A finish and some things need to percolate :-)

Good afternoon all , it is sunny and very cold here today and we are waiting for yet another storm to come to our area tomorrow , seems it happens on the weekends this year .
 First off I want to share a finish , it has been a while since I have had any . This quilt I am about to share is also in my header but it is on the frames at the church being quilted , well during my absence they finished my quilt and I have since finished sewing down the binding which thankfully I had sewn on before taking it out to be quilted .

My pinwheel quilt , a collection of blocks from an exchange with the girls I quilt with on Tuesdays plus I added the center block which is actually meant to be a wall hanging but these little colourful pinwheels reminded me so much of whirligigs that I decided to do a garden theme . The pattern name is Market Angel incase you are interested by Nellie Holmes. Here is a close up of the center .

I just love the cross hatching they did in this block , really makes it pop !! Thanks girls for all your great work , I couldn't be happier with it .
 Now for the second part of my title , percolate , yes somethings need to percolate before being worked on again . This project was offered by Melody of the House on the Side of the Hill a few years back ,more than I want to admit :-0  The strange thing is I had almost finished it when it was set aside  , all the applique pieces had been ironed on and most had been stitched down . So I am sure you want to see just what I am talking about .

It is really quite large and I think so pretty , I can't imagine why it has taken me so long to dig it out . I just have two letters left to applique and I need to add some details to the snowman plus I'd like to add a few flowers here and there . Thanks to Melody for this amazing pattern ,I can't wait to finish it now and since it is on my UFO list at the guild I do have an extra push to complete it ;-0

 One last thing before I go , You know I love the birds , well last week I had the most amazing view of a hawk , I love these birds and don't often see them perched in a tree so I grabbed my camera and zoomed in as much as possible and this is what I got .

The crows were really bothering him so he eventually took flight but I couldn't capture that . I will also share this photo that my granddaughter Nila took on the weekend when they were here for a sleep over . Nila and Elise both are into nature and part of the 4H group in their area so they both took turns with my camera trying to capture the little birds at our feeder .

This is a pine sisken , a very tiny little bird who loves the sunflower seeds as well as nyger seeds , See the little yellow band on the wings , that is so pretty when they fly . I think she did a wonderful job on this photo I didn't even crop it .

 So I am off now and I thank you for stopping by this afternoon , enjoy your day doing something creative and fun , it will make your soul very happy .
 hugs Sheila