Weekend Trip

This past weekend my husband and I took a trip to the Eastern side of the state to be with our son and future DIL. We were invited to a Bar-b-Que on Friday night and to a wedding shower on Saturday. It was a lot of fun and her family is a joy to be with. Here is my son and his fiance checking out the quilt I made for them. They were blessed with so many gifts that we had to load up our car with some of them to bring back home.
On Saturday morning my husband and I went to a small town named Washington. It is located on the Pamlico River. There is a really nice board walk which we walked the length of (1,500 ft. long) and along the way we saw some really neat sights I thought I would share with you.
Around the town there are decorated crabs. I thought this one was really pretty.
This is a photo of the largest group of lily pads I have ever seen.
Here some photos of the flowers in their different stages of growing.
Here are some of the creatures that live among the lily pads.
Last week Happy Cottage Quilter had a week long giveaway. I did not win one of the official giveaway gifts but I did win a surprise gift of this sunny summery fabric. Thank so very much for the lovely fabric.
We have another new blogger in our midst. She came to visit my blog and her blog looks like it will be fun to read as she progresses. Check out Nifty Fifty Quilters.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. Henri Nouwen

Hand or Machine Applique?

How about both! I am in a Christmas block exchange that Jane is hosting and these tree blocks were made for two of the ladies in the group.
I received their starter block and other blocks that have been added to them.
That is how I get my inspiration. Two very different Christmas trees.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... James Pierpont

Wedding Quilt

All done! I have sewn the binding to the back of my son's wedding quilt. There is a shower this coming Saturday so I got it done just in time.
The polka dot fabric is flannel. A request from my son for something soft on the back.

If you look close you can see a seashell in the quilt design. There are different shells, starfish, and sand dollars designs too. Perfect quilt design done by a local long arm quilter. So now it is all washed and cuddly ready for the couple to use this winter.

Here is a photo of it that I had posted earlier just in case you missed it. The binding wasn't finished in this photo.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

One of the greatest things about the sport of surfing is that you only need three things: your body, a surf-board, and a wave. Naima Green

Giveaway, Applique, and Embroidery

Can you believe July is almost here? Mary at Quilt Hollow wants to help you celebrate with a very cute quilt that she is giving away. So go check out her blog and please tell her you saw it first on my blog.
Since my blog is called A Passion for Applique I thought I would show you some, just not mine, unfortunately.
These two photos are from both of the groups I attend each month. They are great, aren't they?
I have had these little hearts done for a while and just kept forgetting to show them. These are the free BOM at Crabapple Hill. They are embroidered on a very pale green fabric. I just can't get the color to show up very well when I take the photos.

While sitting here typing I just heard the first cicada. Now summer is officially here.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. Russel Baker

One Flower Wednesday

One more flower to add to my garden. This one needed 2 petals sewn on. That was easy! Go to Karen's blog and click on the links to see a lot more pretty flowers.

I picked up a Better Homes and Garden magazine called 100 ideas--Flea Market Style. Inside the magazine was a picture of this quilt. I like it a lot because it is so different and unique.

With Passion,

Carrie P.

I perhaps owe becoming a painter to flowers. Claude Monet