A special surprise

Do you remember this quilt I showed you that was on display at our quilt show on the 28th of May , well this quilt won the viewers choice award last night at our meeting , the best part of that is this is MYquilt , I was totally shocked , never in my wildest dreams did I expect this to happen . There were so many beautiful quilts on display and they chose mine the Flower Garden Sampler , I mean wow and double wow .I was blown away and so very proud . This quilt was a BOM that we did with our quilt guild and was under the direction of Anne as our program coordinator .I thoroughly enjoyed making this quilt and it all came from my stash , I did buy the background fabric the pale green but otherwise this was a random , ok what do I have that will work for this block .  I just had to share this I hope you don't mind . I recieved a $25 gift certificate to our local fabric store , you know I won't have too much trouble spending that . Thanks so much for sharing in my honor and a huge thank you to all who voted .

 hugs Sheila

A couple of finishes !

I haven't had too much to show in the way of sewing lately but I finished off these two aprons last evening so thought I would share them . I had bought this rather funky fabric last summer and am just now getting around to making something with it . It isn't even in a color I would normally buy but I just fell in love with it , kind of a fun print ,I started off with this bib apron which is a pattern called Four Corners Apron by Vanilla House Designs , a fun and quick pattern to make and very versatile as well . The model is shy ;-) I have made many of these aprons and really love them . I had some fabric left over so decided to see what else I could make and this is the next one I chose to make , another simple and fun one to create , found this pattern here , it says it will take you an hour well not quite , I must not be as speedy as the designer  ;-)  It requires very little fabric and I love the design , I added a pocket although it didn't have one in the pattern , I always like to have a pocket . Same shy model ;-0  That's it for today , I had a great day quilting and tomorrow is our last sewing day for the year , well for the summer months and also our last guild quilt meeting , things are winding down but the weather is not showing much in the way of summer .  Take care and thanks for stopping by. hugs Sheila

How was your weekend ?

How was mine you ask ? Well it was great , especially yesterday I got to spend the day with my granddaughters near the little village of Mabou a very picturesque little village in the mountains of Cape Breton .It was a foggy , drizzly day but it didn't make any difference infact it made for some very pretty photos , want to see a few , sure you do . This scene is in Glengary and you can see the low clouds hanging over the mountains , it had stopped raining long enough for me to get out and take this picture , beautiful don't you think ?

This one is on the hill of Glengary overlooking the village of Mabou although it is rather difficult to see much with the fog that was hanging over the area but again beautiful I think.

 Here are my beautiful granddaughters Nila and Elise , we had so much fun together , they make life worthwhile . Elise who is just two  will have a birthday this summer and told us we were invited to her birthday party , I asked her how old she will be and her answer ,"9" , she plans on skipping  a few years ;-) She is a riot , so full of fun and Nila is the sweetest most gentle little girl , very intelligent and can read anything, she is just six .Wish we lived closer , it sure is nice to spend time with them .  So how did you spend your weekend ? I have more to share but will share that tomorrow , until then , hope you are having a super nice day and thanks so much for stopping by , hope you enjoyed your brief tour of Mabou area.

hugs Sheila

Crazy Quilting Friday

Two blocks today because , well because I just felt like doing another one ;-) , perhaps I should have embellished the first one instead of heading into the second one but I was having fun so the embellishments will have to wait ,no time this morning .
It is another wet day here in Nova Scotia , seems spring is having a hard time giving us any sun , and I learned last evening that the severe thunder and lightening storm we experienced early Thursday morning, just after midnight actually, was the same system that caused the devastating tornadoes in Mass. in the US .my heart goes out to these poor people who have lost literally everything in just seconds , it must be a terrifying experience . We experienced some power outages and a few other damages in Nova Scotia but nothing compared to the massive damage in the US .
Thanks for stopping by for a visit and thanks also to Betsy of Quilting Fiesta for being our hostess for Crazy Quilting Friday , won't you join us .
hugs Sheila

A few more pictures

I hope you don't mind me sharing a few more pictures from the quilt show , I think by now you can see I was really pleased with our show ;-0
 I think you will recognize this quilt as I use it for my profile picture , it was a mystery quilt on Planet Patchwork a few years ago and my first mystery quilt , I have to say when I finished it I really was not fond of it at all so I added the baskets of flowers that I kind of flowed up to the center and I was much happier once that was added but having it hand quilted really made it pop , I am quite pleased with the overall look of it now .

In this next photo are some Bursting Buds runners that was done as a workshop with Anne and it is interesting to see the various fabrics used and how it changes the pattern .

Here you have some fractured landscapes that are the result of a workshop at a retreat in the fall with Deb Plestid, note that the picture that we used for our inspiration is hung below the landscape. Hanging next to that are some fabulous bags that were also made at a workshop taught by Wilma , I gave my bag to my Mom for mothers day so it is not here .

We had a Christmas section and this quilt by Wilma was my overall favorite in the show , just incredible , again I have the pattern and great intentions but that is as far as I got so far :-( Some day  list !

I just have to share this handcrank sewing machine , it is so nice and in such perfect condition ,I wanted to take it home but alas the owner Margaret came along ;-)

Another section with smaller items , lots of really sweet little wall hangings and a few more bags .Have I worn you out yet ? Ok just one more to go .

A mixture of projects here , always nice to look at , well I think I have show you most of what I have so  I hope you have enjoyed the Thistle Quilt show , not quite the same as being there but close  . Thanks for joing me on this little virtual tour , have yourself a great day .
 hugs Sheila