When I visited the Grand Strand Quilters in Myrtle Beach, I agreed to be a part of their drive to get their backlog of 150 QOV quilts quilted and delivered. I came home with 10 to do, and pulled out the first bundle. I like what they have done here, each quilt is tied with …
Author: Carole @ From My Carolina Home
An Iris Adventure for National Iris Day
Today is National Iris Day, and I have been saving my odyssey to revive my purple iris flowers for today. I'll show the progression of the beds, and give you some hopefully interesting Iris lore along the way. Did you know that the Iris is named for the Greek goddess of the Rainbow? She is …
Early May in the Garden
The garden is coming alive again, finally! It seemed like everything just turned green overnight here, but actually the trees really leafed out while we were gone for a week. Still, the transformation from bare limbs to verdant green means spring is well and truly here. Our driveway down the mountain is glorious, and the …
Shelby Car Show
Last Saturday was the first car show of the year for our car club to attend as a group. Nine vintage cars, one new car, and 23 members met at Cracker Barrel at a wee hour to get to Shelby, North Carolina by 9:30 for the Broad River European Motor Club's Annual Car Show. Arriving …
Be My Neighbor Block 9
The meeting is today, and I'll be taking the pebble fabrics there to get a few more opinions. Actually if I could find the grey color in the other smaller scale, it would be perfect. I've had another idea too. I am considering taking all the blocks apart and adding blue sky sashing between the …
Myrtle Beach Foodie!
One of the best things about a beach vacation is eating seafood. I love just about all of it, especially fresh catches of a local delicacy, expertly prepared with a new idea for flavor. At one restaurant, I enjoyed a starter salad, with flavorful home grown tomatoes and creamy mozzarella, lightly dressed with a balsamic …
A Trip to Myrtle Beach
In between all the shopping and quilting and walking at the gardens, I did get some time on the beach in Myrtle Beach. DH and I walked along the shore a couple of evenings, watching the birds and the waves. The nice thing about this area is that it isn't wall to wall people. There …
Thrifting, and Winning, and a Gift
While I was playing in Myrtle Beach and along the Grand Strand, I was able to indulge my bargain hunting addiction and visit a bunch of thrift and consignment stores in the area. They actually have more than 60 listed on web searches, and I just couldn't get to them all, but I had a …
A Visit to Brookgreen Gardens
During my week in Myrtle Beach, I had to visit the Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet. The gardens had their foxgloves and snapdragons at peak bloom, just gorgeous! I should probably have split this into two posts, but I have a lot more to show you in the coming days, and more projects in the …
Be My Neighbor Block 8
I got a bit busy with other things, but finally got back to the Be My Neighbor block due next week. Block 8 is on the right end of row two, so I got out the other blocks to pick fabrics. I was trying not to repeat the same fabric in adjacent blocks. This block …