I've decided to sell the Vintage Christmas placemats we made over our quilt along. Since we no longer entertain in our home, I just don't need them. They have never been used, only displayed on my tables last Christmas. I've divided them into groups of four. If you'd like to purchase one or more groups, …
Category: Quilting
Christmas Moose Quilt
When I last showed this quilt's progress before the holiday, it was assembled and the quilting had been started. I am using a snowflake pantograph called Flurry, with silver grey Glide thread on top and Bottom Line in the bobbin. Quilting had to be done over several days, one pass at a time as I …
Sunday Chat – Plants and Quilts
My Thanksgiving Cactus is blooming its head off. I have never seen this plant so happy. There are more red blooms than pink or yellow, but I do have some of all. It came into bloom a few days ago, and there are more buds forming, so I think it will be in bloom for …
London Quilt
Our MINI car club does a Christmas weekend every year, and we usually have a silent auction for charity at our Saturday evening dinner and games night. I have donated a few table toppers for auction in the past, but this year I wanted to do a bit more. So, I began doing internet searches …
Stashbusters Check In
Back to Stashbusters, I hope you have some Autumn Jubilee finishes to add to your totals! Time to tally up the last two months of fabric in and out, and see where we stand. If you need to remember where you left off, see the Stashbusters September post comments. I have the two finishes for …
Fun at Retreat
Our local guild held a three day retreat last week and it was a welcome time to relax, sew with friends, and have fun. We take our machines and projects to the venue, then at the end of the day we go home to have supper and sleep. We leave all our stuff at the …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Finish
Finishing the quilt along today, I loaded the top on the longarm for quilting. I used a pumpkin patch pantograph called Meandering Pumpkins that is perfect for fall inspired quilting. It is designed by Patricia Ritter for Urban Elementz. The cute pumpkin is surrounded by leaves and vines. The quilting is done with a medium …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Assembly and Borders
This week we finish the top for the Quilt Along. Last time I showed you several options for arrangements, and this week, I'll show you how I did mine. First, I lay out the squares and decided on the arrangement. Once I had this done, I looked carefully at the placement of the fabrics to …
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Autumn Jubilee Embroidery Sew Along
The Sew Along continues today with the addition of borders to our little project. This will use up more of our scraps, and give you an idea for a larger project as well. I have no end to Autumn inspired fabric scraps, LOL!! It is just a matter of choosing a bunch, then cutting 2-1/2-inch …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Week 2
The big reveal is today, are you excited? We will put the squares and half-square triangles into blocks, and then I'll give you several ways to put it together. The elements you have cut and sewn will make 16 blocks, here is the block. It is a classic, traditional block called Road to Oklahoma. I …
From My Carolina Home 