Working Hard

First, before I get to my blog post I just have to say a very big THANK YOU! to you all that voted for my Easter Tidings quilt. I won! I was so excited and I really appreciate you all taking the time to vote for me. You all are the best.

GIVE THANKS...

                                                            (little quilt design by Jenny)
So what have I been up to the past 5 days? I did finish this little garden quilt and sent it in the mail to my sister. My husband was going to take four days off but we were really getting a lot accomplished so he took Tuesday off too. We both got a lot done and spent just about every day, all day out side. I will share photos later as I get the vegetables growing. I have three garden beds with cool weather crops growing really well. I have them covered with row covers to protect them from bugs and some cold weather we are having this week. Soon I can get other seeds in the ground. Yesterday I spent some time catching up on household chores and doing some cooking. We ate all the leftovers when we came in from working outside. Glad I had them because I did not feel like cooking.

While I was busy working outside I was tagged by Linda of Flourishing Palms to answer some questions. So here goes!

1. Where is one place in the world you haven't yet visited, but would like to?
    I have to admit that I really don't desire to go any where outside the United States. I really just want
    to see more of our country. There is so much to see.
2. What is your favorite quilt-making gadget?
    I like my 6" square ruler to square up blocks. My favorite gadget for applique is the lowly toothpick
   for turning fabric under to applique.
3. How often do you oil your machine?
    I have a Viking sewing machine and I was told not to oil my machine. It is 12 years old and I have
    never oiled it. I don't know if the guy who cleans it does.
4. What is your favorite perfume?
    I don't wear perfume and can't be around people who wear it because it causes me migraines.
    I didn't always used to be sensitive to perfume and colognes. When I was younger I liked a perfume
    my grand-mother wore called White Shoulders.
5. Machine piecing/applique or hand piecing/applique?
    Machine piecing/applique.
6. What is your favorite dessert?
    Homemade peach pie with a crumble topping.
7. Who is your favorite author?
    I don't have one. Lately I have been reading lots of gardening books, bread making books, and books
    on raising chickens.
8. What quilting technique would you like to learn more about?
    I really can't think of any.
9. What dish do you cook/bake that is considered your best?
    I have a lot according to my family. Sour cream pound cake, potato casserole, Jalapeno
    Cornbread, the list goes on and on according to my daughter. I love to cook!
10. Machine-sewn binding or hand sewn binding?
     First part is sewn on by machine then the folded part is hand sewn.

Okay, so I am going to tag just two other bloggers. You can participate if you would like and I have only five questions. So I am tagging Mary of Quilt Hollow and Sharon from A Few of My Favorite Things. Here are your questions...

 1. What is your favorite flower?

2.      2. What is your favorite season of the year and why?

3.      3. If you could live somewhere else in the world where would it be?

4.      4. At this time, what is your favorite line of fabric?

5.      5. Do you have one quilt that you made that is your all time favorite? 

I      With Passion, Carrie P.


ps just ignore those other numbers. I am having some issues with blogger.