It's week 1 of our sew/quilt along, and I have designed a small wall hanging that I've been wanting to make for some time. Have you seen those fun art pieces using broken jewelry? I have a lot of that, and designed this piece to use them. Don't worry, if you don't have any broken …
Category: Quilting
Christmas In July Starts Today
Maybe it is the heat outside, but thinking about winter is a pleasant prospect for me right now. There are so many things we could play with for Christmas projects, some in fabric, some in paper, and some with a glue gun. A lot of bloggers are doing Christmas In July posts now, so let's …
Christmas in July is Coming
I made good progress on the Christmas projects this week, so I think we are good to go for a Christmas in July sew along starting on Tuesday, July 16th and running on Tuesdays for three weeks. I'll also have some additional Christmas theme posts from Sunday the 14th through the end of the month …
Working on Projects and Tomato Pie
This week will be hit and miss for working on projects. I need to get the special one farther along for a quilt along later in the month. At this point, I am just not sure how I can work it around the calendar. So, much will depend on how much will get done this …
Busy, busy, busy!!
The last couple of weeks has seemed to be crammed full of things to do. Some fun, some not so much like getting my teeth cleaned. Three car club events were lots of fun, and I had a blast doing two presentations - one on card design for the Heritage Hills Stampers, and the other, …
Sample Sale
From time to time, I have to decrease the amount of quilted and crafted items in the house or I would be covered up in them. So, time for a sample sale, to move some things into other hands. I have some cards left as well that were not appropriate for Safelight but still fun, …
Finishing The Quilting
After finishing the borders on the Kayla quilt, I loaded it on the longarm for quick quilting. I am using a light sage green Glide thread on top, with a matching green Bottom Line in the bobbin. The pantograph is one of my favorites for quick finishes called Fascination. It has long sweeping curves, and …
Sew Day Kayla Quilt
It is always fun to get together with friends to sew. Our local guild Area A (small group) did a sew day last week to get started on twin size quilts for the Safelight Shelter. The coordinator of the charity sew challenged us to make a quilt with a Villa Rosa Pattern card. The card …
Working on the Paris Quilt
Finally, a couple of days of no meetings or appointments meant I could get back to the Paris quilt. I am doing a simple Disappearing Nine Patch pattern. I cut the strips 5-1/2-inches by width of fabric, and sewed the sets. One tip for pressing, press to the common print in both strip sets each …
Project Linus Quilts and Baking Day
With Stashbusters check in coming on Friday, I needed to get these Project Linus quilts done. I'm going to have quite a bit of "fabric in" this month! It was a beautiful day when I loaded the second one onto the longarm frame. So, I opened all the windows to let in the fresh air …
From My Carolina Home 