Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and the Weekend

I have been busy and will be busy the next couple of days. Wednesday my quilting bee had their annual Christmas luncheon. We usually have it at some one's house which is always nice. There were twenty four of us that attended this year. It was a house full. This year was really nice because we were in for a treat. Our hostess set up tables with linen table clothes and napkins. She had set out her antique china and real silverware. Her centerpieces were old tin wind-up toys. It was so fascinating to go to each table and look at the toys. Each of us brought a covered dish. The food and fellowship was just so great. Everything was perfect. A few of us stayed to help wash all those antique dishes which do not go in the dishwasher.

On Thursday I taught my beginner applique class. I have two students and one of them has really been busy. They are both in my bee and guild. I saw them at the bee one day and the busy one had finished her homework from the last time we met and she wanted to know what she could do next on her own. The other student has been busy but she has been making Christmas ornaments. Lots of them. She is almost finished so maybe she will be able to catch up on her homework.
Here is one student's work. She still has some circles to put on this block.

These two pictures are the other student's work.
They are both doing great work for beginners as you can see.

I wanted to share a picture of another UFO I just finished. (not on the list) This quilt had been sitting on the shelf for several months waiting in line to be machine quilted. I got it back several weeks ago and just finished the binding last night. This was a $5.00 BOM quilt from our local shop that was from 2006, I think. The shop chose the block fabric and I chose the star and border fabric. I also did the other version they had available which is black background fabric with bright fabrics. That one is on my UFO list so you will get to see it later.

I am spending the day with my daughter today. We have a lot planned. Saturday we will be meeting my son's future in-laws. We are going out to dinner together. On Sunday they are coming over here after church for dinner so you know what that means. Lots of preparation to get ready for company. So I will close for now and you all be safe and warm. I know some of you are in for some bad weather. Have a great weekend and I will let you know how it all went on Monday.

With Passion, Carrie P.

Busy Quilting

I have been busy working on some different projects this week.This first picture is a UFO that I started around 2002. This is not one on my UFO list. I had it machine quilted 2 summers ago and just got the binding and sleeve on.

Here is a sneak peek of the border for my patriotic quilt. Notice the red fabric I picked out for the backing. I decided it might look better with just a narrow red border.

I just thought I would show you this applique that I am working on. This is a technique I like to use for narrow stems. It is called "cut away." As you can see I traced the pattern on with a chalk pencil and then I cut just a little of the fabric away as I applique.

Here is my Red Delicious mystery BOM. You might notice that one bird does not have legs. His legs will be stitched on a piece of fabric that will be sewn where the scallop outline ends. Aren't they cute birds?

Check out this site for some little applique bug bags.

With Passion, Carrie P.

More Christmas

I thought I would share pictures of the wool ornaments I am making. Slow but sure. These will go on the tree after all the kids get married and take all their ornaments. These ornaments are from Indygo Junction. You can see the book and pattern if you are interested in making some for yourself.

Here is a feather tree that I keep up all the time. I have a collection of bird ornaments that I have gotten from Hallmark.


Here is my last Christmas decoration to show you. We have had our tree up since Thanksgiving weekend and it still smells so good. There are some close up pictures of the ornaments that are on the tree.

The new Red Delicious mystery BOM is up and ready to download. Click on the apple on the sidebar. I am doing mine in redwork. I am almost done with the first block.

With Passion, Carrie P.

A Challenge

Well, I have been dealt a challenge by Candace and Salem Stitcher .

Here are the rules:
1. Go to the fourth photo file on your computer.
2. Choose the fourth picture in that file.
3. Post it and explain.
4. Tag four people to do the same.


Here is my #4 photo and it is a quilt. It is a baby quilt that I made just this summer for my niece who had her first baby boy this October. She had registered at Target and I went over to our store to see what colors she had picked and this quilt shows the colors. We got a Christmas card with his picture on it and he is darling.

Now I have to tag four other people. Tag your it. Hope you all will play along.

Stephanie
Heritage Quilter
Mary
Belinda

Unitl tomorrow,
With Passion, Carrie P.

Announcement and other things

I have an announcement! My second born son is engaged to be married to a sweet young woman. He went to her parents house on Thanksgiving to ask her father for permission to marry her and the father said yes. He proposed and she said yes. We are happy to be having her join our family.

Now to the quilty stuff. Yesterday I taught an applique class and afterwards I decided to go to a Ben Franklin store that is going out of business. So sad. They sold Moda fabric too. Well, their fabric is 50% off right now and I found the backing fabric for my patriotic quilt.

This week I also had my last charm exchange for the year. Hear are all my charms. A charm quilt is a one-patch quilt using a different fabric for every piece. No repeats allowed. Some charm quilts have over a thousand different fabrics in them. I have made 2 charm quilts. One of them has over 2000 pieces in it. I started a hexagon charm quilt several years ago. It is in with the rest of the UFO's.

Just had to share this picture of my Carolina blue sky. The last couple of days have been rainy but today it is sunny, crisp and clear. The air smells so good and the sky is so blue.
Here is another Christmas decoration. The pattern for this doorknob hanger came from www.allpeoplequilt.com. There are a lot of great projects on this site. I used batting for the snowman.I am off to my sewing room now to see how much I can get done on my patriotic quilt. Have a great week-end.

With Passion, Carrie P.