Wow, it is just a few days to Christmas, where has this year gone? December comes in with such anticipation, and then I run out of time. Thankfully, the decorating is much simpler now, with carloads going to the thrift store and not having every horizontal surface in the house covered in Christmas. I finished …
Category: Christmas
Cooking Up a Christmas Feast
Time to think about Christmas dinner and get the shopping done for the ingredients. For many years now, we have done a Standing Rib Roast in the English tradition. Having just had turkey for Thanksgiving (with all the turkey leftovers), it is wonderful to do a special beef dish for Christmas. Yes, a bit expensive, …
Christmas in July
Can you believe that July is almost over? This summer is going by in a flash! As of today, we have five months and two days to Christmas, so we might want to get to some projects now to finish with time to relax and enjoy the holiday season. With that in mind, I have …
Peace, Joy, Noel
On this Christmas Day, I want to once again wish you joy and peace, with love and laughter of family and friends, just on video chat this year. My wish for you, all my readers, no matter where you live or what your faith, is for health and happiness on this day and every day. …
Christmas Memories Winners
Reading all the wonderful stories in the comments on Wednesday's Christmas Memories post was inspiring and heartwarming. Truly, there were so many beautiful sentiments shared, that there had to be more than one winner. These stories illustrate the warmth of family and the resilience of our spirit, perfect for these times. I'll reprint the winners …
Christmas In July Pattern Parade and Blog Hop
Ready to have some fun? Today, I am hosting a blog hop for your enjoyment with a Christmas theme for our hot days of July. The Christmas In July Pattern Parade Blog Hop includes quilters from the US, Canada and Australia. We are a group of pattern designers that have not done an event together …
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Vintage Christmas Quilt Along – Candles and Tree
Today we begin the Vintage Christmas Quilt Along, welcome!! This will be a six month quilt along, with two blocks each month. This will give you 12 blocks that you can then make into a quilt, placemats or table runner, or continue on your own making more blocks. We'll have half of summer and all …
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Happy Holidays to You!
To all my readers around the world, in every country, of every faith, we wish you peace and joy this holiday season, from me and My Sweet Babboo.
Making Holiday Wreaths
One of the charity projects I've done for a few years now is making wreaths for a local Meals on Wheels group for their annual silent auction. When a friend asked if I wanted all her wreath making stuff to make them this year, I said sure! She brought over a huge tub - four …
Christmas Past and Presents
Looking to past archives for some ideas that you may have missed, or for new readers to see, I've picked out some fun ideas from past years for your enjoyment today. Perhaps you'll see an idea for a last minute gift for this year. Let's start with a Nine Patch Star Christmas runner. We did …
From My Carolina Home 