It has been a crazy busy week this past week. Every one of my clubs had their holiday event, and one club had two. Tuesday night we went to a party, Wednesday was our guild tea, Saturday was a car club breakfast, followed by a drive out to Balsam Mountain for a party and overnight …
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Sunday Chat Book Reviews
Time for a book chat! Seems like I've been reading a lot lately, and a couple of these really captured my interest. There is a lot of non-fiction in this group. So grab a cuppa, and let's chat about books today. Claire McCardell : The Designer Who Set Women Free by Elizabeth Evitts Dickenson - …
Starting the New Year Clean Out
Every January, I change the cluttered holiday decor over to a cleaner, simpler theme. It almost always puts me in the mood to clean out, clear out, and reduce. Most years, I'll pick just one or two areas in the house for close inspection and brutal reductions. This year will be more so than ever …
Closet Reorganization and Sewing with Purpose
Last week, during a couple of rainy days, I decided to flip my closet. This takes a couple of days to pull out everything, switch winter things for summer colors, look at every piece to see if it needs mending, donating or trashing, and trying on almost everything I haven't worn in a while. Read …
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Mardi Gras
Tuesday is Mardi Gras, and this year I managed to remember it far enough in advance to change my header to Mardi Gras. I have some fun ideas for you today, for your home, and my plans for this year. Let's start by setting a festive table. Pull out everything you can find around the …
National Sewing Month
September is National Sewing Month, and it seemed a good time to do a round up of the sewing projects I have on the blog. I've been so busy with the fair that it has taken until now to get to it. I can't show you what I am sewing right now, but you'll see …
Springtime – Cookies, and Closets
Seems like warm weather is here to stay, and it is time to bring out the pretty pastel colors of spring. I can wear my white shoes now, as my mother always said you couldn't do that before Easter Sunday. Do you remember those days as a child where you had a pretty new dress, …
Quilted Jackets Return to Fashion
One afternoon last week, I had the opportunity to while away a bit of time in a Macy's department store. When I was still working, I would make the one hour drive down to Greenville twice a year to look for good quality clothing. I still love shopping at Macy's, even though I haven't been …
Odds and Ends, and Quilting Goes Couture!
Next up on the frame is another Hurricane quilt. This top was sent to me by sweet reader Phyllis Donohue (who is in her 80s!), a lovely patchwork with gold sashing. I loaded it, but before I could really get to quilting, something happened. I twisted my knee somehow, not once but twice, and pulled …
How to Re-line a Winter Coat – finishing
Finishing this project, here is where it gets tricky. There are a lot of steps and it might seem daunting, but just go slowly, taking each thing in its turn, and you'll be done before you know it. If you are just now finding this article, click on How to Re-line a Winter Coat for …
From My Carolina Home 