Here in the mountains, our last frost date is in mid-May, yet the weather right now is warm enough to dig in the dirt. I really enjoy planting things and watching the flowers bloom. Every year my local garden center plants torenias by the flat for me, and I will pick those up in May. …
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April at My Carolina Home
Finally, warm weather!! The trees are taking it to heart and have burst into a perfusion of blooms!! These are weeping cherry trees on a neighbor's property. These are 60-80 feet tall with long fronds of blooms. Beautiful, aren't they? I wish I could capture that shade of pink, it is a pale cherry pink, …
2014 Ultimate Blog Link Party
Welcome to From My Carolina Home! I am participating in The Ultimate Blog Party, so this post covers what my blog is all about. I am a quilter, crafter, sewing enthusiast, wool worker, stamper, gardener, hiker, reader, photographer, and I like to cook. I am a longtime foodie, with a kitchen full of …
A Weeknight Fish Dinner
I really enjoy eating fish, it is easy to prepare and light. It is a go-to meal for weekdays because it is fast. Here is one of my favorite ways to cook it. This works well with just about any kind of fish. I like tilapia and swai the most, while my husband prefers cod …
Summer Bliss in Purple
Have you ever just fallen in love with a magazine cover? Usually, this isn’t what I do. Books and magazines are sources of inspiration, and lots of ‘maybe someday’ plans, but this one really grabbed me. I love tessellating designs, and this one spoke to me. I am not a fan of blue, but the …
How To Square Up A Block
Squaring up a block is the best way to be sure that your blocks are all the same size. This is easy, but can be time consuming with a lot of blocks, on say a king size quilt. But it is worth the time. It will ensure that your quilt lies flat, and that the …
Around the World in Salt
It was quite a revelation to me last year on a cooking forum that there were a lot more types of salt in the world than just regular table salt and sea salt. I was fortunate to have a generous benefactor send me a number of different ones to try. These are finishing salts, some …
McTavish Monday Part 4
This is an 'I Spy' quilt I made for a kids quilt charity project. I decided it would get the McTavish treatment. The back doesn't show the quilting because the thread was an almost perfect match. The binding was finished over the weekend. Amazing how a hideous print makes good binding! Overall I am pretty …
Saturday Hike and the Eyecatchers quilts
It was a lovely day in the 60s, so DH and I set off again to hike our beautiful mountains. I had a special destination in mind this time, as the Folk Art Center near Asheville was having a wonderful quilt exhibit. I wanted to see the show after the hike, so from the Folk …
Well, since you asked…..
A blog I follow put up a link party asking for us to show our show winners. OK, well, since you asked, it isn't bragging, right? Hehe. Here's some of mine. This leaf quilt called October Mountain Breeze was made about 10 years ago, regular readers will recognize it from a previous post on the …
