Flower Power... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I just can't clean out the flower beds yet...

By Now...I normally have the flowers

all cleaned out,

mulched and put to bed for the winter...

But, take a look for yourself:

The dahlias are really putting on a show !

They are responding to all of this gorgeous

and sunny autumn weather we are having

here in Western Oregon...

I just can't clean out the flower beds just yet...

There are even a few zinnias blooming...

I will miss them when they are gone...

These images will have to last all winter...

The bumble bees appreciate the ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under flowers , garden

Front & Back.... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are enjoying the last of our

summer weather...

The front flower bed is still

in full bloom...

These marigolds are the size of a baseball...

This flower bed is just outside

the front door...

This view is from the front door

looking out toward the barn

and my Thread Shed...

Whiskey Barrels and Wagon Wheels

in front of the house...

That little window is the garden window

in the kitchen.

Petunia pots on top of the barrels...

The front flower bed looking

toward the front door...

You can see the red barn and

the yellow Thread Shed in the ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months ago. under flowers , garden

Sunday Chat – Gardening and Cooking from From My Carolina Home

Today will be a quiet day, enjoying the cooler air and watching some of the local wildlife if they stop by again. This pretty doe and her fawn came by earlier in the week to munch on the plants and enjoy a late afternoon meal.

They do like to eat a few of the hosta seeds. I don’t really mind, I have a lot of hostas.

One morning, I took my coffee to the veranda to find this web had been put up overnight. As interesting as it is, with the sunlight on the dew clinging to the strands ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 2 months, 1 week ago. under cooking , fall fortnight , garden , gardening , mountain living , nc mountain state fair , quilting , recipes (Comments)

Blooming... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Each morning when I water the flowers...

I take the time to appreciate them

and how happy they make me...

Whiskey Barrels by the Hen House...

Thread Shed and Hen House...

They are located in the yard next to our house.

The chickens enjoy hanging out by

The Thread Shed...

The rooster takes good care of his hens...

This flower bed is located just outside

our front door...

In full bloom...

Black Eyed Suzies, Marigolds, Dahlias,

Blanket Flowers, State Fair Zinnias

Check out the size of that

Jumbo Lime Green Hosta

next to the front steps !

Enjoying the last of ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months, 1 week ago. under chickens , flowers , garden

September...what?? from caledonia quilter

What happened to the past few months! Well:

This was the last group project that I organized. It was for the Binbrook guild and I had "planned" to do a demo on back-basting at the June meeting, to end the season. All the background squares were either white, cream, grey, or black, with text of some kind. All the center circle pieces were somewhere between yellow and red.

However, it was scheduled for the day I got home from Quilt Canada in Edmonton.

As you can guess, I did not make it to the guild meeting. I also managed to ...

added by helen-mary 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under covid , dog , family , garden , guild , longarm quilting , quilt , quilt canada , zucchini

A Drive to Mt Mitchell, and Back Home In the Garden from From My Carolina Home

As part of our car club activities, sometimes we take a role in a drive. This time we volunteered to be the sweep car for a group of drivers that will take a drive around some of our local back roads, winding up to the Blue Ridge Parkway, then up to Mt Mitchell. There, we will stop for lunch and to enjoy the mountain views. The role of a sweep car is to communicate with the lead car when all cars have made a turn or made it through a light, and to stop with any car on the drive ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 3 months ago. under garden , mountain living , mt mitchell (Comments)

Summer Color... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Summer Color from the Flower Beds...

The flower bed just outside the front door

is beginning to bloom...

State Fair Zinnias...

Pink Star Lilies...

Oh, so fragrant !

They are in full bloom all around the door

of the Thread Shed...

Pink Coneflowers...

Butterflies love these !

Hollyhocks...

I just love the center...

looks like a star.

Plant hollyhock seeds in the autumn...

they will bloom the next summer.

They just adore southern exposure...

they are drought tolerant

and don't require watering...

They are prolific and re-seed

themselves every year...

Summer Color from the flower beds !

View my Instagram feed HERE ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 months, 1 week ago. under flowers , garden

Summer Color... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Now that hay season is over,

I am trying to spend some time

in the flower beds...

This is the Thread Shed where I do most

of my quilting.

It has flowers growing on all 4 sides...

The Cowboy installed an A/C in here

and I can sew when it is over 100 degrees

and be nice and cool...

Hydrangeas blooming

in front of the Thread Shed...

They are lime green at first,

then they turn purple, then blue...

There is a Passion Flower vine

growing up the side of the Thread Shed...

Pink Coneflowers...

The deer don't ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under flowers , garden , inspiration , photography

Sunday Chat – Garden and Sewing from From My Carolina Home

It is hot and humid here now, not my favorite time of year. I really do hate the heat, especially when it climbs above 80 and the humidity is high. The good things about summer, though, are pretty birds, beautiful flowers and fresh produce. Our local flock of goldfinches are feasting daily at the feeder. Here, six males are cooperating nicely, sometimes they peck at each other. The ladies were all hanging out in the oak tree.

At the farmer’s market produce stand, the strawberries were amazing.

The tomatoes are delightful – huge, red, and so flavorful! I gathered some ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under butternut squash , garden , gardening , pillowcase , pink calibrachoa , sewing , tomato (Comments)

Lupine... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It was a great Spring for the Lupine...

Yes, the red tractor is parked just outside

the Thread Shed door...

The Cowboy brought it home to do some

maintenance on it for hay season.

The Lupine are really putting on a show !

They are growing just outside the door

to the Thread Shed where I do most

of my stitching...

They were planted from seed last year

and they came back this year

so full of blooms !

This is the first time I have had several

different colors, other than purple...

They make me happy each time I pass by ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under flowers , garden , thread shed

Here to There and Back Again from From the Strawberry Patch...

We've been on a road trip to the Lakes Region of NH. Spent time with Mom and Dad for both Father's Day and my mother's birthday this past Tuesday. This photo is from five years ago. There have been a lot of changes since 2019. Mom can't physically navigate much anymore, she's a good deal weaker than I've ever seen; it's so hard to watch this happen. But, on the bright side, at 91 and 96 they're

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 5 months ago. under birthdays , church , family , garden , ice cream , lobster , plants , road trip

Here to There and Back Again from From the Strawberry Patch...

We've been on a road trip to the Lakes Region of NH. Spent time with Mom and Dad for both Father's Day and my mother's birthday this past Tuesday. This photo is from five years ago. There have been a lot of changes since 2019. Mom can't physically navigate much anymore, she's a good deal weaker than I've ever seen; it's so hard to watch this happen. But, on the bright side, at 91 and 96 they're

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 5 months ago. under birthdays , church , family , garden , ice cream , lobster , plants , road trip

Sunday Chat – Garden and Quilt Show from From My Carolina Home

Looking out the front sliding glass door on a rainy day this past week, a wet and bedraggled looking Gracie was sitting at the doormat, looking hopeful. It is apparent she still has pups in her nest. Of course she got a nice, fat, peanut butter sandwich.

It was still drizzling, but she took her treat to the retaining wall where she could eat under the canopy of the tree.

Back on the veranda, the dahlias are sprouting. I have these in a pot so I don’t have to dig them up for winter, I just take the pot ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 6 months ago. under garden , garden of quilts show , gardening , mountain living , veranda (Comments)

Spring in Caledonia from caledonia quilter

Spring is crazy around here. (You'd have to live under a rock to not be aware that I like to garden.) My body has been talking quite loudly: "Lady - what the fark do you think you're doing??? You sat on your ass all winter watching tv. I can't do this stuff - and if you make me, you're gonna pay!"

And yes, I'm hurting. Bursitis in my shoulder, an awful knot in my shoulder blade, golfer's elbow, and a bad knee. Oh, and whatever is wrong with my neck, that I woke up with yesterday ...

added by helen-mary 6 months, 1 week ago. under asparagus , cooking , garden , nina , weeds

First Quarter Check-in from Quilting & Learning

Hi, I was catching up on my blog reading when I found Yvonne's Quilting Jetgirl's First Quarter Check in party and post. It's been such a whirlwind of activity here that I thought that it would be nice to actually see what I said that I would do, and what actually happened so far! Thanks Yvonne!

January to March 2024

Quilts

In my Quilts section, I got distracted and chased a squirrel! I ended up not participating in this year's SAHRR (Stay At Home Round Robin) but instead signed up for Joanne's at Canuck Quilting ...

added by Andree G. Faubert 7 months ago. under 2-colour mystery quilt along , art quilt , challenge , fmq , garden , hand-made journal , meditation , outdoor hanging sculpture , panel , planning , project quilting , scrappy quilting , swirls , table scraps challenge

RSC Week #15 Yellow continues from Grandma's Red Needle

First of all, as Chantal pointed out in my previous post, that I sewed three of the four bowtie blocks the wrong way! I was a bit cross-eyed after making all those blocks that day! lol Mistakes happen when we are tired.

I had to make them the right way, or else it had haunted me forever!

Here they are! Redone!

Thank you Chantal for pointing it out!

Yellow Scrap Jar blocks done

...and finally; Zipper blocks

The small yellow table topper has got a black border. I used a piece of ... well, not really 'ugly' fabric, but... a bit ...

added by Astrid 7 months, 1 week ago. under garden , keep the home fires burning , quilt blocks , rsc2024 , rscyellow , scraps

Garden Picnic Quilt from Magpie Quilts

What to make with a pack of fruit and vegetable printed fabrics? My original intention was to make a mason jar quilt with these vibrant prints but a quilter can always change their mind, right?

This is a disappearing 9-patch pattern. I love the way this pattern allows the fabrics to show themselves off. The large 9-patch I started with had the print fruit/veggie fabrics in the corners, black in the center and the light green for the other four squares.

This quilt has a green cotton backing and a black binding and will be sure to be a ...

added by Ann Symes 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under garden

RSC Week #12 - No Purple Sewing this Week from Grandma's Red Needle

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

This is my delicious Easter treat; Choco Balls!

I don't buy Easter Eggs here, I don't like the taste. If I'd been in Norway, that's another story; the marzipan Easter Eggs are to kill for!

The week switching between rainy- and sunny days, which meant more yard work (when the weather permitted before noon)! Living in the tropics, yard work / weeding is a never ending task! April is just around the corner, the days & nights are getting cooler and the worst growing season is over (for this time!). Most households employ a yard ...

added by Astrid 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under coasters , food , garden , norwegian flag , rsc2024 , rscpurple , table toppers & runners , wips

Of Spring, Sewing, and Bats from caledonia quilter

WORLD NEWS: Spring is in the air, AND in the ground. I have snowdrops and crocuses blooming in the front flower bed. And dandelions that have turned a lovely bright green, in time for St. Patrick's Day which is this coming Sunday. Yesterday was sunny and 17c., perfect weather for walkies on the rail trail. Today will be 18c. and maybe sunny (?). That's VERY warm for this time of year.

GUILD NEWS: I did a demo for the Binbrook guild on Improv Curved Piecing. Working on these was quite fun. Prep involved a few Youtube videos. I swear ...

added by helenmaryhubert 8 months, 1 week ago. under bats , garden , marriage , sewing

A GHASTLIE PUMPKIN PATCH at INNISWOOD GARDENS from Kwilty Pleasures

It's Halloween, October 31, 2023

I have just taken my Quilt Exhibit down at

Inniswood Metro Gardens (those photos coming soon)

This is My Ghastlies Pumpkin Patch Quilt

Pattern is Hocus Pocus by the Pattern Basket

E2E Pumpkins and vine

by Kim Hensley, Happily Ever Quilting.

QUILTS IN THE WILD

strikes again!