Monday, March 3, 2014

Some mail and a finish for March

Good morning from a snowy East coast , I think winter is still very much with us , it snowed all day yesterday and looks like it may snow again today .  I received some wonderful squishy mail on Friday ,what a great way to brighten up my day ,I had won two giveaways , the first was during the Grow your Blog event and I won this wonderful dotty package from Brittany of Pickles Quilting  .
Aren't these fun little fabrics , I told Brittany I may make something fun for my granddaughters with these dots , I think they would love them . Thanks so much Brittany , I love polka dots !
 I also won a lovely gift package from my friend Annette in her blog anniversary giveaway and as  always Annette was very generous , just look what was inside the package.

There is a handy little holder which was filled with silk ribbon in luscious colors , I was so pleased as I can't find these here anywhere and have wanted to try ribbon embroidery . The pop up holder will be perfect to take my rotary cutter to class or even store it here when not in use . Then there is a wonderful pattern by Art to Heart and in my style , I love it . Some sweet fabric was also included and an insert for my accessory tote she gifted me at Christmas , extra pockets with zippers , so handy . and last but not least a little stamp or coin container with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders symbol . Our son Roger lives in Sask. and happens to love the Rough Riders so of course I have had to become a fan :-) Thanks so much Annette , I really appreciate each and everything in this package . By the way Annette is a very talented quilter and shares some lovely work on her blog so be sure to stop by and say hello .
I don't know about you but I get very easily distracted , I was working away on my X blocks on  Thursday and came across this fabric that I had done a little experiment with . I also came across some extra four patch blocks left from my mystery quilt and I decided to sew them together and make something , my first thought was a mugrug but I felt it wasn't quite large enough so when I found the experiment piece I thought I would sew them together and see what I would get . First I will tell you about the experiment piece , I happen to love hosta plants , those large leaves just fascinate me so I picked a few leaves and took a smaller one turned it over so the veins were more prominent and then placed a piece of unbleached cotton on top and took my trusty crayons and started to color and here is the result.
I had done this months ago and never did anything with it and almost threw it out several times , but it fit this perfectly in length , it was an odd piece of fabric , not square and I could just barely get it cut to the length I needed as well as the width . I stitched each vein and did some more coloring with some colored pencils and voila a mugrug ! So the point is never throw anything out , it will get used and may just be useful . 
 Thanks for stopping by , enjoy your day and hope the sun is shining down on you .
 hugs Sheila

15 comments:

  1. I don't need any encouragement about not throwing anything out!!!! LOL The leaf piece turned out great. How do the crayons wash?

    Wonderful, fun wins! You are going to have fun.

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  2. Congratulattions on your lovely wins. Oh, I find a home for anything - it does find a home in just the perfect spot sometime - this is very cute.

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  3. Awesome wins! and what a lovely mugrug...very creative.

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  4. What lovely packages! And a fantastic mugrug. We have more snow again today too. yippee. The sun is trying to come out now.

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  5. yes, you got some really fun mail.
    what a neat thing to do with the hosta leaf.

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  6. Lovely wins. I have that art to heart pattern & love it. Love the mug rug. Hugs,xx

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  7. What a lovely win Sheila and your mug rug turned fantastic,well done.xx

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  8. Yes great wins Sheila! And of course you turned an orphan into a masterpiece! LoVe that leaf! :)

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  9. Oh what lovely wins!! So bright and cheerful Sheila. I like your leaf piece. I've never used crayon...

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  10. Congrats on your great wins. Your Hosta leaf creation is lovely.

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  11. Congrats on the great wins!! How nice to find that waiting for you in the mail. That's a good reminder to hold on to something that you've created but not finished. After a bit of time it's amazing how you can look at the piece with new eyes and come up with something creative! Well done, I like the hosta leaf.
    Enjoy your snow, the mountains here have fresh powder so the skiers are blissfully happy.
    Judy

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  12. Great parcels in your post Sheila - what lovely wins. I love the hosta rubbing and the way you have made use of it. It is amazing isn't it how something you had forgotten about suddenly finds a good use. I have masses of little experiments like that carefully stored for just the right project. Postcards are a great way of using these too. xx

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  13. I love the way you`ve combined two different projects. You`re right, you shouldn`t thrown anything away. Unless, of course you can no longer find a place to sit and sew. Congrats on all your wins.

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  14. Your winter is extended!!! Lovely prizes and I love what you did with your leaf ... So clever
    Hugz

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  15. Am loving that mugrug!! You are so darned clever!! Congrats on your wins.

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