A few finishes

I realized it is almost the end of June and I have not updated my OPAM this month :-(   must get busy and get that done . I have a few finishes to show you , as you can probably guess by now I do love doing landscapes and have enjoyed making a few small landscapes in the form of postcards which is really fun so I have two to show you that I just finished.  Then on the left is a gold finch I just completed as well , I made a scrappy border in browns , mostly because I didn't have enough of one or even two to do the entire thing but I rather like it this way .  So that gives me three finishes but hey I have one more , one that I did a while ago , much earlier in the month but forgot to show you , can't imagine why as I really love this little mugrug , the stitchery I got from here  a pattern by Vicki of the Pickledish Patch and since I am not a coffee drinker I did tea instead , then my friend Linda gave me the red fabrics , aren't they just gorgeous so we designed the rest of the mugrug to make the best use of the fabrics and to show off the teacups ,love our little prairie points , just too cute don't you think. I even hand quilted it on the diagonal just for the heck of it . Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great day . hugs Sheila

It's a Blue Day

It's One Flower Wednesday and I had hoped to have more than one flower this week but ran out of time ,  so it is just this little blue flower to show and to add to my garden .I hope the flowers are blooming well in your garden , to see more lovely blooms be sure to visit with Karen and thanks so much for the visit . hugs Sheila

Tuesdays Treasures

As I mentioned I went to a yard sale on Sat. and purchased some silk ties , well here they are , my treasures for this week , these are all Italian silk ties , rather colorful and I think might be an excellent addition to a crazy quilt , what do you think?? They only cost me $3 for the lot which I felt was a real bargain.

I also wanted to share this wicker armchair that was purchased a number of years ago at a yard sale , we actually bought a pair , the other one is on the other side of the table but it would be difficult to take a picture of both . These chairs are very comfortable and were a real bargain at only $75 for the pair , another real treasure ,I love finding treasures at yard sales ;-)

To see more treasures hop on over to visit Melody of the House on the Side of the Hill . Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a wonderful day .I'm posting early as it is still Monday here but I will be off early in the AM to quilt if all is well .
 Hugs Sheila

Ready for a quilt show?

On Saturday I attended a local quilt show in a small community church with two quilting friends, Linda and Joan . I am not sure of the age of this church building but it is old and quite unique so is a great place to display quilts . I will share a few of the many quilts that were on display and I hope you will enjoy the show. One thing to note is this show includes quilts that are old as well as new , some are entirely handsewn which is amazing when you look at the size of the pieces . They have quilt hung all along the walls over windows so it does make it a little dark in there .

This is a good example of an older quilt that is stitched entirely by hand , just look at these vintage fabrics , the pieces measure about 1" even the white areas are single pieces cut at the 1" size so this is a lot of piecing , plus of course it is all hand quilted with realllllllly tiny stitches .

Another hand stitched quilt and such an interesting pattern , anyone know what this is called? Imagine dealing with all those curves , just cutting them all out would be a chore before you even took one stitch . Lots of beautiful hand quilting in this one as well .

A view of each side of the church .

This one is for the purple fans out there , isn't it beautiful .

What can I say , this one is simply stunning , the colors as well as the design , just gorgeous and so very well done with lots of lovely quilting , just love this one!

I am not sure of the age of this gorgeous piece but the lady who made it is no longer with us . It is a work of art , all silks and all hand embroidered with prairie points all along the border . This has no batting but is hand quilted , again in the most tiny stitches . After seeing this I was at a yard sale and bought six silk ties that I plan on taking apart and making some crazy blocks with , they were only $.50  each so I figured I had not much to loose and perhaps lots of interesting pieces to gain. More on those later  ;-)

It is too bad this quilt hadn't been opened up better as it is simply beautiful with all the hand applique , Margaret the owner and quilter of this gorgeous quilt does amazing work ,I'll show you a close up of one of the blocks next .

Isn't that beautiful?

This is the view of the front of the church , pretty impressive don't you think.

One local lady made these hand woven blankets , how lovely they are ,it was really nice to see them beside the quilts as they are a work of art as well .

I loved this quilt , basically a two color quilt , but just stunning and the applique in the border really adds so much to the overall design .There were of course many others I could share but this post is getting photo heavy so I won't keep you any longer but I sure hope you enjoyed your visit to this quaint country church and their annual display of the local talent . Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day .

 Hugs Sheila

Quilt Blocks for Kaaren

As many of you know Kaaren of the Painted Quilt has taken a leave from blogging due to some health issues so some kind hearted bloggers have arranged to have blocks sent to be made into a quilt for Kaaren to show her we are thinking about her and sending her loving get well wishes . It is quite simple just follow this link and it will give you all the information on what size block to make and what colors you should use , Allie will be very pleased to hear from you .Kaaren has been so very generous to all of us with her wonderful patterns that I know we will all want to give back in this very simple way , thanks for helping .