Child and Youth Worker Quilt

This quilt was made to be raffled off in support of the bursary fund for Child and Youth Worker Students at Confederation College. The CYW's that work at the Childrens Centre in Thunder Bay are so dedicated in the work they do. My daughter Mary 14 yrs is holding the quilt.




The blocks are part of a leader ender project that I started a few years ago after Bonnie Hunter shared hers with the Stashbusters group. The blocks are comprised of 2 4 1/2" half sq triangles and 2 4 1/2" four patches. The first quilt that I made using the same blocks is a king size and the raffle is a lap quilt. My 16 yr old daughter Emily is using a lot of the left overs for a baby quilt which I'll add to this post when finished.

Silver Islet

What a beautiful afternoon! Today a friend and I went to visit Silver Islet and also the Sea Lion.
This once small mining town is now a home to many summer camps. (as they are known in the Thunder Bay area others would call them summer cottages) The camps are all close together and many are within a few feet of the narrow road that winds through the area. They all enjoy a spectacular view of Lake Superior. Many of the camps date back to the late 1800's and have always fascinated me. This is an area so rich in history.









I spent some time there as a girl with a friend and her family and I have so many memories of it. Back then the store was an abandoned building and now its been restored, and now opens during the summer

now restored:



This was such a fun place to explore and one place I really liked to hike to was the Sea Lion, we used to like to climb it, which looking at it now I realize wasn't such a smart thing to do... The picture I found of it isn't quite how it looked today, we still have snow and there are no leaves. The lake looks inviting but it is always freezing. The hike was great and only a little challenging at times.