Applique and Book Tour Winner

This past Thursday the Applique Addicts met. I had to miss our January meeting so it was good to see all the ladies. I thought I would share what my gal pals have been working on. Joyce is working on a dresden quilt. Isn't the stripe fabric cool looking?

 Patti is working on some gorgeous applique too. There are actually 4 of those blocks at the top. I couldn't  fit them in the picture.

 Here are some close ups of her bird and bunny. I just love the fabric she used for her bunny.

The blocks come from this book.

 Jane is working on the same quilt.

 Susan has pulled our her 2011 Block of the Week from Primitive Gatherings to work on. She also brought this mimograph pattern to show us all. There is a stack of this huge blue print paper each with applique patterns on it. The patterns were created by someone named  Patricia Cox.I think Susan said the patterns were copyrighted from 1984 or there about.  Edit--Someone commented that there is a website--PatriciaCox.net.

 Charlotte is working on this wall hanging for her sewing room.

 When I saw the pin cushion block I thought those were actual pins sticking in it. It is beads with the pin part made from a silver thread. Cute!

 Carolyn is working on a wool project. So pretty.

Here is what I worked on. My March Bertie'sYear BOM. Because of my thumb I did not get the February one done. I hope to get this one before the month is over!

I just had to share what I bought. Piece O' Cake Designs has come out with a new applique pattern. Backyard Birds. I just had to have it! It is a pattern packet not a book.

 Here is the back where the birds look more realistic. I am not sure which version to do but I am leaning toward the top photo. I like the whimsical look of the birds.

My thanks go to those of you who offered some relief for my cracked thumb. One suggestion was this hand cream. I found it at my local Lowes Hardware store in the paint section. Mr. P. and I used it last night and we can already see a difference in the dry skin on the tops of our hands. This product is unscented which is very good for me because perfumes give me migraines. So if your hands are super dry you might want to give it a try too.

So now to the winner of the Uncommonly Corduroy Book Tour giveaway, drum roll please......Vicki T (no blog) is the winner of the Ebook. Congratulations to Vicki T.

Thanks to all of you who shared your comments and whether you would give corduroy a try. I want to. On Stephanie's blog today she mentions some web sites to buy some corduroy if you are interested.

I really enjoyed seeing all the other Supreme's projects from the book. Very inspirational!

Congratulations! again to Stephanie for her first awesome book.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Soupcon block

I finally made some time to work on my Soupcon block. Karen H is sharing the steps on her blog. If you have a minute you should check out this post. There are some amazing and interesting blocks so far. Step #5 has been posted today. 

 Thanks for the recommendations for hand cream for my thumb. I am going to try to find one of the creams today. My thumb is on the mend so I was able to finish these two hexies that Karen H. shared several weeks ago. I think they are pretty neat.

Today is the last day of the Uncommonly Corduroy book tour. If you missed out on my giveaway go here. 

Angie is celebrating 5 great years of blogging. You won't want to miss her giveaway either. Check it out here. The photo below is some of her beautiful applique. She inspires me.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Simply Small

Each month Sherri from a Quilting Life has been sharing small quilts that you make with your little Moda candy squares.  Sherri shared this pattern on her blog on the 10th of the month. Each time she shares the pattern is free but if you missed it you can 

 buy it on Craftsy.com. 

 Here is my simply small quilt from the pattern that was available this month. I used a pack of 2 1/2" squares from the Sonnet Collection by April Cornell for Moda.

I even did the free motion quilting myself.

I also made another mini quilt from instructions that Sherri gave last year for a small tumbler quilt. I used a pack of charms from Bunny Hill Designs called Ooh La La.

 I am far behind on my hand sewing because my right thumb gets cracked the end. Every winter it does it two or three times. It becomes very painful even to hold a needle.  It doesn't matter how much lotion I put on my hands. My thumb is finally healing where I was able to get these little quilts bound. Now onto other things that require my thumb.

I recently won a giveaway over at Cathy's blog called Big Lake Quilter. She is giving away another book this week. Go by to see if it is something you would like. I love this book and little caddy that she sent me. Thanks again, Cathy!

Don't forget I have a giveaway which is here. Some of you that have entered the giveaway are signed up with google+. I just wanted to let you know that I can not respond to your comments because I am not signed up with google+. For some reason your comments don't even come to my email. I respond to all the comments and just wanted to let you know that I am not being rude.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Book Tour and Giveaway

Welcome to Day 4 of the Uncommonly Corduroy Book Tour 

I have been anxiously awaiting for Stephanie's new book to be published. It is called Uncommonly Corduroy.  If you click on the the blue title link you will be able to see lots of  beautiful photos of Stephanie's creations. 

For those of you who read my blog regularly you know that I am one of Stephanie's Supremes. I am one of several pattern testers for Stephanie. When she emailed me about writing a quilt book I was so excited for her. She asked if I would like to test a pattern for her. Of course I said yes. Here is a photo of Stephanie's original quilt called California Poppies.

 "Images from Uncommonly Corduroy by Stephanie Dunphy, Martingale, 2014; used by permission. Photo by Brent Kane. All rights reserved."

Here is my version. As you can see from the photo this was taken during the spring last year. I call mine Carolina Lilies. I added some borders to my version because I wanted it to be a certain size. I did not use corduroy but I have seen some of the fun corduroy prints recently. I just have never thought about making quilts from corduroy.  I would definitely like to try sewing with it though.

My friend Laura did all this gorgeous machine quilting for me. You can see more of her designs on her blog.

I love this photo of the dots. The quilt has been washed so now you can really see the quilting here.

So now for the giveaway. If you would like a chance to win an Ebook of Uncommonly Corduroy just leave a comment letting me know if you think you will try making a quilt with corduroy. I will pick an winner at the end of the book tour.


Stephanie's book is available from Martingale or Amazon.  If you would like an autographed copy you can get it directly from Stephanie.

Here is a list of others who are participating in the book tour. Be sure to check out their creations. Each person on the stop will also be giving away an Ebook.

February 19  --  Stephanie at  Loft Creations 

February 20 -- Martingale at Stitch This

February 21 --  Candace at  Squash House Quilts

February 22 -- Carrie at A Passion for Applique

February 23 --  Mary at Mary on Lake Pulaski

February 24 --  Char at  Cloth Stitched 

February 25 --  Mary at Needled Mom

February 26 -- Linda at The Quilted Pineapple  

February 27 -- Margaret at A Sampler of Stitches 

February 28 -- Ulla at Kotkarankki  

          Here to making quilts with a new kind of fabric!            

With Passion,

Carrie P.

A Lovely Finish

My goal this month was to quilt and bind this preemie quilt that will be donated to one of our local hospitals. As you can see I reached my February goal.

 I will be linking up my finish on Melissa's blog when the post is ready next week.

With Passion,
Carrie P.