block and hop

I got my Blogger's BOM done. This one was designed by PamKittyMorning. 

Today starts the Red, White, and Blue blog hop. Hip, Hip, Hooray!

Every day through July 16 you can visit blogs for a block and maybe a giveaway. Check each day for the participants at Jane's Fabrics and Quilts. I am off to start my hopping! Have fun!

With Passion,
Carrie P.

More Ways to use Your Harvest

What do you do with the bounty from your garden? Find new recipes to try.

 I was reading Beaquilter and she mentioned she was going to make a squash and zucchini quiche. I asked her if she would share the recipe. I decided to try this recipe from the web site she shared. I added a cut up green pepper to it. It was really good and my husband liked it too.

I am still getting blueberries from our plants so I made these Rustic Blueberry Basil tarts from a magazine I just picked up at Sam's warehouse store. The magazine is called Good & Fresh. There are a lot of recipes in it that I am going to try out.

Have a great weekend and stay cool!
With Passion,
Carrie P.

It's Coming!

The Red, White, and Blue blog hop that is!

 Here is a sneak peek of my block. I will also be having a little giveaway. My day is July 7.

You can see the whole list of participants on Jane's Fabrics and Quilts blog. It is going to be fun. 

With Passion,

Carrie P.

President's Quilt

A new year is starting in my quilt guild. I have been the Vice-President for the past year. I have just been elected the President for the next year. As Vice-President I was responsible for getting blocks or a quilt top made, with the help of guild members, for the outgoing President. At the beginning of the year I asked the President what colors she liked. She gave me some swatches of fabrics she used in her home. 

Our guild president mentioned she liked baskets. I knew when I saw this pattern from the McCall's magazine, July/August issue 2011, it would be perfect. The pattern itself was designed by Holly Holderman.  So I got busy prepping the pieces. One month I took the baskets so that the ladies in the Applique Addicts bee, who are also in the guild, could help me sew them onto the quilt blocks. Next came the leaves and then the flowers. So with their help we had the top done in no time. This top is 53" x 53". I hope she will bring it back when she gets it quilted.

 Our president also collects sheep. I decided to make her a pillow to match the quilt too.The "Summer Frolic" design was from Anni Downs. The pattern was published in a Country Threads magazine.

We presented it to the President at our guild meeting this month and she really loved them both. Thanks Applique Addicts for all your help.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Finished FMQ

I finished the last of the four corners of my free motion quilting challenge from Insights from SewCalGal. This challenge was brought to us by Cindy Needham.

Here is the whole piece all full of thread. I went through four bobbins working on this practice. That is a lot of thread. You can see my other posts here, here, and here.

I took this photo the other day just because I thought the little bottles with one flower in them were cute. Once I posted it I was looking at the screen in the background and it reminds me of free motion quilting.

I wonder what will be next for us. I think I might be ready to start quilting a small quilt sometime soon.

With Passion,
Carrie P.