After the flimsy was done, I measured the quilt. It came out at 70 x 96 inches, quite the beast! So now the decision was how to quilt it. From the beginning, I wanted to do a cloud fill in the sky parts, and individual motifs and designs on each house. I needed to decide …
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Be My Neighbor – Flimsy Assembly
When I left this at the beginning of the week, I had realized too late that I made two yellow houses to go next to each other. One of those 'oh, no!' moments. What is the good of having a plan if I don't stick to it? Well, perhaps it is to let you …
Scrap Dance Swing Bag
During my trip to Lexington, I took the Swing Bag to test it out in real use. I have to say, (brag a bit, LOL!!) that it performed beyond expectation. I expected it to hold some clothes and cosmetics, and be easy to carry, but I found that it did more than that. The pattern …
Be My Neighbor – Blocks 15 and 16
Stepping up the pace now, my plan was to sew block a week for the next two weeks, sashing and borders in the third week, quilting during week four, and then binding in week five with a week to catch up if I don't keep up. But, after the last block was done, and the …
Be My Neighbor Block 14
This block was one I needed to redesign as a sailboat doesn't fit with my view of the neighborhood. Turned out it was pretty easy to do. Here again is my plan. I need to step up the timeline on finishing the flimsy here if I want time to get it quilted and bound by …
Christmas in July plus more ideas for seasonal sewing and crafting
I thought you might like to see some of the projects I did last year during my 12 Days of Christmas event coinciding with the Christmas blog hop event. Here are some links to those projects, plus some other Christmas projects from prior years. In keeping with my blog being about a lot of subjects, …
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Having Fun in Lexington, Kentucky
Last week, DH had to go to Lexington, Kentucky to do some work, so once again I packed a bag and tagged along. I had a fun time shopping and sight seeing while he was working. Lexington says it is the horse capital of the world, with much in the town being about the horse. …
Carolina Shop Hop – and some additional fun stops
Every summer, some of the quilt stores in western NC get together for a shop hop. The hop runs 10 days, begins this Friday the 21st and will run to the following weekend. For those planning to do the hop, there are a couple of stores that aren't on the participating list that are right …
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Well Loved Quilt Repair – Purple Sunbonnet Sue
Recently I finished up another hand repair of a well-loved quilt. I really enjoy doing this, and love having people bring me these quilts. This was Donna's daughter's quilt when she was a baby, and now the daughter was becoming a mother. Donna wanted the quilt repaired so that her new grand-baby could cuddle with …
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The Swing Bag – A Scrap Dance Pattern
Wouldn't you love to have a great travel bag for the holidays, or any travel weekend? This weekender bag is compact yet packs a punch. You won't believe how much you can fit into it, and still have organization! It will hold enough clothes and toiletries for a weekend getaway, just Swing it over your …
From My Carolina Home 