The Mountain Regional State Fair turn-in day for the competitions is Monday, and I am entering 23 contests this year in a bunch of divisions. I actually started early enough in August this year pulling it all together, getting my online entries done, and completing projects. I have 5 quilt entries, 5 photography entries, several …
Category: Quilting
Starting to Quilt Orizuru Paper Cranes
Quilting the Orizuru wall hanging turned into more of a task than my normal quilting. For this one, I wanted to do a really good custom quilting job on it instead of the usual pantograph. I need more practice with freehand quilting anyway, and a small project is a good place to start. Since I …
Orizuru – An Origami Crane Mini Quilt
Talking with my friends recently at lunch at my house, I was showing them my Sakura Tsuki Art Quilt saying I made it during my 'Japanese phase'. I did a whole month of Japanese Inspired posts last February, including quilting, gardening, tablescapes and recipes with a Japanese inspired theme. Carin started laughing and said "aren't …
Colors of August Improv Table Topper
Finishing up the placemats in the Colors of August, I realized I needed a pad for the center of the table, so out came all the scraps left over. Once again, a bit of improv was needed. I had two extra squares sets made, and one large piece of the focal floral, so I cut …
Finishing the Colors of August Placemats
Quilting my Colors of August placemats began as always with a thread audition. I had a couple of good choices here because of all the colors in the prints. If you missed the construction of the placemats, click on Colors of August. I rarely get to use the gold-green variegated thread, so I went with …
The Colors of August
What are the colors of August? It is the only month that doesn't really have an identity, aside from being hot, or having the dog days to endure. There are no holidays in August, nothing to take inspiration from like Mardi Gras, Christmas, or Halloween. So, when Bernie at Needle and Foot asked me to …
Sunday Stitching
Sunday is a fine time to slow down, take a break from the week and relax. I've been taking some time to do some handwork, starting a Redwork Project a couple of weeks ago. Only a little bit has been accomplished so far though. I did get the bottom section finished last time I had …
Chocolate Cherries Quilt Pattern
Here's my latest new design incorporating chocolate triangles with pink cherry background, accented with creamy cordial, this pattern will eat up your cake layer leftovers, or clean out your scraps. The design is primarily for a single color background, in this case pink, with scraps of a single tone (browns) and accents of a lighter …
Teacups Quilt Along – Begins
Thanks to the very positive response to my idea of doing a teacups quilt along, it is a go! Today we will begin to stretch just a little, come just a small distance out of the comfort zone and learn together. Make as many or as few as you like. Do several all the same …
Paper Piecing Basics and Tips
The Teacups Quilt Along is a go, so I thought I would do a primer on paper piecing in advance of the kickoff post. Today, I'll show you how I sew paper pieced blocks, and give you some tips and tricks I use to make it easier. This is a long and picture heavy post, …
From My Carolina Home 