This has to be my second favorite weekend of the year behind Thanksgiving!! Autumn is on the way, football season has started and the Mountain State Fair is in full swing! I get to bring out the fall quilts, change the wall hangings and get ready for the next three months of cooler weather, wearing …
Busy Bees Quilt – Part 2 Construction
When we left off last time, I was in the process of making 160 flying geese. I was doing them in batches of 20 so I wouldn't have to do the same thing 160 times at once. Here I have some in all three stages of piecing. I stacked the finished ones up in groups …
Busy Bees Quilt – Part 1 Design
Back in June, I was asked to participate in showing a demo at our guild area on rulers. We had four members showing different rulers. Members divided into groups, and shifted tables every 15 minutes. It was a fun program for the members. My demo was on the 60º ruler, which makes a hexagonal table …
Apple Season
Labor Day weekend is our local Apple Festival, the biggest event of our year. For four days, we celebrate our county's apple orchards. North Carolina is the 7th largest producer of apples in the US, and Henderson county provides 85% of the state's production. Downtown is closed to traffic and set up with orchard booths …
Recycling Projects and a Big Announcement
The past two years Worldwide Quilting day challenges have produced interesting projects, but I have no use for them after the challenge is done. I entered one into the fair last year and both were exhibited at the guild show this past May. So, now, what to do with them? I can't throw them away, …
Welcome September
Finally, we turn the calendar page and it seems that fall may be coming. After miserable heat in August, I am looking forward to cooler days, wearing sweaters, the colors of autumn. Arising early, I love watching the view of the mountain ridges and valleys as it changes every day. The light in the early …
Christmas In July – More Projects!
The last post on our Christmas in July event brings a few more ideas for crafting and sewing fun. Read on for holiday inspiration you can start now. Make adorable sewing ornaments by wrapping empty thread spools with glittery trim, and adding some cute embellishments to the top and bottom. See the tutorial on the …
Christmas Cookie Mat for Santa
We had to have one small project that used embroidery! With a leftover Santa panel, I made a cute little cookie plate mat for Santa's treats on Christmas eve. Do you believe in the magic of Christmas? Here we go! Find a cute sentiment and stitch it on your embroidery machine. If you don't have …
Quilted Christmas Bucket Finishing
When we left off yesterday, the round tube of the bucket was complete. The next step will be to insert the bottom. Begin pinning it in place right sides together, making sure that the motifs are right side up. Using lots of pins as this makes it easier to keep the edges together when sewing. …
Quilted Christmas Bucket
Panels like this one are always enticing. I really like the motifs, but then I get them home and they sit because I can't decide what to do with them. I loved these Santas, but I don't need another Christmas wall hanging or lap quilt. So, what to do? I began looking around on the …
From My Carolina Home 