Our sleep-at-home retreat was this week for three days. We take our machines and projects to sew all day. The room is locked at night, so we can leave everything there while we go home for dinner and sleep. Then the next morning, we are back to having fun. I got there as the doors …
Category: Quilting
EQ8 Quilt Journeys Add-On
Electric Quilt has brought out a new add-on block program called Quilt Journeys which expands the block library greatly. The blocks are representative of all 50 states, with not only pieced block designs, but also applique shapes for the state birds, flowers and more. Of course, I had to start with North Carolina. For this …
Sunday Chat
It is finally March, and I am ready for spring. The birds have been here a lot, getting their fill of seeds. It has been so cold, and they really need the extra calories. There are so many, they've been going through a feeder-full every two days. I need to get a couple more suet …
Busy Week
Every day this week has been filled with activity, but I was still able to make good progress on the Quilt of Valor for the June ceremony. When we left off, I had it on the quilt frame with the same pantograph and thread as the previous one. The pantograph is Blue Star from Urban …
Quilts of Valor Progress
Last week, I finished the first Quilt of Valor. It took just two days to get it quilted with the star and swirl pantograph called Blue Star. I removed it from the longarm and spread it out on the floor to check the stitching and take a photo. Next was to trim it, and make …
Quilts of Valor and the Bird Count
With more time to sew this week, progress was made on the Quilt of Valor begun last week. When we left off, the top was assembled and ready to quilt. It uses a panel with six star blocks and large sections of a patriotic print. I loaded it on the longarm frame, and began auditioning …
Sunday Chat – Block Drive, QOV
Another cold weekend, with a lot of wind blowing down branches caused power outages yesterday. Luckily, we were not affected. The snow melted away, and it is now just bitterly cold. But this won't last, it is doing to warm up to the 60sF this coming week. More gorgeous sunrises this past week brought color …
Snow Day Sew Day
Once again this year, I am coordinating a Quilt of Valor ceremony for six veterans in our car club. It is only fair that I help make the quilts so I have offered to longarm two or three. I thought it would be nice to make one myself, so pulled out my stash of patriotic …
Embroidered Coffee Theme Mats
At the guild gift store at our last show, I bought a cute mug with a mug rug to go with it. I just loved the idea, so I made a couple of mats and found mugs to go with them. I put them out for sale at the Fall Fiber Faire at our local …
Sunday Chat
This past week, My Sweet Babboo had to replace our bird feeder. The old one was falling apart due to constant assault by a pileated woodpecker. He would sit on top of it and jackhammer the plastic with his beak. The plastic tube that held the seed was a bit old and had a crack …
From My Carolina Home 