small tea cabinet

I had a request to show a close up picture of my tea cabinet so I took this photo , the glass drawers we bought in Switzerland and my DH made the cabinet for me when we came home. These type cabinets were used many years ago in Switzerland and Germany for spices and tea etc. and I fell in love with them but couldn't possibly buy one Until we came across the drawers in an antique store and we chose the best ones and carefully packed them and brought them home . I love this cabinet , it has lots of old charm even if it is only about 5years old.

my kitchen

I am so pleased today to tell you that Rhonda at http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com has featured my kitchen on her blog ,I'm thrilled to say the least .Check it out and see what you think .
Sheila

Log Cabin

I just had to share this beautiful quilt a friend of mine made and then had it quilted by
a group of ladies that meet every Tues. to quilt and the money they raise is used to help out
the church . I am a member of that group and we have such a great time together .I have
only been a member since around May of last year,before that time I had never worked on
a quilt frame and had done minimal hand quilting so it has been a learning curve for me and I have learned so much from these
wonderful quilters and had lots of great fellowship as well . We have one member who is 93, such a sweet heart and so full of life,she always makes us laugh unfortunately about a month ago now she fell and broke her hip , we sure miss her and are looking forward to her return as soon as she is up and running again. We completed this quilt yesterday
after a total of 155 hours of work .I never realized how much quilting is involved with a log
cabin quilt but it truly is my all time favorite pattern . Isn't this stunning !!I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to work on it ! Too bad I don't get to keep this on my bed ;-)
Thanks for stopping by. Sheila

March already

I have one finish for March , this tote bag ,I made it with a linen type fabric and it is one
piece of fabric that is sewn in such a way that is makes the lining ,pretty neat .This was just
a practice so would really like to make one now that is more spring like!!
I just had to share this quite unusual plant that has taken up residence in my Norfolk Pine ,
this past summer I had all my houseplants out on my front step and as usual they really
did well , it seems to be a perfect spot for them to grow. When the fall came I took them
in and repotted them but around Christmas I discovered this small plant starting to grow
my first thought was that it was a sunflower as the birds are always around and we feed
them however to my surprise it is an impatience and is now blooming so pretty at the
base of my pine ,mother nature knew I needed a little sign of spring!
Finally the last picture is of the newest project I am doing , a kit that my DH bought for
me a couple of years ago and I have finally gotten around to cutting and sewing it. The name of it is Lousia by Moda , beautiful fabrics and lovely colors , there are six colors for
the blocks and two backgrounds .I now have all of one background complete , six blocks
they are large blocks at 15" and there are 12 ,not that I had to tell you that . I'll keep you
up to date on my progress .Have a super nice day and thanks for stopping by .
Sheila

I have another finish for Feb. one I am so happy to have completed as it has been going since Sept .
I hand quilted it so that is what took me so long , it isn't a huge project but I only worked on
it occasionally in the evenings and at times got carried away with how much quilting to do ,
this is just a wall hanging ,a panel by Nancy Halverston , hope I have that right , it is just
adorable , love her work . This was a gift from a dear friend in Denmark , Susanne , wasn't
she sweet to send this to me !!

It is sunny and mild here today , oh you can feel spring in the air and that is a very good
thing. Hope the sun is shining where ever you are .
Sheila