One of the most popular designs for table toppers is the hexagon shape, maybe because it fits on most side tables, and is the perfect centerpiece for dining tables. Today, I'll give you two free patterns for making them, both pretty easy. For the first design, you'll need a 60º ruler. This is not an …
Category: Quilting
Sunday Chat – Book Reviews
Let's have a book chat today. Once again this time, I have a mixture of non-fiction and fiction. There are only four books on the review today because two were more than 500 pages! Amazon links are provided in case you want to read further synopses. Thank you for using my links when you can. …
Improv Meditation – a Creativity Exercise
Over a year ago, I attended a class given by a friend of mine, Barb Boatman. She is an amazing artist, making fantastic pieces out of everything you can think of including aluminum soda cans. She was featured in Quilt Folk a couple of years ago and I am lucky enough to have one of …
NC Mountain State Fair 2025
The NC Mountain State Fair this year has been as much fun as ever. I worked the quilt take-in table for a shift on Labor Day, then back to the Expo building on Wednesday to work as a judge for the Professional Crafts Division. Both days were fun, and so inspirational to see the wonderful …
Playing With Quilt Design
Designing quilts and projects is one thing I really enjoy. Every quilter is a designer to a certain degree, when you take a pattern and add your own spin in terms of fabric selection, add or subtract sashing or borders, and finish it the way you like. At a recent quilt show, I was amazed …
Sunday Chat
This past week was crazy busy, with something to do, someplace to be or an appointment to keep every single day. Most of it was fun, though, with a wonderful drive with a car club on Wednesday through the lush green of summer in the mountains. The weather was nice, with wispy clouds, and our …
Prepping for the Mountain State Fair
It is less than three weeks from the turn-in day for entries to the Mountain State Fair, and I am in the process of getting it all together. This year, the turn in day is September 1, the earliest it can possibly be. The first thing I did was to register online for all the …
Sunday Chat – Quilting, Birding, Cooking
I am happy to report that Lemon Twist is almost finished! When I finished ripping out all the bad stitching (see my post Quilting Lemon Twist), I did some trouble shooting and discovered the top thread was not seated into the tension discs. How it jumped out is beyond comprehension, but there it was. I …
Quilting Lemon Twist
I have spent the last couple of days working on quilting Lemon Twist, working on it around housework and other chores. I was able to find the Dream Bamboo Batting (available at Fat Quarter shop) that I wanted. Formerly called Dream Orient, this is a blend of bamboo, silk, cotton and tencel which is soft …
Sunday Chat – Garden and Quilting
The flowers on the veranda continue to be happy with the high humidity these past days. The geranium keeps giving me gorgeous blooms. The plant is really leggy now, and I need to cut it back, but I want to wait until these blooms fade. Sunset one day last week after a rainstorm had passed …
From My Carolina Home 