A Guilt Free Day…

I had a wonderful day yesterday..I spent about an hour poking around the thrift shops in a little town called Sidney- while waiting for my daughter’s ferry to dock…Sidney is a gorgeous little town right on the ocean about 10 minutes from the ferry terminal…full of wonderful unique shops…oh…and lots of thrift shops!! I found some wool scores…

2 metres of this black and white herringbone (perfect for dyeing!!) and 1 metre of the red check (perfect for Christmas)….

And two jackets…also perfect for the dye pot!!

Yum….

So with my loot stowed away I managed to make it to the Ferry Terminal in time to watch the Ferry pull into the harbour…what a gorgeous sight!!  I love living on this island…it truly is paradise!!   I put my camera away and forgot to take pictures of the rest of the day!!  Geeze!!  But I can tell you this, Maggie and I had a wonderful day…shopping, lunch, shopping..iced coffees while we walked the harbour and then at the end of the day I dropped her off at a friend’s.  Her friend Dana is celebrating her 28th birthday and there was a party planned… So all in all the PERFECT day!!  Did I mention that the sun was shining and it was lovely and warm?  Maggie had a new haircut and looked gorgeous and sophisticated and SO grown up…how did that happen??

So today in the midst of writing this my youngest daughter phoned and we had a long, lovely chat….I am so thankful for telephones and emails!!  Without them, how could mothers stand to have their chicks leave the nest…? Sigh….I miss my little chicks…

So I have decided that I am going to spend the day guilt free doing what I WANT to do…(no thought to those weeds in the garden…they will after all, be there tomorrow!!)…like…finishing this off… Sorry about the light…it’s just so darn sunny… :o)

AND I think I will get the dye pot out…and see what magic I can create….

Hope you blogging Mothers out there have a wonderful day spent with those you love most…be it two legged or four!! 

Have a SPECTACULAR Sunday and Happy Quilting!!

Call Me Crazy…

…no don’t call ME crazy…Call the winner Crazy!!  That’s who won my Give Away…CALL ME CRAZY!  So Crazy, please leave me your snail’s mail address and I will get this in the mail on Monday.

Can I just say how much fun I had reading your comments and meeting new bloggers and of course visiting New Blogs!!  I bet I added close to ten new blogs to follow…who has time to sew?  So thank you all for entering…wish I had a give away for all of you! ;o)

NOW WHERE WERE WE?  Back to the Cloth Castle Club Day~

Love the rounded shapes in this quilt and the colours~

This gorgeous crocheted bedspread has become a family heirloom made by an aunt who passed away and left it to her niece.  You can tell that her niece is just thrilled to be the owner and will cherish it forever.  I love it when people appreciate a handmade work of art.

  

This picture doesn’t do this quilt justice…it is just lovely!  It is being donated to a mission for a raffle.

My quilting buddy, Dawn made me an this beautiful apron and here is Natasha sharing it. It is gorgeous..with little pleats on the side.  Thanks again, Dawn!!  Love it!!

This little quilt was made from a birthday card!  It is just stunning!!  Love the lattice work behind the poppies…and the poppies…lovely!

Have a closer look…see the purple beads in the centre..aren’t they perfect?

Natasha is making this Log Cabin for a challenge that Cloth Castle is having.  I can’t wait to see it quilted and finished. Love it!

   Someone made this gorgeous sewing wallet…(I think it is a Lynette Anderson pattern)……

Isn’t it pretty?

 

A lovely piece of work to keep your tools….   Natasha gave a quick demo on how to make…. ..these bags.

This quilt was hanging on the wall behind the display table…doesn’t it shout out Spring and Summer…!! I am such a sucker for daisies!!   And finally Natasha shared these wool punched cushions…This strawberry was made from 1/4 inch strips of wool.

The bird’s nest mat, the Christmas tree and the flowers were made from wool yarn punched into Monk’s cloth.

I LOVE this one…but I do NOT need another hobby…right now..!

It was SO good to be back at Club, to visit with old friends and talk quilty talk.  And of course Dawn and Claire and I went for lunch to continue on with the talk.  It wasn’t the same though, as our friend, Alice was missing.  Alice has become the Stage Manager for a local Theatre group and it WAS rehearsal time…the show must go on and all that jazz!!  So Alice…break a leg and hurry back for next month’s Club!

To all the Mothers out there, have a good one…hopefully spent with the ones you love most!! 

Have a super Saturday and Happy Quilting!!

Noooo…NOT Another one…..!

I know…I know…you are probably getting sick of reading about Give Aways…but I’m telling you they are literally falling into my lap…AND I just HAVE to tell you about this one….

It is this cute little chest with mosaic drawers..so cute.. and look what’s in the drawers!!  All this goodness is crying out for a Crazy Quilt!!  Hurry over to Nikki’s blog…wish her a Happy 100th Anniversary and PLEASE tell her that Paulette sent you (I get extra entries that way!!)  A girl’s got to do, what a girl’s got to do!!  Wish me luck!!

Today’s the last day to enter my give away!!  See Tuesday for the details…

Now onto something QUILTY ~ Tuesday at Cloth Castle Club Day there was, as usual, lots of quilting goodness!! Thought I’d send some of that goodness your way….

Lots of gorgeous bags~

This was a Mother’s Day project offered by the Cloth Castle..very cute!

The inside was just as cute as the outside..and do you see the matching change/card holder?

This quilter used up all her Batik scraps to make this quilt..just lovely…

Tea cozy and place mats for some lucky mom…

  

An appliquéd  table topper~   This was the results of a Mystery quilt~  Love this picture!   This is Natasha, our LEADER!  She puts the fun into Club!

Hand dyed scarves…geezes I should have brought my truck load of hand dyed wool!! ;o)

 

What’s this!!  Temptation is ALL around!!  Starbucks sent over the Barista girl to destroy my will power!! …with Cranberry-Lemon  cake!!  Yikes!  When you are on a diet you are not safe ANYWHERE!!  ‘They’ will find you…

So we will take our intermission here while I regain my composure…I’m down 5 pounds…I’m down 5 pounds…I’m down…ing the cake….!!

The rest of Club tomorrow…;o)   

Have a fun Friday and Happy Quilting!!