Wednesday, October 30, 2013

The Frost is on the Pumpkins

Well we have come to the end of Oct. , today is our grandson Isaac's seventh birthday , where did those years go .Happy Birthday Isaac !!
It is a cold day here on the East coast today , brrr..... the worst part about that is it makes you realize what is to come . However my mailbox has been busy with postcards which always brighten the dullest day and this one is extra special as it came from Raewyn's nephew Max , Raewyn had emailed me and asked if I would be willing to exchange postcards with Max who is 11 as he had learned to sew postcards on a recent visit at her home. I was delighted to be asked so I did some research through Raewyn to see what type of things might interest Max  but before I get into that I will show you his sweet little postcard I received one day last week .




I think Max did an excellent job on making this card , his stitching is really quite good for a novice and I like his geometric shapes , excellent job Max, thanks so much !!So now back to my investigation , Raewyn told me that Max has a pet chicken that he carries around with him so I thought that would be perfect for a postcard and I think I am pretty safe in sharing the postcard  I mailed off to Max , I don't believe it has arrived just yet but it must be getting very close .
I sure hope Max likes my funky chicken , it was a lot of fun to create. 
Yesterday I received this lovely pumpkin postcard from Judy as part of the fall postcard exchange .
Isn't it great , love her stitching !! Thanks so much Judy and thanks for swapping with me.
 I have a finish for October to share , well technically it needs more quilting but I decided to say it was done for now as I had promised this banner for my granddaughters to hang for the fall .
I think this is an adorable project even though I was thoroughly frustrated with the mistakes in the Fons and Porter magazine Quilting Celebrations the fall issue . I am sure such major mistakes angered a few people . The girls loved their new scarecrow and I hope they enjoy having him hanging up for Halloween . 
I have been busy sewing but nothing to share just now , maybe in a day or so . 
 Off I go back to the sewing machine , I am sewing Christmas today  , thought I might as well it is cold enough :-) Thanks for stopping by and have a great day doing something you love .
 hugs Sheila

15 comments:

  1. Love the post cards. I have seen other's post about headaches with this issue of F & P - might be why I don't do subscr....

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  2. That's too funny, Sheila. That is the very first thing I said when I opened the door this morning. That young mand did an AWESOME job on his postcard!! How sweet of you to swap with him. He will love his funky chicken.

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  3. My car doors were frozen shut this morning. Ughhhhhhh. I am sure he will just love the postcard you sent. It is so cute!

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  4. Great postcards. Love the scarecrow. Can't believe Isaac is 7 already. Where has that time gone. Hugs,xx

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  5. lovely postcards... and happy birthday to Isaac .. the time goes too quickly....
    Hugz

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  6. Happy birthday to Isaac. Those years do go by quickly.

    The postcards are wonderful. I LOVE the chicken.

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  7. Nice job, Max. He sent you flowers, which is sweet. Your chicken should make him smile. Your scarecrow came out nice in spite of the obstacles.

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  8. How exciting to see Max's card at your house Sheila - I love what you have made for him and I know he will love it too. The postcard from Judy is lovely as is your welcome banner. A shame about the instructions, but great you nutted it out in the end.

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  9. wow Max did an awesome job of his card and love the other postcards that have arrived Sheila and your fall wall hanging looks fantastic.xx

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  10. Happy Birthday to Isaac. Max did indeed do a wonderful job and I love his funky chicken card. I am sure he will love it. I love the title of your post..."The frost is on the pumpkins" and here we are about to have our Summer xx

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  11. Gosh your postcards are looking wonderful :) The scarecrow is so cute, glad you persevered :)

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  12. Love your chicken! Your scarecrow is wonderful...sorry to hear it was frustrating to make. The result is a feast for our eyes!

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  13. I love your chicken card. We have had our first frost so it is cooling down here. But have had a great day out at the coast today so feeling good. xx

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  14. What fun postcards!! Happy Birthday Issac!!

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  15. beautiful postcards! your fall hanging has turned out beautifully.
    Lucky girls.

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