update on my block from Sharon's Encrusted Class

All I have really done has been to pin two butterflies on and sewon this pinky coral button I just cant make myself do more on the orange patch in the middle. I think it is a shock of colour and it holds your eye for a moments rest just because of its brightness. What do you think? If you look at my slide show you will see more blocks to match up with this one. I'm on my way to making a quilt wall hanging. I don't yet know where it will be displayed however I really do like the play of this colour combination.

Why I Have Not Posted in a While

For the last two weeks I have been quite ill. I am trying to tidy my sewing room when I have the stength and feel rested enough. I will post some photos whe I finish the job. I really should have taken before shots. I dont think that I would have posted them though as I couldn't handle the embarasment.

It has been as cold as 54 degrees C with wind chill. I am glad we have a garage for my car. My hubby's has to be out so he needs to plug it in to keep the block warm enough to start. I had a friend who took photos of a Canadian winter scene to some where hot maybe India or Africa(she traveled alot in the 1970-80's) and the photo had cars under a layer of snow and plugged in. The people who saw this asked if we had a sand storm and electric cars in Canada. They were amazed by the idea of snow and cold. Before this cold snap we had a blizzard and recived several inches of snow. I am just glad that my hubby and boys got out and shovelled before it got so cold that you freeze your skin in under a minute. Well that is enough of me complaining for now.. you see now why I haven't been posting......

THE SHACK by William P. Young

The Shack is incredible. It has actually changed the very fibre of my being. I think every one regardless of faith should read this book.

All my life I have struggled with the big Questions and The Shack has helped me to find peace. This book although fiction is truly inspired by the Creator of all things and wonderfully channeled through to a William P. Young's fictional setting and intriguing conversations. This story will keep you riveted to it until you are done so make sure you have some time to read. It is my strong desire that I inspire at least one person to read The Shack . If you have or plan to please add a comment I would greatly appreciate it. God Bless.

Baby Baby

Last year I wanted to practice machine free motion quilting. So I went out and found this pannel and thought I'd make a baby blanket for an unknown baby gift for down the road. Well I free motioned away and went looking for something to bind it. crazy time. This blue was imposible to find a plain cotton broadcloth to match as it has a touch of green to it. The red and green proved just as hard to find. I was scoping out the local Fabricland's December sale and came across this navy fabric with small hearts. I imiediately thought this will be the ticket for that quilt. Several days after Xmas I learned that one of my son's friend's older sister is going to have a baby in a couple of weeks. Perfect... I now have a baby for the gift. so I whipped up the binding this morning and It is now ready for the giving... I love babies. as you can see the binding does nicely.