It has been a wonderful holiday week, with a slower pace, more time with friends, and the last of the shopping. Settle in with a cuppa for a long and picture heavy post. The gifts are under the tree, and the stocking stuffers are hidden for when Santa comes on Christmas eve. Handmade cards were …
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Sunday Chat – Christmas Movies, Cookies, and Gifts
This is such a fun time of year. Putting up decorations, listening to favorite holiday tunes in the car and while puttering around the house. My Sweet Babboo put up green garland and holiday bells on the veranda this year. We don't do much because no one comes up here. These decorations we can see …
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Sunday Chat – Garden and Quilting
The flowers on the veranda continue to be happy with the high humidity these past days. The geranium keeps giving me gorgeous blooms. The plant is really leggy now, and I need to cut it back, but I want to wait until these blooms fade. Sunset one day last week after a rainstorm had passed …
Sunday Chat – Christmas Fun
This past week, we went with friends to see the Lake Julian Festival of Lights. I love this small, drive-through light show in a small park in Arden, NC. We go most years, but I have to say I had more fun this time than ever. We listened to Christmas music, circled the route twice, …
Final Details for Weekend Holiday Fun
Well, here we are, the last weekend before the big day. I still have a lot I want to do! Even starting early, time always seems to run out before I have done all the things on my list. Are you like that, too? Today, I'll give you some ideas for those last minute needs …
Christmas Projects and QOV Progress
Lots of piddling around was done yesterday, starting with this ornament that I began at the November guild meeting workshop, and didn't finish. These are easier than they look. Our presenter had done the fabric fusing for us, and cut the basic square shapes. All we had to do was the folding, cutting and gluing. …
Sunday Chat – Holiday Fun
Last year I made this little table mat for the side table next to my chair. This year, I converted it to a mini-quilt so I could put it on the Mini Quilt Stand and enjoy it more. It says "I just want to bake stuff and watch Christmas movies", so that was the order …
Christmas in July Quilt Along Embellishing
When we left off, the base was constructed, and all that remained was the embellishment. Today, I'll show you some ideas to spark your own creativity. First, finish the binding on the base. Then, you can add 25 buttons to make an advent calendar so you can hang small ornaments. I placed all white ones …
Quick Table Topper Free Pattern
What can I do with all these scraps? Have you ever looked at a pile of fabric bits and thought that? This quick table topper can help use up a few, and you can make it in any theme you want. For Christmas in July, I pulled Christmas scraps and set to work. The one …
Christmas in July Sew Along – Week 2
Today we'll finish the piecing and do the quilting on the Christmas in July wall hanging. When we left off, there were two pieces ready to add borders. I used strips 2-1/2-inches wide of a dark background border. Begin by adding borders to the top and sides of the tree section. On the pocket piece, …
From My Carolina Home 