Old and New

As I mentioned in the last post the cabin we stayed in had quilts on every bed. These were made especially for the cabin. Here is a vintage quilt hanging on the wall. I love this design.

 Here is the one that was on our bed. It was hard getting a good picture because of the lighting. We were in a loft.The machine quilting in the middle was great. Just take my word.

  There were more beds but they were in other family member rooms. I didn't want to invade their space.

 Unfortunately I didn't think to get pictures until they had all moved into their rooms.  The quilts in the cabin were not really "Old" except for the first one. But because we stayed in the cabin it made it seem like they were old.

So this past Wednesday the Modern Quilt Therapy group met at the Little General. Now to the "New" modern quilts.

 These two were made by our featured member.

 This whole cloth quilt was made by Laura who has been quilting some of my quilts.

 Simply Amazing!

 This wonderful star quilt was made by LC of MayChappell. You can find out more about this quilt on her post here.

 We did a pencil pouch swap during our meeting. This is the pouch I made. We were to put our pouch in a brown paper bag so it was a secret swap.

 This is the one I received. I was told by the maker, Tomoe, that it was made from scraps. Whatever it was made from, I just love it especially the little flower she made hanging from the zipper. Thanks Tomoe!

 There were two door prizes given away. I was one of the winner of this stack of fabrics.

Old or New, we quilters love quilts in all styles.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Last Week

So part of last week I was in Virginia at my nephew's wedding and visiting my #1 son and daughter-in-law. The wedding was in Charlottesville. As we were driving into town I spotted this barn with a quilt block on it. I know it is hard to see but it is that yellow square in the middle. We drove past it several times and this is the best shot I could get. 

 Before we drove to where we were staying we drove into Charlottesville. Mr. P. is always so good to drive me to quilt shops when we visit new places. The shop is called Cottonwood. I could have spent hours in this shop because of all the fabric they sold. A quilter's delight for sure.

 I highly recommend that you visit it if you are in the area.

 I happened to visit on a day they were having a sale. I got the Kissing Booth layer cake 40% off and some of the fat quarters were on sale. I am collecting these for a quilt I plan to make next year.

After we stopped here, we ate lunch and then headed towards the cabin we were going to stay at. This is one of the views as we were driving up the road.

 We drove up the mountain. This was a rental cabin. It was originally two cabins brought up the mountain. The center part was added in between the two cabins. What was so neat was that the windows on both sides of the middle section fold up like an accordion so the room could be open to the outdoors. We did not do this because it was too hot and humid.  My sister-in-law invited us along with several other family members to stay at the cabin before the wedding day. It was great to see family. My two boys and their wives were there too. My daughter wasn't able to be there because of her job.

 Inside the kitchen was a functioning wood cooking stove. The refrigerator was a electric replica.

 Every bed in the cabin had a quilt on it. I will show some of them next post.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Done and...

 Done!

My blocks are ready to show during the Modern Quilt Therapy group tomorrow afternoon.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Back to Normal

I am finally getting back into my routine. Do like a regular routine? Going away for five days means a lot of catching up to do. So one thing I need to catch up on is to let you know what the giveaway is for those who are participating in NOTHING BUT UFOs. Since fall is right around the corner I thought I would give you have a chance to win this book, a pattern for the star quilt, and a 1/2 yard of fabric. Be sure to link up your UFO goals on this post.

 Right before I went out of town I was notified that I had won a giveaway from Clover and Violet. SkyeReve was a sponsor during the Season By Hand series. I was a participant in this series during the summer time. There were a lot of giveaways at the end of the hop. I won a $25 gift certificate which I used to buy this half yard bundle of Briar Rose by Heather Ross. Natasha also include two cute pieces of fabric squares. Thanks to Natasha for being a sponsor during this series and to Jennie and Clara for asking me to be a part.

 Being away from the garden for five days meant that I better get out there and check to see what needed to be harvested. As you can see the bell peppers are doing really well. The tomatoes are about done producing as well as the tomatillos. The green beans did not do well this summer. I was so disappointed. Fresh green beans are one of the things I really look forward to in the summer.

 This morning I spent some time working on two big blocks to take to the Modern Quilt Therapy group this Wednesday. When I have them put together I will show them to you. While sewing I have been watching the birds visit the bird feeder. Mr. Cardinal is enjoying the sunflower seeds.

Before I left on our trip I gave a private quilting lesson to a woman who had never quilted before. This is the quilt that she wanted to make.

 She decided to use batiks and black fabric which was an excellent choice for these blocks.

 She was a great student and I think she might be joining the ranks of quilters.

With Passion,
Carrie P.

Nothing But UFOs

Did you miss me? I have been in Virginia for my nephew's wedding and to visit my #1 son and daughter-in-law. We got home Wednesday late afternoon. I was too tired to do a post then. Yesterday I was busy, washing clothes, going grocery shopping, and cooking for company last night. I know those of you who are participating in the UFO challenge are anxious to know who won the giveaway so I will announce that first. Drum roll!! Rosie from Rosie's Quilting World is the winner for August. Congrats Rosie and to all of you participating. 

I am going to work on getting these two tops put together this month. I am also going to be working on some other projects which I will show you as I finish them.

I know you have been thinking about what UFOs you will work on this month. Maybe you already started working on them and wrote a post. Today you can link up your goals.
Tomorrow I will share the giveaway for September. Can't wait to see what you are going to work on this month.

With Passion,
Carrie P.