October Finishes

I had a busy weekend but did manage to get a little sewing in and I completed the little fall wall hanging .

 I need to find my little hanger and get this on the wall .I also finished the fall runner that I showed you a peak of last week ,did the binding last evening , this is a quick and easy runner .

A perfect fit for my kitchen hutch !

Bill and I also went to visit our son and his family in Cape Breton on the weekend and spent some fun time with Nila and Elise ,they can put a smile on your face instantly , what a joy to be with. No pictures of them to share , we were too busy having fun and it was a rainy wet day so no outside pictures either , too bad as the leaves are really starting to turn in their area being in the Highlands .

Is anyone else having any issues with commenting , I have tried to comment on a few blogs today and the comment just disappears nothing happens , strange .

Thanks for stopping by on yet another dreary rainy day it is always nice to have company and be sure to stop by again soon. Hugs Sheila

WIP Wed.

I am linking up again this week with the Needle and Thread Network for WIP  Wed. , so what am I working on , well too much really but that is what makes me tick .
First off I have finished the crazy patch block for the International Round Robin , I probably shouldn't show you a picture but what the heck , here goes . I will be passing this on to my dear friend Dianne in the next day or so .

Yesterday I started this little fall wall hanging , it is in the recent Fon's and Porter magazine ,it will look better one the stitching is done around the leaves etc. You probably can't even see the sneakers he is wearing .

 Did I stop at starting just one thing , uh NO , there is a cute runner I wanted to make for the fall as well so cut and have some of the sewing done on that and hope to finish sewing this together today .

 I also have to get back and finish the baby quilt ,the baby was born yesterday so I better get a move on and get that quilted . Of course Henrietta is waiting patiently to be quilted too so I have plenty to keep me busy ,better not start anything else right  ;-0

 Enjoy your Wed. and be sure to stop by at The Needle and Thread to see what others are working on .

Thanks for stopping by it is always a pleasure to have you. hugs Sheila

A little Quilt Show

I had a terrific weekend so I want to share just  a few of my adventures , first some friends and I went to a really sweet little quilt show at a local church , this show always amazes me as it is just a handful of women who do all this work of making and then setting up this lovely display.  You know when you arrive and see the display that is greeting you at the entry of the church hall that this is going to be great .

The hall was a buzz with women , some enjoying a lovely cup of tea and a light lunch and the rest viewing or maybe drooling over the gorgeous work on display. I'll just give you a little overview of some of the work , this is a small hall but they do pack quite  a few quilts in as well as a table selling lovely runners , bags etc.

One thing to note is most of these quilts are hand quilted and the stitches are amazingly small !

A lovely string quilt and to the left of that is a unique rag quilt with some lovely applique , loved that one.

A couple of traditional quilts ,the card trick and a sampler .

A pretty Dresdan Plate quilt , isn't the quilting gorgeous, hand quilted :-)

I loved this quilt and wished I could see it opened up to get a better perspective of the overall look .

I took this picture to show you they really try hard to make the show interesting with little displays such as this , ,to the right of the display the gal is selling tickets on a basket of goodies , guess I didn't win as I didn't get that call :-(

  If you were to ask me what my favorite quilt of the show was , this would be it , simple yet so gorgeous in a lovely scrappy design and oh the quilting , you have to see the quilting so I went behind the quilt to take a picture just so I could share it with you , wasn't that sweet of me :-)

 I know you can't see the tiny even stitches that have been done on this quilt but take my word on this I will never achieve stitches this small and this even  , wow .
  I know this is getting photo heavy but I really want to share a couple of photos I took yesterday on a little adventure to Big Island , I love this Island and it could possibly have something to do with the fact my first date with Bill was sort of here .Do you want to buy an  Island , I just happen to know where there is one for sale :-)

  Interested , pretty awesome right . It was a cloudy day when we first arrived but I really love taking photos of this kind of sky so I didn't have a problem with that at all. Want to see a few more of the area , well I will share a couple more because I love my province and all it has to offer in the natural beauty.

 This is to the right of that island and is a long sandbar , on the other side is a beautiful sandy beach and on low tide you can walk all around this strip , you could at anytime but it is a little easier at low tide .

 This is up the road a piece and I just had to take a picture of the wild rose bushes that are starting to turn , and as you can see the skies have cleared a bit too .

This is at the other end of the island , it is a marshy area and the different grasses have started to turn plus there are some rose bushes here that are turning so I just liked the contrast of colors in the land , not sure you can see that so well in the photo but in person it is so pretty .

And lastly I want to share these two pictures of wild flowers that as a child I would pick for my Mom and bring them home to her , so proud of them and she was always more than willing to place them in a vase and put them on the window sill to enjoy , funny how those things mean so much to me even today, so what flowers did I pick , well these first little yellow flowers always reminded me of butter they are such a lovely shade of yellow ,no idea of what they are but still love them

and finally these little asters I believe they are , I am not up on the names of the wildflowers I just love them for their beauty.

 I hope I have not bored you with all these photos , thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy your day ,it is a beautiful sunny day here today and summer has finally arrived in the Fall.

hugs Sheila

Versatile Blogger

I was surprised to receive an email from Hilachas  saying she had awarded me the Versatile Blogger award . I have been blogging for a year and a half now , where has that time gone, and I have loved every minute of it ,still have lots to learn , there are a few tricks I would like to know but overall am having a lot of fun and hope that my followers, who I really appreciate having ,enjoy the little tales of my life . So thank you Hilachas I love to visit your blog as well.

There are rules to this award...
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
2. Share seven things about yourself on the post.
3. Pass the award to fifteen bloggers that you think deserve it.
4. Lastly, contact all of the bloggers that you've picked for the award.

Here are seven things about me...

 1. I am a registered Nurse but my all time favorite job was being a mother to my three sons, they are all grown and have families of their own so I now have seven grandchildren to love , how great is that  .

 2. I simply love animals, horses, dogs, cats and oh how I love alpacas and llamas although I will never own one.

3. I grew up in a  small town in Nova Scotia but prefer living the country life and if the truth be known I would have loved to live on a farm.

 4.I love nature , trees, wildlife and birds and oh the wildflowers.

 5. I love to take pictures , no surprise to my friends lol!

  6.I have been sewing since a young girl but only quilting since about 12 yrs.

  7. Along with quilting I love to do other types of art and seem to be drawn more to landscapes lately and have a strong desire to pursue that avenue a little more . I have done some oil painting in the past but have recently learned that it is more fun to do that in fabric.

As you can see by my sidebar I have a long list of bloggers who I think are very versatile and wonderful interesting places to visit so please pop by to visit them and tell them I sent you . I am going to break the rule of presenting this award to 15 blogs that I feel are versatile as my list is far too long but I would like to mention just a couple of newer to me blogs who have so much to show and share .
1. Fundamentally Fiber
2.Ellie's Place
3.In Stitches and Seams
Thank you to all of my wonderful followers ,blogging is a wonderful way to meet new friends and share in the things we all love to do ,I have learned a lot and loved every minute . Sorry for breaking the rules but as I see it it is easier to get forgiveness than permission sometimes and rules are meant to be broken at times and this is one of them  , I love visiting all blogs they each have so much to offer and learn from so thanks for stopping by and I hope you 're enjoying your day.
hugs Sheila

WIP Wed.

I'm linking up again with The Needle and Thread Network for WIP Wed.  , I have lots of things on the go as you know but I will just update a couple of things , first off is my crazy patch block , I am working on this in the evenings as my deadline date is coming up fast , not too much left to do though so I am quite confident I can make the time frame. I have to tell you I am really extending my embroidery skills here , I do not have a lot of experience in embroidery just basic things but have enjoyed doing this block .

Remember my weekend adventures , well this morning I cut and washed the apples for the jelly I plan on making, here they are in the pot cooking away .

They are now in the strainer dripping out the juices , that I think is a slow process , drip , drip , drip .:-)

 The larger apples we picked I made some applesauce and we enjoyed a bowl for lunch .

Here you can see the applesauce as well as the four jars of blackberry jelly I made .

On the sewing front , I have the baby quilt sewn and this morning I sandwiched it ready for quilting.I actually need a few more pins but they are in use on another quilt so will have to baste with thread .

I also have a postcard started and will complete that this afternoon as we have a quilt meeting tonight and I want to share the postcards I have received as well as a few that I have made , I would like the guild members to do a postcard swap with another quilt guild , are there any guilds out there that would be willing to swap with us . What I hope to do is get enough members to join in this fun little project then swap with another guild and have a virtual show and tell once all the cards have been received , if  you think your guild would be interested please let me know,thanks . Also a little reminder for those participating in the postcard exchange I arranged earlier on this blog your postcards are to be in the mail today at the latest , hope you enjoyed swapping and look forward to pictures of the cards you receive and thanks for taking part :-)

Ready for stitching . Another thing I hope to get done this afternoon is sew the binding on my Mystery quilt , not sure I will have time but the binding is all ready to go so we will see how much I can accomplish .

So that is my Wednesday , I think I have enough to keep me out of trouble , what do you think ? Enjoy your day and thanks for the visit .

hugs Sheila