Monday, August 8, 2011

Where to begin

I honestly don't know where to begin this post , I have been so busy this past while that blogging has taken a back seat and even visiting other blogs has been sporadic at best ,I am hoping that things have calmed down somewhat in my life now and I may be able to keep up just a tad better but don't quote me on that . Our son Rob is still in the province with the Musical Ride so until he leaves for home we will try our best to see him a few more times .He is presently at the other end of this fine province so much too far to travel but will be returning closer next week .
I had a really great visit with his daughters (our granddaughters ) and his wife for the three weeks they were here and we really miss them now , the house sure seems empty . I didn't have time to share the fun things we did together but they included going to the beach ,  baking including making bread , I did take a picture of that venture which I might share later on , they had a blast with that dough and the bread was great , we also did a little stitching , I taught them to make hexie flowers , they sure enjoyed that and went home with fabrics to make more :-0 I also taught the girls to make postcards which I will share now as I was so proud of them , they decided on their own what they wanted their cards  to look like and for Alyssa it was a landscape  which you can see on the left hand side of this photo , she chose the fabrics to make it look like a sunset and did all the stitching except the outer boarder which I completed for her, fantastic job I thought  . Then Caitlin designed this great card with things she loves , first off she is a happy child so the happy face is appropriate , the heart is also appropriate as she is a very loving person , the music notes , well they both love music and are very talented in that area and the symbol in the right hand corner to show that she has some Chinese heritage , a definite original card and I was so proud of her for her creativity . I enjoyed this little teaching lesson probably more than they did , it was truly a dream come true for me to share my knowledge of sewing with them as well as their mother .I think we have some future quilters on hand :-)
 Talking about landscapes i am thinking that I will do a little tutorial on making them , not that I am any expert but I will show how I go about the process and I have a little idea that I would like to share . Is there any interest in having a postcard swap , I would coordinate names and give you a partner to swap with , this will not officially take place until Sept. but I would like to know if there is any interest and in the mean time I will do that tutorial and it might just peak your interest , they re really fun and fast to make and can be anything your heart desires as Caitlin and Alyssa so easily have shown . Let me know if you are interested so I can make the necessary plans . Thanks and I guess I best get going for now .Enjoy your day , it is a wet one here , I think I am growing web feet ;-)
 hugs Sheila

11 comments:

  1. Hi there, my friend! I have missed you greatly but knew you were having a wonderful time with your granddaughters, son, and DIL, so I haven't written you lately. Both of the postcards your girls made are just wonderful....they sure have a lot of creativity and you are a good teacher! I hope that it won't be so long before you get to visit with them again!

    I will be looking forward to your tutorial. If I think that I can handle it, then I just might be interested in your postcard swap! :o) Oh, and could you send some of that rain our way...we need it desperately!

    Have a great day, and I'll write soon!

    XOXO,

    Cyndi

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  2. Sheila...no worries. We have all been the same this summer...I am so busy; I don't know where to start first..lol. And can't wait for your tutorial...would love it.
    Thank you

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  3. Hello Sheila, I am soo happy you had such a great visit with your family. The girls are showing that "Sheila" magic in their stitcheries. You are a great "GAMMIE". I would be interested in the postcard swap also. Lets get our "tea date" soon. Lov: Dianne.

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  4. Looking forward to your tutorial. Welcome back!

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  5. Hello Sheila,
    good to hear from you again, I´m glad that you have had such great time with your dear ones, that is much more important than to blog ;o) Your garndaughters have made so very nice postcards. Even if I don´t sew postcards, I´m looking forward to see how you are sewing them.
    Liebe Grüße
    Bente

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  6. The postcards the girls made are great. Well done to them. So glad the visit was wonderful for you all. Hugs,

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  7. How wonderful to be making such special memories for your grandies... and I love the postcards they made... I hope they join in the swap???? I would love to see a tutorial... I recently made one but I just 'winged it' and would love some tips from someone who has done lots.... and of course I will definitely be interested in a swap... I'm sorry there is not a 'group' here....
    Hugz

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  8. Glad you had a great time with your family. Looking forward to your tutorial.

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  9. Hi Sheila, been thinking of you enjoying time with your family... lovely to hear how things went.. Would love you to do a postcard tutorial, then I would have to see how much time I had for a swap..
    Have a lovely week...

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  10. Oh Sheila, I'd be interested in your tut too! Perhaps even the swap! Of course it all depends on WHEN!... but I'd be interested if I'm back home!
    Cheers :)

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  11. I love making postcards and would love to join the swap.

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