Plans for April

                                                       
April has arrived and I am happy to say good bye to March , it was a tough month weather wise but today is not that great either ;-)It is very much like winter today, we woke up to snow and howling cold winds , when will spring really arrive ???? So it is time to make plans for my UFO'S for April, what will I work on , well first off it looks like my Autumn Bounty will be in the line up again this month , maybe third time lucky  lol.
                                  
This will be my top priority this month , it must be finished , enough procrastinating .Wish me luck as I venture into the world of Fmq , it is not my best skill .
 Next on the list also requires some quilting but I may just hand quilt this little one.

I hate to admit it but I forget where this came from , I believe it was Temeucula quilt Co. but would have to go back and search earlier photos to find out. Anyway I love this little quilt so really would like to finish it up.Now finally on my list for this month is to make some progress on my Cottage blocks which was a BOM from Shabby Fabrics , I am sooooooooo.... slow at the quilting . Funny when I go to quilting on Tuesdays I love to hand quilt but to sit down at home and just hand quilt , well it seems like I am wasting time , silly I know but that is how I feel.  But having said that I really do want to finish this quilt so will make an effort to plunk myself down and quilt .

Not the best picture in the world but you will get the idea.
Although not yet a real UFO I am also working on my mystery quilt , a BOM with Darlene , I have to hurry to catch up before Darlene gives us the next step. I worked on that this morning and , well, it is slow going on all of those leaves but they are getting done. Two sides done and one side half done and one side waiting to be done. My stars for the corners are cut but not yet sewn so I do have my work cut out for me  but oh I do love it so far.Would you like to see how it is looking ?

I will be an expert at button hole applique when I finish these leaves haha! So do you think I have enough to keep me busy for April, I do :-)
I am linking up today to Carrie and also to the Needle and Threadnetwork for WIP Wednesday . Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and have a great day.
 hugs Sheila

Happy Easter

                         

Happy Easter ,to everyone , I hope this Easter Day is filled with joy and special family time .
 Hugs Sheila 

Works in progress

It is a gorgeous day here , the sun is shining and it feels a little like spring , not too cold , just fresh so..... I decided to head outside with my camera to take this photo shoot as the quilt was too large for the design wall .

 Hmmm , did I ever tell you I live in a windy spot , it was virtually impossible to get this quilt to stay flat, the wind kept picking it up and you can see some snow has flicked up on the quilt too, so I decided to take one on the railing  to see how that would go .

So this is my sampler quilt I have been working on for quite some time and I am down to doing the applique on the border ,almost home ;-)This quilt is a pattern called Simple Country Sampler by the Rabbit Factory ,I added an extra row to make it longer and I am really pleased with the outcome.

You can see that we still have snow , a few bare spots on the field but still plenty of the white stuff around , surely spring will arrive soon .
Want a sneak peak of my quilt guild challenge? Remember I told you our president wanted us to do something with a watering can since she is an avid gardener , well this is what I have done .

Oh sorry, I guess you thought I was going to show you the whole project but this will give you an idea of what I am up to, after all a garden isn't much without flowers . This was a real fun little project  , so you will have to keep an eye open for the big reveal.

I also want to share this really cute postcard that arrived in my mailbox yesterday , I had signed up for a landscape exchange and this is the first one I received , one more to come.

This delightful little card flew in from Colorado , thanks to Cassie for this amazing card ,I love it !
What are you up to today ? I hope you are enjoying some great weather and doing something creative , being creative is what keeps me happy and I am sure it is also true for you . Thanks for the visit and be sure to take time to create today .
 hugs Sheila

Blue it is and some fun mail

I had a dentist appointment this morning so since I was heading into town I took my nine patch quilt along and stopped in to the fabric shop first to choose some fabric for the borders .I find it easier if I can lay the quilt out with some options to choose from and this is what I chose .

When I looked at this quilt , two colors jumped out at me , the blue as well as the gold , I tried a gold and it was ok but in my opinion did not do much for the quilt and I thought this complimented it well . Want a side view ?

Here you may see where I got this thought from as this blue check  quilt is on the bed where I have been laying the quilt to try out what fabrics I had on hand . What do you think ,does it look ok?This quilt was on my list for March for UFO, I did accomplish what I had set out to do and that was to finish the top , it will be machine quilted .I also finished my SAHRR which I posted about in early March but unfortunately I did not get my Autumn Bounty quilt quilted as planned , maybe in April. I am linking up today to Carrie for my UFO finishes for March .
 When I returned from the dentist my mailbox had the flag up and here is what was inside , a package with my name on it .

Here it is all wrapped up with a little note from Marina and Daryl from Quilt Inspiration , I had won a giveaway a little while ago . So I am sure you would like to know what is inside right:-)

Two lovely batik fat quarters and a fun quilting book "Word Play Quilts " , awesome don't you think!
 Today is my Mom's birthday and I sent her a postcard and I was just talking with her and she received it this morning , I was getting worried as I mailed it on Wednesday last week and it didn't have to go all that far .Here it is ...

She loved it , I was inspired to create this after receiving a card in a yahoo exchange , the theme was candles and Miriam sent me a card similar to this one and she was pleased I liked it enough to make one for my Mom. Happy Birthday Mom. Love you !!
 Thanks for stopping by today and I hope that your day is a fun one.
hugs Sheila

Can I have a Whoop whoop :-)

Do you want to see what is on my design wall at the moment , sure you do .

That's right it is empty , so now you want to see what came off right ,sure:-)

Here is where the whoop , whoop comes in , I have finally gotten this sewn together into a top , now I do need to think about an outside border but it sure feels wonderful to have this at least to this stage .The nine patch blocks were an exchange with my Tuesday quilting buddies and the center blocks were blocks that I had made last year with plans to make the Farmers Wife quilt but that didn't happen and it seemed like the perfect place to use them .Any suggestions for a border ??

Isn't it amazing how so many colors and patterns can work well together , I do love a scrappy quilt . I also spent some time doing some prep work on my QAL with Darlene, I have all of the star blocks cut and ready to stitch and all of the feather leaves cut so onward and upward .
 Mother Nature needs a serious check up , it is spring on the calendar but a blizzard is raging outside , this has to be the worst storm we have had this year ,I almost said winter and it sure looks and feels like winter . The good thing is it won't stick around too long or that is my hope , I am ready for green and color about now. Hey the other good thing is it is a great day to quilt so guess what I will be doing .
 Thanks for stopping by and where ever you are I hope Mother Nature is treating you kindly .
 hugs Sheila