Someone's in the Kitchen with Carrie

Do you know the song titled I've Been Working on the Railroad? For some reason that song came to my mind when I was working on this block from Quiet Play. In the song there is a verse that says Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah. I remember this song as a child but I didn't remember that this verse was a part of the song, I've Been Working on the Railroad. You can go to this YouTube link  to see a young woman singing the song.

You can see "Dinah" is looking out her window to see if some raspberries are ready to pick. I used a blue crayon to add some blue to the background of that piece of fabric. I think I will add more blue to it. I am also going to embroider a face on Dinah. I will add some knobs to the cabinets. I will also embroider the words--flour, sugar, and tea and the yellow canisters.

I also finished making the kitchen tool caddy.

Here are all the completed blocks. For some reason even though I printed them out the same way each month they came out different sizes. I will probably add some sashing in between the blocks but I am going to think about it. I had fun working on these blocks. Paper piecing is not so scary anymore!

I am linking up my finished blocks to Kristy's blog Quiet Play. Thanks Kristy for sharing such fun blocks.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Log Cabins

Have you ever made a log cabin quilt? I made this one in the early 2000's. I didn't put a label on it. I was new to quilting back then. Shame on me! I took a class to learn how to make this quilt. I hand quilted it in blue thread. It seems funny now that I took a class because the log cabin block is one of the easiest blocks to make.

This is my newest log cabin quilt. One of the monthly groups I attend, Modern Quilt Therapy, voted to make this quilt during the year. It is from the Nov/Dec 2013 Quilty magazine. Cynthia Brunz is the designer.  I used the border fabric as my focal fabric to pick out the "logs". All the fabric was from my stash. My friend Laura did the machine quilting.

Here is the quilting design. It reminds me of a rose of sorts.

Here is another version of the log cabin block. I made this for a friend a couple months ago.

The pattern came from this new magazine--Block. I decided to subscribe for at least a year. I like the stories written along with the patterns.

So this month Modern Quilt Therapy met. One of the ladies brought this log cabin quilt.

 Two more of the ladies finished their log cabin quilts. As you can see this one was done in opposite lights and darks compared to mine.

 Here is the back of the quilt.

 Another one done. Sorry I can't show the whole quilt. We meet in a small room and it is hard to get good photos.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

All Caught Up!

Whoo! Hoo! I am all caught up with my Bertie's Year BOM! One more to go which is the December kit. I look for it to arrive the first of November.

These little kits look like they are made from wool but it is all flannel. I did win some lovely wool from a giveaway Karen was having a few weeks ago. You might remember I did a pattern test for her back in April. You can see it here. She has some lovely patterns. Thanks Karen!

Speaking of wool, look what Beverly has been working on. I went to my last applique bee for the year last week. Aren't these blocks great?! These are blocks from Primitive Gatherings block of the week from a few years ago.

And look what Carolyn is working on. I just love these colors together. This pattern is from Blackbird Designs.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Busy Times

It is a busy time of year for me. When not working on other things around the house I have been sewing to catch up on this sew along with Lisa Bonegan of Primitive Gatherings. I wonder what the next round will be.

 This past Saturday Mr. P. and I drove up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was a beautiful crisp fall day.

 We drove into a town called Blowing Rock. We got there in the morning but by early afternoon the crowds were overwhelming. We decided it was time to head home. It was a nice get away while it lasted.

 I have been busy cleaning up the garden from the summer crops. I have all the empty beds refilled with leaf compost ready for a winter's nap. I got the garlic planted too. The other beds with fall veggies are doing really well. Picked fresh spinach, lettuce, some kale, and two carrots. I beat the voles from getting them. So far so good. I am going to try my hand at making kale chips.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Another Sneak Peek

More English Paper Piecing from Missie's new pattern that will be coming out soon. It is a reproduction of a quilt from the 1700's. The blocks are from the King George III coverlet. As you can see from my sneak peek I did mine in a little bit more modern fabrics.

 If you are a little nervous about English paper piecing you might try a kit from Missie. She sells them on her website. You could by one kit that has the pre-cut freezer paper pieces along with excellent instructions. She has six patterns to choose from.

 Another kit you can buy has the pre-cut shapes and fabrics to make the pincushion. You can let Missie know what color of fabrics you would like and she will do her best to pick out some really pretty prints for your pincushion. How easy is that?

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Three Finishes!!!

 I have three cute finishes to share with you today. These are the BOM that I have been doing through Shabby Fabrics. These are called Bertie's Year by Bonnie Sullivan. I got way behind and I am determined to get them all done this year..

 Aren't they sweet? You know how I love birds so I had to join in.

 I am linking up to What a Hoot! BOMS Away!

 I thought I would share my fall garden too. I actually took these pictures last week. We have had lots of rain since the weekend so these plants have really grown.

 I have my plants which all started from seeds in different beds. I hope by doing that I will get some of the veggies and the voles won't get so much this fall.

 This summer I tried growing pumpkins up on a trellis. I got two that survived the bugs grown this way. I don't know where I saw this idea but you take some kind of fabric, I used one of my husbands old knee socks, to make a hammock to rest the pumpkin in. That way it can grow and not break off from the vine. Pretty neat idea and it worked.

 Last but not least a photo of my sweet grandson. He is a big boy now sitting in his new highchair I bought this weekend for him. He is enjoying eating baby food now.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Calling all Lovers of English Paper Piecing

Remember this sneak peek I showed back in September? I have finished the project but you will still have to wait to see the whole thing. I can give you another sneak peek. More sneak peeks to come.

The reason I can't show the whole thing is because the pattern is not available just yet. If love doing English Paper Piecing you are going to want to get this pattern from Missie of Traditional Primitives.   Karen H  and I have been testing this pattern for Missie.

Missie is recreating an old quilt called King George III Coverlet. Go by her blog to see this post. You can see some of her fantastic projects. She is vending a show and her booth is awesome looking. I wish I could go to shop. If you scroll down you can see some more the Coverlet.

The pattern is not available yet but if you like what you see let her know so that she can add you to her list.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Block of the Month

Today I attended the BOM meeting at my local quilt shop. I did get last month's block done in time to show so that I could get the new block for this month. 

 The block for October has the most pieces of any of the blocks we have made so far. I like the name--Cheese Box.

I am linking up to What a Hoot for her BOMs Away.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

A Finish

I will have this Kathy Schmitz BOM ready to display for the month of November now that it is finished.

With Passion,
Carrie P.