After three out of town trips in just five weeks, I was happy to have a couple of days at home. I needed the time to catch up on a mountain of laundry and some house cleaning chores. What looked like a week of meetings cleared a bit as one meeting was canceled and an …
Category: Quilting
Finding Inspiration
Last week the Mancuso Quiltfest Show was held in Greenville, SC, and a few gal pals from our guild went with me to see it. I haven't been to this show before, mostly because the ticket price is a bit steep - $15 plus parking fee. I have had precious little sewing time lately, and …
Celebrating Lemons for Spring
Finally, the weather seems to be warming up and I hope it stays that way. I need to get some plants for the veranda and move the ones from the Carolina room to the front. I am in a mood for fresh lemons both in cooking and in decorating. So, let's take a stroll through …
Busy Bees Table Topper
During our February retreat, I began this project by making a couple of hundred half square triangles using Moda Cake Mix Recipe papers, set #3. I sewed a bunch of them into pinwheels, not really knowing where the design would go next. Without a better plan, I thought about making a smaller version of Quadrille …
Quilting Fun this Week
The National (or Worldwide) Quilting Day was last Saturday with our local guild's show. My co-chair, Gail, and I set up the show stands on Friday, with some help from guild members. We were excited for the exhibit to open on Saturday, and got there early to hang the quilts. Gail did a tremendous job …
Worldwide Quilting Day
Tomorrow is Worldwide Quilting Day, and our local guild is having an exhibit for the day. If you are local, please stop by the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville, NC on Saturday, March 16, 10 am to 3 pm to see the 34 challenge quilts and cast a vote for your top three favorites. The …
Fun at Retreat
Last week was our sleep-at-home retreat, and after bragging that I usually get so much work done, this one had other plans for me. I had cut a lot of projects to take with me, and began with the one for the pot handle pads. Ah, yes, best laid plans. Arriving at the venue, I …
Sunday Chat
A busy week is behind me, with three full days of retreat then a lunch meeting on Friday that was more fun than work. I also had displays to set up at the library Friday morning, so I had to just drop things in the sewing room and put off cleaning it up until Saturday. …
Prepping for Retreat
This week is our guild's Sleep-At-Home retreat, and I look forward to going every time we do it. It is three days of sewing time with friends, where we can set up our machines and projects, and leave them overnight while we go home to sleep. In spite of spending a lot of time chatting, …
Quick Projects
I've had some lovely time to sew this past week, but no big project to work on. I piddled around, doing a bit of organizing, and found several Hungry Animal Alphabet panels I've had for some time now. Two years ago, I made up two for the quilt show shoppe and they both sold on …
From My Carolina Home 