Lots to Share

It is frosty and cold here this morning in North Carolina. No frost on any pumpkins around here. But frost on the my Oak Leaf hydrangea and the yard. The wind blew a lot of leaves on the ground during last few days. I picked the last of the grape tomatoes so they wouldn't get ruined. These came from plants that I did not even put in the ground which is always cool. One plant grew out of the crack in our patio. The plants I did spend money on did horribly this summer. Not sure why.

I got a nice surprise in the mail yesterday. I sent my mom a book on applique which I will show you all later, and she sent a bag that she made just for me. Isn't it pretty? My mom, her two sisters, and my grandma are all quilters. I guess quilting is in our blood.

A fellow friend and guild member has been reading my blog and she sent me this picture of her house quilt to share with you all. She, Mrs. Goodneedle, made and taught a BOM class using this pattern in 1993. It is a fun quilt. Check out her blog. Check out Darlene's blog for some fantastic applique on the Oct.28 entry. She has several applique UFOs and you can vote and let her know which quilt she should work on.

Okay now for some of my applique and some of the work of my students. If you read some of my profile you would have read that I teach applique classes. I teach at a local quilt shop a couple times a year. I usually have 2-5 students which is a good number to work with. Too many and I can't help them all. This past year I taught this quilt from http://www.appleblossomquilts.com/ It is called Buttons and Blooms. My version is the pink one done in the 30's fabrics and you might recognize the machine quilting. It is done by the same person who did my little flower quilt I showed earlier. The other two are from my students. The other three students haven't finished yet. It was a fun class and it is always fun to see what fabrics they choose.

Okay that is enough for today. I am having withdrawals. I need to go do some applique.

With Passion, Carrie P.