July Picnic Basket Quilt Block

This July Picnic Basket block is part of my Wooly Basket Calendar Quilt.  The pattern is from the Starry Pines Pattern Company: http://starrypinespatterncompany.com/spindex2.html

I used wool for the hand-appliqued basket, cotton flannel for the background fabric, and black perle cotton for the embroidery. 

 

July used to be called Quintilis, meaning the fifth month.  It was renamed July by the Roman Senate in honor of Julius Caesar, who was born during that month.  It is one of seven months with a length of 31 days.  

 

Knoxville, Tennessee

I always like summer

best

you can eat fresh corn

from daddy's garden

and okra

and greens

and cabbage

and lots of

barbecue

and buttermilk

and homemade ice cream

at the church picnic

and listen to

gospel music

outside

at the church

homecoming

and go to the mountains with

your grandmother

and go barefooted

and be warm

all the time

not only when you go to bed

and sleep

                         Nikki Giovanni

 

Picnic Table

The hot dogs, the mustard,

The paper plates, the ketchup,

The napkins, potato chips,

The lemonade,

The chocolate cake and ice cream -
All gone.

But under the apple tree

The table waits

For next time.

                         James Stevenson

              

 

 

You might also enjoy reading my other blog posts about July here and here.
See my Picnic Blanket Quilt here.