Ready to learn how to get half square triangles out of jelly roll strips? It isn't hard, but you will have to be very careful doing these, as the cuts will be on the bias rather than straight of grain. Don't be afraid, let's take it one step at a time. Begin by carefully pressing …
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Oh, My Strippy Stars – Four Patches
Today is a tutorial on making quick four patches from jelly roll strips, rollie-pollies or any 2-1/2-inch wide strip of fabric. If you missed getting the pattern, click on - Oh, My Strippy Stars! Here is the quilt we are making, it is about 42-inches square using the pattern directions. If you double the number …
Gardening, Quilting, and a few more things
With all the posts I have this month set to be quilt alongs, Stashbusters, Safelight project, and more, Sundays are the only time to catch up on everything else. Go get another cuppa (of whatever your cup contains in the morning) and settle in for a long, chatty and picture heavy post. This warm weather …
National Quilting Month – Oh, My Strippy Stars!! Quilt Along
Today, we begin a free quilt along for National Quilting Month. I've wanted to do something with these jelly roll strips for quite some time. So, when Fave Quilts asked me to be a part of their month long event with giveaways, I thought it was time to design something to use them up. What's …
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Finishing the QOV and the Quilt Festival
Friday and Saturday were both a bit rainy, and I had some time to get progress made on the custom quilting I was doing on the Quilt of Valor. After putting motifs in the rest of the darker triangles and elements of the last blocks, I changed the thread color to an ecru, and went …
Reworking a Quilt of Valor
Sometimes our local chapter of Quilts of Valor receives a quilt from someone outside the organization that just doesn't meet the standard for our veterans. This one was such a dilemma, as it had some gorgeous blocks, but it had significant issues. We loved the quilt idea, the workmanship of the embroidery and the effort …
It’s Mardi Gras! Baking, Sewing, Tablescapes, and Dinner
As usual, I am close to running out of time, and posting this on the day of Mardi Gras instead of in advance. But, that is how it goes sometimes! Still, you may be able to shop your house for enough gold, green and purple to pull it off. Often I do this at the …
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Gardening, Quilting and Painting Fun
It's been a busy week, with something going on every day. It hasn't left a lot of time for sewing on my own projects, but I have made good progress on a free quilt along I've designed just for you coming in March for National Quilting Month - more on that below. I also took …
Exciting News!!
It was exciting to get the mail this week, as I got some great news! Last summer we did a quilt along to make quilted jackets to wear during this winter season. It took three months to finish the jacket, just in time to enter it into the Mountain State Fair. It won a first …
In the Sewing Room – Blue Yellow Quilt and Pillowcase Project
When I left off showing this blue and yellow quilt, I had decided that none of these fabrics would work for the border. Several readers had suggestions, and a couple really caught my attention. One reader, Joan, suggested doing a white border then quilting a design into it with color thread. I liked that idea, …
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From My Carolina Home 