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Every summer, some of the quilt stores in western NC get together for a shop hop. The hop runs 10 days, begins this Friday the 21st and will run to the following weekend. For those planning to do the hop, there are a couple of stores that aren't on the participating list that are right …
Continue reading Carolina Shop Hop – and some additional fun stops
Recently I finished up another hand repair of a well-loved quilt. I really enjoy doing this, and love having people bring me these quilts. This was Donna's daughter's quilt when she was a baby, and now the daughter was becoming a mother. Donna wanted the quilt repaired so that her new grand-baby could cuddle with …
Continue reading Well Loved Quilt Repair – Purple Sunbonnet Sue
A luncheon on a hot summer day needs something cold and delicious! I had an idea for a cold crab and corn soup, and decided to try it out on my friends at a recent luncheon. They pronounced it good, and I liked it too. I gave DH a bowl for his lunch, and he …
Wouldn't you love to have a great travel bag for the holidays, or any travel weekend? This weekender bag is compact yet packs a punch. You won't believe how much you can fit into it, and still have organization! It will hold enough clothes and toiletries for a weekend getaway, just Swing it over your …
Recently I had a very nice conversation via email with a lady named Laresa about our local women's shelter and crisis intervention services. Safelight incorporates many services for domestic violence victims and sexual assault victims providing counseling, case management, court advocacy, support groups and job training under one umbrella organization. One of their services, a …
Continue reading The Safelight Project with chances for you to win!
Loading the next Quilt of Valor, this one is a really nice diamond pattern. The red, white and blue prints go really well together. The pattern is so simple, just large half square triangles arranged in a nice pattern with red squares. Loading it on the longarm, ready to begin quilting. I auditioned thread, and …
Last week I wanted to have some friends over for lunch and chat time. It has been a while since I had some gal time, so I planned a nice day for the veranda. The pots were all planted, flowers blooming all over, and I thought it would be nice to have a meal on …
Getting back to the Be My Neighbor quilt, I decided to lay out a number of fabrics all at once, and choose the fabrics for the last four blocks all at once. I plan to put the darker blue fabric on the last block in the final row, and I also wanted to distribute the …
I'll admit to being a card carrying chocoholic, I love the stuff. Most of the time I go for the dark varieties, but I won't turn down milk chocolate if it is offered. I like it best in its pure form, just chocolate, unadulterated with any other flavor. Chocolate French Silk Pie is my favorite …
Continue reading Chocolate! A Tasting, Recipes and a Book Review
How is one supposed to have a cookout in the rain? The forecast isn't promising for this evening and it is foggy this morning portending a very humid day. Supposedly the rain will clear for a bit around cooking time, but I can't count on that. So, as I had to do last year as …
Continue reading Happy Independence Day Tablescape and Ideas
