Over at Vicki Welsh's blog, Field Trips in Fiber, there is a cute sew-along featuring half square triangles. Vicki is calling it HSTeria! See the button on the sidebar to view the sew-along. I haven't done any HSTs in a few weeks because of other projects. I did finish this jewel a while ago, and …
Month: May 2014
Miniature Mariner’s Compass
It is the start of the online bloggers quilt show, so get ready to have some fun! The Bloggers Quilt Festival is sponsored by Amy's Creative Side blog with giveaways. There are eleven categories you can enter. My first entry is this little Mariner's Compass quilt completed earlier this season. The center is a compass …
I’m in the AQS Show!!
I was just notified that the jury accepted my quilt for the American Quilter's Society Show in Charlotte, NC. The show is July 30-Aug 2. I am beyond excited!! Now, understand, I have no illusions. My quilt is quilted with a pantograph, and those don't win. Custom quilted ones actually win. But, who cares?!! It …
Quilted Sewing Machine Cover
I have lots of sewing motif fabrics and wanted to do a quilted sewing machine cover for my main machine. I wanted something that looked quilty. So, I designed this one to integrate flying geese, a quilt square and lots of prints. Begin by constructing a panel 18-1/2 inches wide by 27 inches long. I …
Leftover Pork Roast Farfalle Pasta
Next dish for the leftover pork, a stovetop noodle dish, simple to make and quick! This recipe will make enough for two, with just a bit leftover to take for lunch one day. All you need is the leftover pork, pasta, a can of mushroom soup and a few more staple ingredients and you have …
Planting the Pots
I picked up my torenias this morning. They look hardy and healthy as usual. It was like a holiday at the garden center with so many flowers and colorful displays. I've been talking up the torenias around here for years, the hummingbirds love them and I don't have to mess with a feeder. I even …
Weekend in the Garden
It was a nice weekend, and time to get some clean up done. I pick up my torenias next week, and I plan to get some plants for both the garden and the veranda pots. The azaleas are coming into bloom! These white ones are my favorite, and are in the front of the house. …
Picnic Quilt Challenge
Sometimes I really do need my head examined. I was reading some of my favorite blogs last week and came across this challenge - to make a picnic quilt. OK, why not? I have all these food prints left over from a challenge never completed a few years ago. Plus I have a couple of …
Leftover Pork Roast Nachos
Now that there is a bunch of pork roast leftover in the frig, and some in the freezer, it is time to start using it in dishes that have a different flavor than the simple original roast. Remember, the spices and onion used to cook it originally will go many different ways for the leftovers. …
From My Carolina Home 