Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day to all who live in America and to all my American friends living in other countries.

Enjoy your holiday and God Bless America.

With Passion, Carrie P.

From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
~Samuel F. Smith, "America"

Red, White, and Blue Sale

One of the quilt shops in my town was having a 35% off sale on red, white, and blue fabric. I had to check it out and I bought some yardage. The first two fabrics are for my the Christmas Cottage block exchange I was in last year. I had some applique blocks planned but I have decided that it will be a long time before I get around to doing them so I am going to try to get my blocks put together before Christmas this year. The other blue fabrics are going to be sashing for the Veranda View blocks. I will add some green and red fabrics from my stash. Every time I would go into the store and see those blue ones I would just pet them and ask myself how can I use them in a quilt because I really like them. And now I have an idea. So I will be working on both of those quilts soon.

I stopped by our Joann store too. I have seen this book many places. My hands and eyes would gravitate toward this book like a magnet. When I saw it at Joann's I got all excited because I used my 40% coupon and bought the book. Now I will read it cover to cover. I will even read all the pattern instructions too. I am weird that way.

Remember this feedsack tablecloth I found in an antique store recently?


Look! Here it is in the middle of the page of the book. It is talking about how those two pieces were used for table cloths. And I have one. It just tickles me to see that in the book.

With Passion, Carrie P.

Laugh to forget, but don't forget to laugh. It'll do your heart good!

Pretty Ribbons!

Oh! these ribbons are so pretty. There is not a store in my town that sells such pretty and different ribbons. When Stephanie mentioned Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods on her blog I had to check out the website. As you can see I ordered some. The ribbons came packaged with 10 half yard cuts. I love the variety of styles.

When you have time you must go over to Lori's blog, Bee In My Bonnet. She is having a fantastic giveaway. She is going to give a lucky winner, maybe me, maybe you, some flour sack dishtowels, embroidery floss, and some patterns to embroider on the towels.

With Passion, Carrie P.

Be the flower that blooms... butterflies will come.

I'm Back!

Well, here I am back with some news about what has been going on around here which has not been a lot.

First, I have to show you what I won from Fibber Babble. She was having a giveaway and I won this apron that she made from dishtowels. Pretty clever. And she sent two other goodies too. Thanks Tracy. It is always fun to win.

Two more signature blocks came in the mail.
I added some strips to the newest Christmas Love block that I have finished stitching.
Now it is time to get back to work, slowly. I will be sure to listen to my body when it is saying slow down. It will be good to do what I love.

I would like to thank Anonymous for the warning about the bats. We thought it was a very strange thing but did not even consider rabies. We will be sure to stay away from bats acting odd.

With Passion, Carrie P.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did do. Mark Twain

Here's The Scoop

Last Thursday after several months of physical therapy I finally broke down after no change with the therapy and went to get a cortisone shot in my elbow. It is feeling 98% better. I think the pain that is still left is from the mean old needle. If you ever had a cortisone shot you know what I mean. OUCH! Anyway, I have decided to take this week off from blogging and handwork because when I do either one I feel a little twinge of pain in my elbow so this week I am going to completely rest it. Boring but I want to make sure it is completely well. My doctor still wants me to wear a wrist brace and the elbow brace when I am on the computer or stitching. So this is the last time I am going to mention my elbow on my blog anymore.

I will check my email so please feel free to leave a comment but I won't respond unless you have a question. Hopefully next week I can get back to what I like to do. Thanks again for all your good thoughts and prayers.

Before I close let me show you some things that have been going on with me.

I did this real quick embroidery on this towel. We are going to the Outer Banks in August and we are spending a night at my son's future in laws so I thought I would take them a little hospitality gift thanking them for letting us stay with them. They both love to garden so I thought I would get a pretty flower pot and add the towel and lots of other goodies for them both. We have already met them and they are some really sweet and down to earth people. You can get this pattern and their other free designs at Bird Brain Designs. They are doing one each month. The July one is really cute.

More signature blocks!
I just had to show you these bats they we found hanging at the base of our garage in the middle of the day. One was on the ground and my daughter picked it up and hung it on the wall with the others. It is a mystery to us why they were there. We haven't seen them again except maybe at night catching bugs which is a very good thing.
Cone flowers and lavender in my garden.
My first time growing zucchini. The flower looks like a starfish to me.
Look what I got in the mail the other day from Bunny Hill Designs. Some of the embroidery floss that is all the rage right now. I can't wait to try it out. It is the  new Cosmo floss from Japan. I also got some antique white rick rack.

Here is a pink  hibiscus that my son got for me on Mother's Day. It is still blooming.
With Passion, Carrie P.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough we must do.  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe