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 …
Author: Carole @ From My Carolina Home
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. …
Quilt Binding Tutorial Part 4 – stitching the edge to the back
The binding is almost done. Part four will cover how to hand stitch the binding to the back. The edge needs to be folded over to cover the raw edge of the quilt and stitched down. There are two key things to this process. First is to ensure the corners have perfect miters front …
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Pork Roast and more
My husband went with me to the grocery store last week, and he was shocked at how much prices have gone up. It is getting ridiculous! But it got me thinking about how large the lower priced cuts of meat can be. Those big pork roasts called Boston butt roasts are flavorful, but way too …
Block of the Month – April
I hope you are quilting along with us for the Block of the Month! This is April's block chosen by the quilt store, called Lindy’s Plane. The pattern is on Quilt Blocks Galore at http://www.quilterscache.com/L/LindysPlaneBlock.html This one was a bit of a bear, with all the seams and little 2 inch squares. The kit had …
Quilt Binding Tutorial Part 3 – joining the binding ends
Quilt along with me as I show you how to bind a quilt. I use a lot of pictures so this full tutorial is in four parts. If you missed the first two parts, you can see Part 1 Making Bias Binding and Part 2 Sewing Binding to the Quilt by clicking on those links. …
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