WIP Wednesday

It is a wet and wild Wednesday , drizzling rain and very windy NOT my kind of day . However I do have a few WIP to report on this week , first off I already posted about the Tisket a Tasket quilt being finished , yeah! Then anyone who has been following me for a while would remember all the crazy patch blocks I made over the last year plus , well yesterday I decided it was time to start sewing a few of those together . I had a total of 30  of what I would call lighter shades so that is where I started my sewing and this is what it looked like last night.

As you can see I still had two rows to sew on but this morning I did get those on ,now I do have a dilemma here as I have 20 darker shade blocks and I am trying to decide whether to add them all around the outside or make a separate quilt , I would need to make at least another 10 ,no it would work out to be more than that but that is not a problem I quite enjoy making these blocks but would love your opinion on what to do , I could also just add a border to this existing quilt what do you think ? Here is a picture of the blocks surrounding this inner section.

What would you do ?

I am also working on my Row by Row Christmas quilt , making slow progress but this is how it  looks right now , I have finished all of the mittens, the cute little penguins and started on the reindeer and oh the santas are also finished , I am quilting this with embroidery floss , no frame just over my lap , a little challenging really but I just cant use a hoop ,never know where to put my hands and I do not own a quilt frame , so far this is working out well.

 I have another challenge I can not quite figure out , what is it you say , maybe you can help , oh that would be wonderful. I am taking part in the Stay at Home Round Robin and have the first two parts complete and the next part is to add a log cabin border to the block I have made that is on point. The block is 23 inches at the moment, I actually was mulling this around in my head all night and think I have an idea but not so sure it will work so if anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it. Here is my block so far I have shown this before .

If you will notice the new little icon on the right side bar for a BOM with the cute little pumpkin, well I have also started that and here is my progress so far , I am really wondering what happens to this pumpkin as it is not attached to anything ,  

Blogger is being a little weird today so I am having some issues with photos , oh well I am not complaining .

 I am linking up today to The Needle and Thread Network  and Lee's Freshly Pieced , do check it out there are some amazingly creative people linking up there . 

 Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a wonderful day . hugs Sheila

Tuesdays Treasures

When I seen Melody's post for Tuesdays Treasures and her rooster I immediately thought I would share my rooster as well for this weeks Treasure.  I just love how colourful he is , I bought this at a yard sale a few years back , we had bought one similar to this for my MIL and I always loved it so when I seen this one for just  few dollars I couldn't resist.  There are a few more treasures on this windowsill, the three shortbread pans that the boys bought for me one Christmas , they knew how much I loved to make shortbread and these molds make the cutest cookies .To see more treasures be sure to visit with Melody at The House on the Side of the Hill .
Have yourself a wonderful Tuesday and thanks so much for stopping by.
 hugs Sheila

Weekend photos

Weather wise we had a decent weekend , some sun , lots of cloud cover but when taking photos I actually prefer clouds I think it adds so much more interest and we did have some unusual cloud formations on the weekend. So are you ready for a little adventure of what I saw this weekend ? As I have said a few times now I love the fall and the colors , the leaves are gradually leaving the trees but I did find some lovely foliage to share in the Lochaber area along the lake , just gorgeous , I love the lake and we love to have picnics in this area in the summer months. Sharon I think you will recognize where this photo was taken. as well as a few more .

It was actually quite warm when you were in the sun and out of the wind but a jacket was a nice addition to keep the chill off. 

I love this shot, you can just see a little color across the lake and the shimmer of the water is very inviting. 

This is in a provincial park and as you can see there are still a few leaves with gorgeous colour hanging on ,don't you just love those rust colours ,my favorite :-) 

The same park , it is closed now for the season but we parked the car on the road and walked in , it was worth it .

This is a picture of the lake where our town gets its water supply. Now I just have to tell you a little story about this lake , I think it is kind of a cute story. When our boys were small , lets see 3,5 and 6 we were out driving one day in the summer and as we came across this lake Bill explained to them that this was where the town got there water .Our youngest son was one to always be asking questions , had to know how everything worked and why etc. , well he said "Dad you mean all the water for all the people comes from this lake?" Yes Bill replied all the water for everyone . Wow says Chad , "Can you take us over to the hot side?" He was just over 3 years old at the time and today he is an engineer ;-0  It isn't easy to get a decent picture of it as the area is becoming grown up but it is a gorgeous lake.You could see and hear the geese on the lake,not so sure I like that idea but it is treated .

I just had to take this picture of an abandoned old truck among the hay , kind of neat huh.

On the quilting front I have completed the hand quilting on A Tisket a Tasket so this is my report for Quiltober for today . I have also made some progress on the Row by Row Christmas quilt and not so sure I can complete that in October but I am definitely going to try . It feels good to have this little quilt completed I really enjoyed making this sweet little quilt which was a free BOM from Bunny Hill Designs  a couple of years ago .

Well the sun is shining so I think I will get cracking and get some laundry on the line , it won't be long now before we can't hang them out so I want to take advantage for as long as I can . Enjoy this gorgeous day and thanks for stopping by.

 hugs Sheila

Quilting Gallery

I have entered the weekly contest on Quilting Gallery , this week the theme is paper pieced quilts so this quilt is a BOM paper pieced quilt I did in 2005 ,yikes it doesn't seem that long ago but the label wouldn't lie. This was a ton of work and kind of turned me off of PP , it is not my favorite thing to do so I stay clear of it if possible , sorry for all those pp fans out there .The photo I am showing you is slightly different than the that the photo I entered as it is a photo that was taken at a church quilt show a few years ago and doesn't quite show all of it but I like this picture better and probably should have used it but couldn't find it among my thousands of pictures . So anyway I would really appreciate you considering voting for me if you like my quilt and thanks in advance To vote for your favorite quilt visit the Quilting Gallery ,voting starts tomorrow Friday until Sunday night. hugs Sheila

A wet Thursday

It is raining heavily today and they are telling us we could get as much as 60 mm the last I heard ,anyone know where I can find an ark ? Since it is so darn wet outside I have no choice but to sew , I mean wouldn't you . So what am I sewing today , nothing too exciting really , my grandson Isaac will be 5 later this month and is really into Cars , the movies and everything related to it , he can rhyme off all the names of those vehicles and has been doing so for a couple of years ,some I can't even pronounce but he recogizes them all .In my visits we have played cars many times and of course he always wins the race ;-0 So I have some cars fabric left over from another project I made for him a while back and just enough to use for the cuff of a pillowcase so that is my project for this morning , I don't expect that to take all that long so what's up after that I am not too sure at the moment. Oh I have plenty to keep me occupied that is no problem but for now this is a priority as I have to mail it off to Saskatchewan, I'd rather be going there to deliver it but since that is not possible right now it will go in the mail .
 Before I go I must mention the new icon I have placed on my sidebar , it is a really cute free BOM  over at Rana's life , just click on the pumpkin and it will take you straight there , you will enjoy this if you love fall themed projects which I certainly do.
 Thanks for stopping by and if it is sunny where you are enjoy it , I'm enjoying the rain  ;-0 hugs Sheila