Sewing Caddies

Some of you have been waiting in anticipation to see these sewing caddies that I was working on for the last several day. They are for the bridesmaids who will be in the soon coming wedding. Ta Dah!
The soon to be bride got the bridesmaids favorite colors and then I went from there to come up with something they would all like. If you would like to make your own you can go to Gina's blog and look on her sidebar for the tutorial.
I would also like to announce that Mr. Bluebird is the proud papa of 5 little ones.
The picture is a little blurry because we wanted to hurry. Both parents just left to find food for their babies.
With Passion,

Carrie P.

How does My Garden Grow?

Last week while I was reading my blog list I stopped at Karen's . She is very talented and I enjoy her blog very much.
She has started something called "One Flower Wednesday." The only requirement is to make one flower each Wednesday and to post my progress at least once a month. I thought, "I can do that!" so I joined the group.
I started my Grandmothers Flower Garden several years ago and have been thinking about getting it out again and Karen's post was my incentive.
My quilt is actually a charm quilt which means that every "petal and leaf" is made from a different fabric. You can see from these two photos that I have more flowers started and I have a pile of "charms" to work with.
I am really excited to have this out of the UFO pile! Now let's see what I can do with the flowers that have I have started.

I will be top stitching the sewing caddies this afternoon and will do a post tomorrow. I am off to hang out with my quilting bee.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

What a pity flowers can utter no sound! A singing rose, a whispering violet, a murmuring honeysuckle--oh what a rare and exquisite miracle would these be. Henry Ward Beecher

Quilt Around the World

My Saturday and a couple of hours on Sunday were spent working on the sewing caddies. They are still works in progress. They are taking longer than I thought they would.
I was invited by Jane to join a block swap. This one is called Quilt Around the World. The theme is Christmas. So this little Christmas tree is going to make the rounds. One quilter will add a block and then another, and another until all the blocks make there way back to me.
This tree pattern is from an ePattern that I got from Piece O' Cake. It is called The Christmas Trees.

This should be a fun swap. I am looking forward to seeing each person's blocks. Now back to sewing caddies.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

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Idle Hands?

No Idle hands here. Before I show you what I have been up to these days I just had to show you this bird.
He stopped by long enough for me to grab my camera and take a picture. I had to look him up in my bird book because I have never seen him in my yard before. It is a Rose Breasted Grosbeak. I hope he comes back.
So what have I been doing while I have been showing you other people's beautiful quilts? See all those 2 1/2" strips? Those are going into a signature quilt for my son and future DIL getting married in July. The orange/yellow strips are 1 1/2" . The signature block is also 1 1/2" wide which is going to be on yellow fabric. Her favorite color. I am going to have to get more yellow fabrics.
I have made one pillowcase for the 1 million pillowcase challenge. I plan to make some more but I have one done. (blogger turned the photo,sorry)
Our guild has decided to donate "nap" blankets to kindergartens in some our schools. Here are two reversible blankets that I made for a boy and a girl.
I also sewed up a friendship star block for our guild's out going president. The vice president comes up with an idea and then gets the board members to make some blocks to go in the quilt.
I made the binding for my Shabby Roses quilt which will be going to the quilter in a few weeks.

These two pictures show all the parts of the sewing caddies I will be making for the bridesmaids who are in the July wedding. They each chose two colors they liked and these are the fabrics I chose for the caddies.
Now I leave you because I am going to spend today working on them. Hope you all have a very productive or relaxing weekend, which ever you wish.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Like what you do. If you don't like it, do something else. Paul Harvey

Vicksburg BOM

I have finished the number seven block in the series just in time. I really like the look of this block. Now on to number eight which is a cactus block.
Dawn who has created this BOM is having a giveaway on her blog. It is for her newest pattern. It has birds on it and you all know how much I love birds. Check it out and tell Dawn I sent you.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson