For those of us who enjoy digging in the dirt, the cold part of winter is a time for planning. It is a time of thinking about what I'd like to grow in the veggie garden this year, and looking for some new flowers for the perennial beds. Long time readers may recognize this silver …
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Classic and Vintage Quilt for Fat Quarter Shop – Double Nine Patch
Today is the big reveal for the Fat Quarter Shop's Classic and Vintage Quilt Along on their blog Jolly Jabber, and I was delighted to be able to participate as a quilting blogger. Just click on the Fat Quarter Shop link, and select 'blog' on the right side of the blue bar at the top …
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Patriotic Nine Patch Star Finish
I've finally had a chance to get back to the Nine Patch Star that my friends are helping to make. We've had two sewing days to make the blocks and assemble the top, and then I started on the strips to add the borders. One of the sewing day ladies took a bunch of strips …
Happy New Year 2018
Another New Year begins, and once again I am going to spend this day doing the things that I want to do all year long. I'll be enjoying a nice breakfast with newly retired DH (that's dear husband for new readers), watching the Rose Parade, doing a bit of sewing and maybe a bit of …
Cranberry Eggnog Biscotti
In full on cooking mode earlier in the month, I needed to take a dish to a meeting for a pot luck lunch. The problem was I needed to leave the house for another meeting at 9 am in the morning, and lunch was at noon. I usually like to take savory foods to pot …
California Thomas Fire Quilts
I hope that everyone will read this post, even those that are not quilters, because I need your help. Most readers will be aware of the devastating fires that have swept across California destroying everything in their wake. Like many, I am grateful for my home and family, especially with the holiday season, and cannot …
A Year at From My Carolina Home, and a plan for next year
Are you a planner? I have to confess that I am not much of one anymore. After spending many years in the business world and the medical field, using complex planners to keep track of appointments, travel arrangements, goals and objectives, this is the last thing I want to do now. For me, quilting, cooking, …
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Merry Christmas – a Time for Sharing
Happy Holidays, and Merry Christmas, dear readers! At this time of year, it is customary to count our blessings and to share with others. Giving gifts to dear friends and family, and to those less fortunate is one of the ways that I like to find the joy in the season. Small tokens of affection …
Christmas Breakfast – Tablescape and Recipes
I have another tablescape today and two special breakfasts for the holiday. This is really the most fun time of year for special meals and pampering those we love. Starting out with the stoneware Christmas plates, I set a table with a plaid tablecloth. These plates are used a lot this month, and each one …
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Sampler Quilts for Elizabeth House
I've been concentrating on charity quilts in for the past few weeks, and recently quilted two sampler style quilts meant for Elizabeth House, a local hospice. Both quilts are samplers of a block of the month, pieced by a lady who made two blocks a month. The blocks were assembled into two quilts by my …
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