home baked, home made, home grown GIVEAWAY

home baked, home made, home grown

how does your garden grow?

guess all 12

of these things growing in my garden

and be entered to win

three yards of fat quarters

or a $25 shopping spree in the 

b e y o n d   t h e   r e e f

booth 

at the Summer International Quilt Festival

Long Beach, California

July 23-25, 2010

okay, the first leaf is an easy one.

And the blossom gives it away.

no. 1

this one is a fruit also

even tho it's in the vegetable garden

no. 2

This one should have been thinned out

but here they are - we're on to vegetables

no. 3

okay, I'll give you a hint

it's an herb - think pesto

no. 4

by now you must think you're pretty smart

"knee high by the 4th of July" they say in Nebraska

no. 5

oooops

now here's a weird one

hint - it goes with salad....

no. 6

it's another one that goes with salad....

no. 7

(five more to go)

this has GOT to be an easy one

more salad - and veggies - it's even printed on fabric

no. 8

(have you ever seen so many colors of GREEN???)

here's a hard one

unless you are a health nut

no. 9

number 10 - the blossom is a dead giveaway

and it is the largest vine in the garden right now

cmmon....you know.....

"summer xxxxxxx"

this one is rather unusual because it is a purple variety

but

here's another hint

it's a vegetable from a fairy tale....

no. 11

and finally.....the most difficult one of all

it's Hawaiian and it grows

"dry and wet"

number 12

here are the rules - guess all 12 items growing in the garden

on the central coast of california

(or even try to guess)

and you will be entered in the giveaway

for three (3) 'colorblock bundles'

which are four (4) fat quarters of Hawaiian prints all in one color

4 black, 4 red, 4 yellow, 4 pink...you get the idea

drawing will occur by random number generator

on Tuesday of next week.

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HobbyFarmHome girls?

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home baked, home made, home grown

BeginAgain

natalie

b e y o n d   t h e   r e e f

(looking for fabric??)

Life, at its best.

L

life.

and reflection.

that's my reflection

(literally)

BeginAgain

2010

natalie.

tomorrow's post:

correctly name each of the garden plants shown

(in tomorrow's blog)

and receive a $25 shopping spree

in the

beyond the reef

booth

International Quilt Festival

Long Beach

(cut yardage or colorblocks please)

if you can't attend the quilt show

and you're the winner,

we'll send you three colorblock bundles

by mail

(4 fatquarters=colorblock)

winner selected by random number generator

on July 20, 2010

...that's TWO giveaways in one month...

won't you become a follower?

look to the right of the post

scroll down

The Joy of Gardening

...all of the berries are ripening at the same time...

or so it seems.

two rows of bramble - about thirty feet of berries

and that's not counting the strawberries

so I had this idea for some 'breakfast pies' of mixed berries wrapped in pie crust

to the garden I went

but look what I found!!!

spring.

gardening will bring you many pleasures

and lots of inspiration for your quilting

I'm thinking eggs, chickens, little birdies

happiest days

beginagain

2010

natalie

How does your garden grow?

how does your garden grow?

If you follow beyond the reef on facebook

you will see more 'how to' and more 'quilting'

If you follow beyond the reef on the blog

we aim to inspire

your life, your projects

On facebook, today, we asked, "how do you start your garden?"

I have had a great time on the Central Coast

tending a garden

(while friends tend my tomatoes - and the house - at the beach)

I have planted seeds directly in the ground

I have planted seeds in flats, in my secret soil mix

I have planted cuttings

And I have planted runners

And I have learned

patience.

Mind you, I can make a quilt top of 45 squares 

each containing 54 pieces each square

but I just can't wait for the seeds to sprout.

I mean, shouldn't we be already eating the veggies?

I planted them a week and a half ago.

Isn't it time to grill the goods?!?

Okay, okay.

I do eat a handful of fresh strawberries every morning.

And for a late morning snack, I saunter over to the berries bush.

And in the afternoon, there are oranges.

Dinner will yield asparagus and artichokes as we speak.

So I shouldn't complain.

But I want warm peaches, nectarines...

I want radishes and spinach and kale and arugula

and zucchini and squash and garlic and corn

and carrots and cantaloupe

and I want the sage and leeks and chives and basil

that were planted in the giant barrels by the house.

I want it,

and I want it now.

(Buddy's paw next to sprouts, for some scale)

So what do you have going on in your life

that your quilting habits

could help you with?

And what is going on with your quilting

that your garden could

shed some light on?

How does your garden grow?

p a t i e n t l y

beginagain

2010

natalie.

(for more information about the beach cottage

please go to www.vrbo.com/257702 or www.vacationrentals.com property #59945)