Did you work on your bell blocks yesterday? Today's step has only one block, so you'll have time to catch up if you are just starting. Cutting instructions are in this pdf - Star Block. Note that these blocks are 10-inch finished size. Pair the gold print 3-1/2-inch squares with the BG 3-1/2-inch squares. Sew …
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Christmas In July Begins! – Bell Block
Get ready for a fun fortnight of ideas and projects to jump start your holiday sewing for your own pleasure and for gifts. I have a new table topper design that we will start today, and sew over several days. Then I have more projects to make for gifts or for yourself. It will be …
Christmas in July is Coming!
Somehow it seems like the more time I have, the less I get done. That has been the story this week, as I have piddled around for most of the week. I didn't get back to Fleur Lumineuse, and it really should have been almost done by now! But, no. I saw one squirrel after …
In the Sewing Room
In the sewing room, I had to set aside Fleur Lumineuse for a bit, as I was asked to present a ruler demo at our meeting last Thursday. I started by pulling a bunch of bee theme fabrics and cutting strips. Lay out the strips in various ways to decide on a sequence that looks …
Fleur Lumineuse
Working on the background of the art piece with a French theme this past week has been a bit challenging. I had set out a number of requirements for myself that made it more difficult. I didn't want the background piecing to be all uniform sizes of squares. I wanted to spread out the print …
Quilting Again!
The new motor for the longarm arrived and My Sweet Babboo installed it, along with a new belt just for good measure. I was nervous to use it, as we had no guarantee that this would solve the problem of blowing fuses. It was the most likely culprit as we had eliminated just about everything …
Fabric Collage, My First Attempt
I have this collection of fabrics with a French theme that are begging to be made into something. My thought is to make them into a pieced background, and then add a collage applique. I haven't yet decided how to cut them up, what size to make the squares, or rectangles, or maybe use a …
Best Laid Plans
Quilting the Quilt of Valor went off the rails this week. When we left off, I had the quilt loaded on the longarm. The backing is a blue background print with a patriotic theme provided by the QOV chapter, along with the batting of 100% polyester. The batting is not my favorite, but it was …
Quilts of Valor – Ceremony and Another Quilt
This past weekend, our car club sponsored a Quilts of Valor event. We honored seven veterans, all with Vietnam service. It was the ceremony where this quilt I made with donated stars was awarded to a friend. You may also recognize this quilt top, sent to me by Mary Ellen. I quilted it for the …
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Art Bears, Embroidery and a Denim Jacket with Lace
In our town of Hendersonville, we have a yearly art walk exhibit of bears decorated by local artists. The bears are on the street downtown for the summer, then auctioned off to benefits local charities in the fall. This year, several of the bears feature quilt patterns. This one had quilt blocks in mostly blues …
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From My Carolina Home 