It has been a productive week of sewing, and I still have today and tomorrow to play. We were housebound from the snow until late Wednesday, and I was excited that I'd be able to get out and go to our guild meeting. Then the guild meeting was canceled, as there were still icy side …
Category: Quilting
Fun with Snow Days
Waking up on Sunday to a winter wonderland, the entire scene had a blue cast to it with heavy overcast skies in the weak dawn light. The snow was still falling as I took some photos, and it continued falling on and off all day. Big fat flakes alternated with tiny ones. It was freezing …
One More Safelight Quilt
This week has seen a bit more sewing than usual, which has been nice for a change. I worked on the next Safelight quilt, and got it mostly done. The blocks I had left were all kinds of themes and colors, but the beauty of this block is all work well together. I put my …
Finishing the Rainbow Quilt
When I left off showing this rainbow quilt for Safelight, I had the top assembled and ready to go on the longarm. Every one of these blocks was sent in by readers. Thank you for your support of this project. So, now I need a backing. I had this fabulous shooting star fabric, and I …
Stashbuster Challenge
This year, I want to reduce the size of the stash in my sewing room. It is so easy to buy beautiful fabric, and then have a hard time cutting into it. Ever feel that way? It is almost that I am afraid to make a mistake in how I choose to use it, that …
Well Loved Quilt Repair Class
There are a few slots still available for the class next week if you have time on Wednesday. Well Loved Quilt Repair pulls together my tips and tricks, and organizes the program according to the types of repairs needed. Everything from small holes, and dog chewed corners up to major damage is covered, with advice …
Progress on Safelight Quilts
It has been an awful week this past week. The death of my cousin is still painful, and to make it worse, it came on the heels of a betrayal of trust from someone I thought was a close friend for the past 15 years. I confided to her a private family problem, as I …
Cards, Stashbusters and a BOM
Recently, my blogger friend Jeanie at Marmalade Gypsy and I were chatting on email and she made a comment in frustration that I thought was a brilliant idea. Christmas was so busy and was going by so fast. We both were lamenting that there was no time for cards when she said "I swear, next …
In the Sewing Room This Week
In the sewing room, I am making some progress on the quilt projects in progress. My friend Kathleen returned the quilt that she quilted and I needed to add the binding to finish it. With all the colors in the quilt top, I decided on a yellow tone on tone for the binding. Putting it …
Working on Safelight Quilts
Thanks to wonderful readers, I have several Safelight quilts in process right now. The mountain peaks quilt is coming off the frame soon with maybe two more passes yet to do. I've just been too busy with holiday fun to get it finished. But, when I had a bit of time here and there to …
From My Carolina Home 