While He was Sleeping...

my grandson that is. I decided to put off some household chores while he slept to sew instead. Done with all the blocks.  Now to put the quilt together.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Summer is Flying By!

How can  a person can be so busy and feel like there is no time each day to fit things in? That is how I feel lately. The last two weeks have flown but I have not done much sewing at all.  I did get one more block done for a quilt I really, really, really need to get done.

 I also finished this block from Buttermilk Basin's free BOM. Oh, and I am way behind on this one now. Oh well.

 While my in-laws were staying with us crocheting was the easiest thing to pick up and work on when I had a spare minute in the evening. There are several crochet alongs going on right now. This is one is from facebook group I have joined.

 These little mandalas will be part of a summertime shawl. I found this fun variegated yarn at a shop in a nearby town. I have blocked all of them for each week that has come out so far. Now to work on week 6 blocks. I am using white yarn to put them all together but those instructions have not come out yet.

So my goal is to get the last quilt block made and put the top together. Wish me luck.
Until next time,
With Passion,
Carrie P.

Achievement

Look what I did! While my grandson took a nap I was able to sew those pieces together you saw in the previous post. I really like this block. I was able to get another block cut out too.

 I was also able to roast some tomatillos from the garden along with onion, garlic, and a jalpeno pepper to make some salsa verde.

Yay! I achieved something. :0)

With Passion,
Carrie P.

It's July!

So the month of June is in the past! All I have to show for sewing for the whole month are these parts to a block. You might recall that my in-laws from Illinois moved down here to North Carolina. They stayed with us for five weeks. They found a retirement home five miles from us that theyliked. They were all moved in on Father's day. I have been busy getting my house back in order. I hope this month will allow me to sew more.

When I wasn't busy helping my in-laws getting settled or taking care of my grandson you could find me out in the garden. The blueberries started getting ripe last week. 

 The beans and cucumbers are coming in.

Even though this photo is a little blurry you might be able to tell there is a hawk on the post. 

 I think he has been keeping the voles out of the garden because this year I got a pretty good crop of potatoes. These two buckets full.

Other root crops did very well too. I am still pulling carrots. I am so excited about this years garden.

My daughter-in-law said I could give my grandson his first haircut. Here is the before and after photos. Isn't that just the cutest little guy you have ever seen? :0)

Sort of quilt related. I visited a nearby town and these hexies were painted on the street. I thought you would enjoy this photo.

Now that things are slowing down a bit, I hope to start sewing some more. I have two quilts I want to finish soon. My name is on my long arm quilter's list for September. Before you know it that month will be here. I hope to start visiting your blogs more often too. I have missed reading them all.

I hope you are all having a great summer!

With Passion,

Carrie P.