dust off the cobwebs and get something made ;-) Great to be back .Have yourself a  wonderful day .
Sheila

Crazy Quilting Friday

Since I am participating in Colourful Fridays and this weeks colour is pink I thought a pink crazy block was the perfect solution. Now I did cheat a bit here as I had this small logcabin block left over from a pink log cabin quilt I made for my granddaughter Nila a couple of years ago so I just added a few more strips around it and voila ! I am a little pressed for time right now so any embellishment will have to wait until later .  Betsy is host to Crazy Quilting Fridays and to visit her blog go here ,I am sure she will have a beautiful block to see today .
Have yourself a great Friday.
Sheila

November finish

Last Saturday I attended a workshop with our local quilt guild and this is the bag I made during that class . The pattern was designed by one of our guild members Wilma and she gave us instructions for various sizes of this style bag and there were some really stunning results
. My computer crashed last week and we just purchased this new one and I am trying to get use to it plus all my files etc. are still on the old PC :-( I downloaded picasa to use for posting pictures as it seems to be the easiest way I have found . I didn't think to take pictures of the inside of the bag but there are two sets of pockets , with divided sections in each , really nice bag style ,thanks Wilma!