Quilting is one of my favorite things. I can say that Free Motion quilting is becoming one of my favorite things. I worked some more on the
SewCalGal challenge which was brought to us by Cindy Needham. You can see the technique on the SewCalGal blog. Cindy's quilting is amazing.
The quilting I showed the other day began with me drawing some squiggly lines with my blue water erasable pen. Then I filled in those spaces with different kinds of quilting. The next time I decided to wing it and just have fun quilting whatever I wanted to quilt.
The center quilting designs were from the previous two lessons. My plan is to now fill up the other two corners with whatever comes from my mind and hands.
My other favorite thing is gardening. As you can see things are starting to take off. This cauliflower was cut and eaten the other night. I made it like mashed potatoes with lots of good seasonings and butter. My husband really liked it that way.
Here is another one growing which will be on the dinner table in a few weeks.
I am picking zucchini and beans every day. I made some chocolate zucchini bread that was really yummy. It was gone in a flash.
The blueberries in our yard are ripening and I pick them every other day.
I made this blueberry bread with almond flavoring in it. A really nice combination. It is perfect for breakfast.
With some of the surplus I made some of my first freezer blueberry jam and canned some sweet zucchini relish.
I have also been pulling up some onions. Here are two different kinds. The one above was picked several days ago that is why you don't see any green leaves. The other one I picked today.
We love blueberries so much I went to a farm today and picked 12.5 pounds. These all went in the freezer for us to eat during the winter time. They are so juicy and sweet.
Tomorrow or Wednesday I am going to pull up all the beets. They are not doing so well in the hot weather we are having. So I think it is time. My plan is to pickle them. Another first. What should I plant next in that bed? I'll let you know.
With Passion,
Carrie P.
18 comments:
Carrie, I think you'd be a natural on a longarm machine! Your quilting is fantastic! How I love to see your garden progress. I think you're a natural at that, too! I bet your kitchen smells really good with all the fresh cooking!
Cheers!
I love blueberries!! We have 3 bushes (3rd year) that started doing well this year, but the birds ate them all before I could turn around, lol.
lovely quilting.
Your garden is producing well! Chocolate zucchini bread sounds interesting?
I love the idea of practicing free motion, I really need to do more and get used to the speeds with the machine and my hand movements. I love blueberries, eat them every day when they are in season.
Debbie
I think sewcalgal is helping a lot of people love FMQ! Yours is awesome. And you are KILLING me with that blueberry bread! I an almost taste it!
Love you FMQ! I love zuchinni bread, but I need your recipe it sounds delicious!
Fresh picked from garden to table, or jar. Yum.
Nous ici au Québec ça commence les courgettes sont petites,les tomates sont en fleurs, mais nous avons des fraises.
J,aime bien votre état pour y avoir passé plusieurs fois.
Bonne journée
Would love the recipe for the cho. zuchinni bread?
I want to try some blueberry jam too. My strawberry turned out ok. And you are getting good at the free motion quilting. I have a "new to me" Bernina that I can't wait to play on. I hope it will make machine quilting more enjoyable.
FMQ and you can draw? And have a garden? I'm impressed!!!
We grow raspberries and Rick made 8 jars of jam this weekend...yummy.
His parents grow blue berries...we love them too.
Beautiful garden you have...thanks for letting us into your garden :)
Kelly
Oh everything looks so very delicious!!! Wish I lived with you so I could enjoy the fruits of your labor. Hehehe
Your free motion quilting is coming along so nicely. Looks great!
Wow! Your FMQ is SO inspiring! I remember when you began to post your work... really, seems not so long ago & now your work is absolutely lovely... well done!
Your garden looks fantastic... This is the earliest EVER that I've gotten blackberries. I pick blackberries and raspberries every morning. Yum.
Another yummy cauliflower recipe is to cut it into florets, mix with al little olive oil, sea salt and garam masala (You can buy @ Indian grocery, or Whole Foods, but of course costs 2x as much there.) Roast in the oven & enjoy hot or cold.
Your free motion quilting is great. It looks like you are enjoying it. Your harvest is amazing. I like your little table quilt also.
Yum..all the things from your garden look delicious! You are doing a great job on your quilting.
Don't discard the leaves of the cauliflower .Use them shredded like spring cabbage . Very mild and quick to cook
Yet again I say to self, "Self, why don't you live near Carrie so you could enjoy all this yummy stuff?"
YUM and YUM!
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