It is almost Easter, and maybe the warmer days are finally here. We had a freeze Tuesday night, and Wednesday night, and the higher mountains north of us got snow. Luckily, the apple crop is probably OK, only losing about 10% of the blooms. This county is a huge apple producer. On the plus …
Month: April 2014
QOV Works in Progress
Wednesday was spent working on Quilts of Valor. I had one group of stars that I put together at a work party with dark blue sashing, and I decided to add a red border. The quilt was square, so I made the end borders just a smidgen bigger than the sides so it would work …
Block of the Month – February catch up
February Catch up Block of the Month is called Waterwheel Variation, and you can find the pattern on Quilters Cache – click here for the pattern - http://www.quilterscache.com/W/WaterwheelVariationBlock.html My kit only contained this blue and light gray, but the block image on our handout looked like only two colors so I went on with it. …
Spring Floral Wall Hanging Wool Work
One of the challenges this year for our local quilting group is a President's UFO challenge. We are to list four projects that are in progress or not yet started, that we agree to finish before February 2015. One of mine was to make a Spring Floral Wall Hanging. I knew we were going to …
Carole’s Creamy Scone Spread
Funny how a thread on a forum can get you thinking. Years ago I made a recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1997 for Cream Scones - http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cream-scones-10000000257797/ and it was wonderful. So good in fact that I make them on a regular basis. I have a post-it note in that annual cookbook sticking up …
Block of the Month – January catching up
It has been a while since we started the block of the month, but I had to wait for some missing fabric pieces to be mailed to me. Both kits that I purchased at the third block of the month meeting were missing something. They arrived yesterday, so here goes the first catch up block …
The Sharper Your Knife The Less You Cry
Foodie books are a real delight for me. I enjoy reading the stories behind the scenes, especially for places I will never go, like Le Cordon Bleu. I particularly enjoy books that teach me something as I am reading about someone’s adventures in the food world. The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry is …
Spring Wreath Tutorial
I am so ready for warmer weather and more flowers, so I decided to make a wreath for the front porch. I was inspired by several I found on Pinterest, but as usual, I have to do things my own way. While we are doing this, I'll share my secret for deciding what to use …
Planting from the kitchen
Here in the mountains, our last frost date is in mid-May, yet the weather right now is warm enough to dig in the dirt. I really enjoy planting things and watching the flowers bloom. Every year my local garden center plants torenias by the flat for me, and I will pick those up in May. …
April at My Carolina Home
Finally, warm weather!! The trees are taking it to heart and have burst into a perfusion of blooms!! These are weeping cherry trees on a neighbor's property. These are 60-80 feet tall with long fronds of blooms. Beautiful, aren't they? I wish I could capture that shade of pink, it is a pale cherry pink, …
From My Carolina Home 