UFO Update

                                                                 

It is already February 4 so it is time to make note of my plans for my UFOs for this month , I will be working on the Country Cottages quilt, my plan is to get this on my frame and do some hand quilting , I will not likely finish it this month but I hope to make a good start.

Then I want to finish off the Autumn Bounty , I spent hours the other evening unpicking the machine quilting I had done so will need to redo that .

And my third project to work on is my Winter in Blogland , no photo but I am in the process of adding borders and will get that quilted .Here it is before borders.

I am linking up to Carrie and hope to accomplish my goals for this month , better get busy :-) It is a storm day so a great day to sew . Hope you enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.
 hugs Sheila

FNSI

Oh I know it is Sunday and I am just getting around to posting about my sewing with friends on Friday hosted by Cheryll , sometimes life gets in the way of the best laid intentions . I did stitch with my Aussie friends on Thursday ,I worked on some stitching on my project for the blog hop " stitch me up" , a little , very little sneak peak for you .

Sad but true ,huh , sorry but I have to keep this a secret until my day to post and that won't be until sometime in March . I also finished off my project for the It's all About Me blog hop , want a preview ?

Oops wrong side , oh well guess you will have to wait until this gets posted too :-)

On Friday night I planned on stitching, however, I spent hours , yes hours frog stitching my pumpkin project , I tried to machine quilt it to get that off the UFO list and I was not too happy with my results . It took forever to get those stitches out but I have it back to square one again so lets hope the next try is more successful . If I have any talents in quilting it is not in the machine quilting catagorie ;-)
 I will be posting later today or early tomorrow of my UFO plans for this month so best decide where my priorities are for February ,I have plenty to choose from .
 Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.
 hugs Sheila

Some mail just for me :-)

Yesterday I went to my mailbox and inside was a package just for me , I immediately ripped it open and it was then my heart skipped a beat , I mean really it did . You see inside was the pattern Betsy's Closet along with this delightful charm pack "walk in the woods" by Moda a gift from my friend and fellow blogger Lesley of the Cuddle Quilter .

I will share a little secret about myself, as a child I loved paper dolls , I was always thrilled to receive a new paper doll book for birthdays or Christmas and even drew my own complete with clothes . My favorite paper dolls were Betsy McCall , I loved the designs , the dolls were so sweet and the clothing just as cute, so this pattern brings back so many wonderful memories .Just wait until I share this with my sisters , they were big fans as well . Sadly you don't see paper dolls like when we were kids or at least I have not come across any . Thanks so much Lesley for making my day and I know I will really enjoy stitching these up .
 Now this morning the mailman came again with another parcel just for me , it was wrapped in a bright red plastic envelope with my name on it and it came from Mdm. Samm. I was a recent winner in a bloghop "In Your Words"as a participant and the prize was this incredible fat quarter bundle from Timeless Treasures along with a spool of Aurifil thread and two sweet notecards by Amy Bradley .

Thanks so much to Mdm. Samm and also to the generous donors of prizes , Timeless Treasures , Amy Bradley and Aurifil thread , I really appreciate this bundle of goodness. I love taking part in the blog hops , they are always fun and so inspirational . I just finished my piece for the Its all about Me , now that was a blast to make and wait until you see what I have done, I think it is hilarious  .
I am off now to drool over my lovely mail, well no I won't do that but I will be admiring it . Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by .
 hugs Sheila

Aurifil BOM

Ok so I came in just under the wire but I made the January block for the Aurifil BOM for 2013
 I just went with fabrics I had in my stash , I wanted to try this block out , I love the look of it so it was more of an experiment as far as fabrics go .

 My Mom gave me a few fabrics when she moved to an apartment so part of this is from those fabrics and maybe if I have enough I will make the quilt for her .
 The wind is incredibly high here today , at times I think the roof is coming off and I probably should not be on the computer so I will keep this short . Thanks for taking the time to stop by.
 hugs Sheila

WIP Wednesday

It has been a few weeks since I have posted on my WIP's on Wednesday with the Needle and Thread Network but since I have a little  to report I thought I would share .As I mentioned yesterday I have been working away at the needlework for the Winter in Blogland project which was a free project which you can find at Ellie's Quilt Place ,it is a delightful blog and she has so many interesting projects and designs. Here is my progress so far ...

The four large blocks and you will see I have added wool in a few places to add dimension , a really fun project although a lot of work in some of these blocks but when you are having fun it really doesn't matter does it ;-) Then there are the three smaller blocks which are corners for the wall hanging .

Aren't they cute , these are just 4" , the larger blocks are 8" ,my dilemma now is whether to finish it as it is in the pattern with sashings then a row of flying geese blocks in various colors , hmmmmm what to do . Maybe for now I will just admire them on my little design wall while I try to make some headway with my UFO'S
Oh I have also been working on my project for the "It's All About Me"blog hop coming up soon , wish I could share my project I am sure it will make you smile but alas I must wait until my day to share . I signed up for the new blog hop also " Stitch me up " blog hop which is not until March so plenty of time to stitch up these adorable little designs .Can you tell I enjoy taking part in blog hops , it keeps those creative juices flowing ;-)
I have also been stitching up some postcards as our guild is exchanging cards with a few gals in Saskatchewan thanks to my friend Annette of In Stitches and Seams who has coordinated things on her end . Hope all of the guild members have now sent off their cards , if not please do so asap as we want them there before Valentine's Day.
 It is a wild and windy day here , raining , yes it has warmed up enough to rain and we are expecting winds of 90 km. this evening , yikes ,I guess it is a good thing this is rain and not snow or nothing would be moving .That is winter in the Maritimes , you just never know what Mother Nature will throw at you next. Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy your day and if you are looking for some inspiration be sure to hop on over to visit the Needle and ThreadNetwork
 hugs Sheila  .