It was one of those weekends where everything went just right. We had two car club events scheduled for Friday night and Saturday morning, but the remnants of a tropical storm threatened to scuttle our plans. On Friday nights all summer long, our small town does free band concerts called Music on Main. People bring …
Author: Carole @ From My Carolina Home
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A Radical Idea to Handle a Wavy Border
It must just be my year for bad borders. I am not going to reveal where this particular quilt came from, I work with several charity quilter groups to do Quilts of Valor, and I do not want to embarrass anyone. I am reasonably sure that this piecer doesn't read my blog, and I want …
Dinner on the Veranda
The weather is really nice now, cool in the evenings, sometimes after an afternoon shower. I like eating outside especially when we are grilling dinner. Of course, planning for the meat and veggies to be grilled means very little cleanup in the kitchen, and more time to sit and enjoy the view. I wanted to …
Be My Neighbor Block 11
Getting back to the previous block on the Be My Neighbor quilt along, I said last month that I wanted to make these little houses into birdhouses. After that post, I was gifted a lovely piece of fabric by Mary who blogs at Needled Mom, (thanks again!!) The sizes of the birds was perfect for …
French Broad River Canoe Trip
The late spring weather has been mild, with cool mornings and evenings. Abundant rain this spring has pulled us out of drought, and brought the level up in the French Broad River. DH had a day off during the week, so we decided to finally take the canoe trip we've planned to do for years. …
Quilting the On-Point Quilt
Quilting this violet and green on-point setting quilt was finished on a rainy afternoon. Outside is so much green now, and getting more green by the day. I usually unplug the longarm during thunderstorms as I don't fully trust the surge protector, but a light gentle rain makes for a cozy day in the basement …
On Point Charity Quilt
Sometimes just playing with scraps can produce something useful. Pulling out the scrap bag, I was looking for some pastels and florals to add to my Be My Neighbor fabric pull, when I ran across these half square triangles left over from another project. These squares are 5-1/2 inches. I really had no advance idea …
Landrum Quilt Show 2017
This past week I attended the Landrum Quilt Show, and what a great time! Lots of quilts, wonderful vendors, a whole room of used magazines and books at ridiculously low prices, and raffles too! Couldn't ask for more. The quilt show is held at one of the local high schools, in the gym, so I …
Early June In the Garden
The garden continues to grow and evolve, watching for the first tomatoes and hoping for a good crop of basil. The garden is busy and blooming so get ready for a picture heavy post! Out in the forest, the honeysuckle is going like crazy. The sweet fragrance wafts across the air, and the pollinators are …
Be My Neighbor Block 12
Moving on to the next block in this quilt along, block 12 is pretty simple. I knew I could do this one in very little time, so I got out the basket of scraps and began pulling colors. I laid out the previous row so I could see what would be next to this block, …
From My Carolina Home 