Friday, May 29, 2015

Looks like I made it :-)

 Tomorrow is the big day at the Thistle Quilt guild, our annual show will take place from 10-4 pm at the civic building in Westville and I hope to see a few of you there . As you can imagine , it has been a super busy week for me , I had last minute things to finish up to be ready for this evening when I take my items over to set up the hall for the morning .  I am ahead of myself compared to other years , I have my tote packed and everything labeled , a pure miracle . I made a cherry,pineapple loaf this morning for the tea room , we serve a lovely little lunch of breads and cookies and of course tea served in nothing other than china cups , too bad you can't come Michelle , you would love our pretty cups ;-)
 As I said I have been busy and yesterday I finally finished up Darlene's mystery quilt ,(Darlene is the owner of the quilt shop in Digby called A Needle Pulling Thread ),  started in 2013 and quilted by Holy Name Quilters , of which I am a member but did very little on my quilt as a few weeks into the quilting was when I broke my wrist . So it sat for a while after I did get it back as hand stitching was still not possible and then when I finally did get around to it , the fibers of the real alpaca wool really did a number on my sinuses so it sat half finished . I sat outside on the deck with the  quilt on a chair in front of me and began sewing but then the farmer decided it was a great day to plant the field which they had prepared a few days before hand and the dust was too much for me so back in the house and I nearly roasted trying to get this sewn down , think I deserve a prize just for persisting lol . Anyhow , it is done , complete , all finished !!! I did take it back out and hung it over the railing for a photo shoot , want to see , you might be sick of seeing this one,

 Then I hung it over the chair I started stitching at , too bad that didn't work out as it was so pleasant there until the dust came .
So I will have five quilts in the show , pretty happy about that and the best part is finishing up quilts that have been around for a while . 

Oh you know how much I love to go for country drives , well Bill had to go out to a property and I went along for the drive as I knew it involved some back roads . I spotted this very interesting spot and asked him to stop so I could take a picture , well being the sweet guy that he is he offered to take some for me , the black flies were really bad , better he get bitten than me lol .
I just have a thing for moss and lichen , something very interesting in their appearance to me . Love this picture , you did a great job Bill !! 

Sorry I haven't been around visiting blogs lately , next week I should be back on schedule . Wish us luck for a successful show tomorrow , oh and we will have two vendors as well , keep forgetting to mention that , Mira  Stitchin Post will be with us as well as a new shop in Halifax called Patch , should be fun to see what Chris has to offer ,so bring along some cash, I am sure you will be tempted by something , I know I will .
 Thanks for stopping by today and hope to see you tomorrow , I will be the silver haired lady selling magazines for just $.50 each between 2-4 pm.
hugs Sheila 

19 comments:

  1. Good luck with your show - I am sure it will be a success with all your hard work. Look toward to seeing the photos - you have had slideshows to music in the past which are lovely

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  2. Best wishes for a successful show, Sheila! Your quilt is beautiful, I love the colours.

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  3. Congrats on your finishes Sheila. "Done" sure feels good, doesn't it? I'm sure your show will be lovely, wish it wasn't so far for me, or I'd be there! Please say Hi to all the girls for me.

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  4. Oops, forgot to add be sure to stop by my blog soon, I have a nice giveaway happening.... :)

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  5. Wish i could be there. Looking forward to you show & tell of the quilts on display. Those rocks looks interesting. Hugs,xx

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  6. hope you have a wonderful show!!
    great to have some of your wondrful quilts on display.
    wish you were closer so that our crazy group could visit lol
    enjoy

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  7. Well done, your quilt looks wonderful. Hope you have fun at your show.

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  8. Congratulations on that wonderful finish! Can't wait to see you tomorrow!

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  9. Love your quilt! It's a beautiful finish, despite all the problems you encountered while finishing it. Good Luck with your show, and have fun!!

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  10. Such a beautiful quilt Sheila- you should feel proud of your self and I'm sure that the show will be a great success. Good luck and Enjoy!

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  11. Yes quilts and China cups sure would entice me lol! I hope it is a great success.

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  12. Great finish Sheila and I hope all goes well today, have fun. xx

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  13. What a wonderful quilt Sheila! I hope that you have a fabulous day at the show.... it sounds great fun! :) x

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  14. The quilt was very, very beautiful! Upholstered with alpaca wool ... just imagine I die of heat.
    You won a marathon: 5 quilts !!!!! Wow !!!!
    I wish much success to all exhibitors.
    Today, on my morning prayers I asked protection for the event.
    I'm looking forward to seeing the photos.
    Hugs!

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  15. Your show was fabulous, Sheila! I think you need a bigger venue now, so all the quilts can be opened up. Your guild must be the envy of all the others. You ladies do so many fun things together throughout the year! I truly enjoyed the show (esp. the company!)

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  16. Five quilts in a show is amazing. I love this quilt. It has a very native look. Hope the show is going well.

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  17. lovely quilt and looking forward to hearing how the show went...
    Hugz

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  18. Sounds like you are in for a great time. I wish we had a guild here in Smithers. Congrats on five entries. Hugs

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