I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend, as we celebrate our freedom today, and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice tomorrow. I have an exciting announcement today! My Freedom Waves quilt made with Benartex fabrics will be on display at Beginnings Quilt Shop in Hendersonville, North Carolina this coming week. They also have …
Memorial Weekend Gift Sale and More
The gift gallery at the show was really spectacular with well over 1000 items to choose from. Isn't shopping fun! But, I put in way too much, with over 100 items. Granted, 40 of them were fabric stars that were displayed on one mug rack and 30 were handmade cards in a basket, but I …
Quilting Inspiration
This past weekend was our Western North Carolina Quilters Guild's biannual Garden of Quilts show, and what a show it was! The amount of work and volunteers it takes to put it on is staggering, but the inspiration is worth the effort. I don't know how many quilts were on display, but it had to …
Sunday Chat
Looking out the window one morning this past week, I spotted a deer crossing the driveway. This one is obviously pregnant, so I am looking forward to seeing a little spotted fawn in a few weeks. Sitting on the veranda one day, I was enjoying the cool mountain air, reading a book while sitting in …
Sew Pretty Tote Finishing
When we left off last time, the front and back of the tote were complete and ready for assembly. If you missed the first part with the cutting directions and initial construction, click on Sew Pretty Tote. Because I want to work on this while it is flat as long as possible, the first thing …
Sew Pretty Tote
I got around to the embroidery tote this past week, and made good progress. I had embroidered several things on a cream color tone on tone print including this sentiment, along with a couple of sewing machines. The Japanese print I loved only had a small amount. So I cut it into four equal pieces. …
Sunday chat – Baking, Gardening, Quilting
The mountain laurel is in bloom now, and we have two large shrubs on our property. One is behind the house, the other on the edge of the meadow. I love these pink-tinged flowers with the red lines radiating from the center. My bargain New Guinea impatiens have doubled in size and are blooming well. …
Garden of Quilts Show is Coming
Our Western North Carolina Quilters Guild biannual show is coming up on May 15-16 in Flat Rock at Bonclarken Conference Center in the Youth Activities Building. This is a wonderful show with lots of quilting inspiration and creativity on display with wonderful vendors, our quilt raffle, used bookstore, raffle baskets, special exhibits and a gift …
Sunday Chat
An early morning view from the veranda this past week showed fog in the valley, and low clouds. We so desperately need rain that this was a welcome sight. The fire danger in this area is huge, as the downed trees and dead limbs from Helene are still prevalent all over the county, and may …
Spring in the Garden
Filling the veranda with lush green, flowering plants is a springtime tradition for me, arriving a bit later this year due to the cold temperatures overnight up to last week. I never got around to starting seeds in the basement either, so I am starting behind this year. When the overnight temperatures warmed up to …
From My Carolina Home 