Loading the longarm with the Magnolia Attic Window quilt, I thought a lot about how to quilt it. I knew I wanted the quilting and the color of thread to enhance the shadows and sashing without overpowering the large magnolia print. Click HERE to see the original construction. Auditioning colors for the quilting, there were …
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Be My Neighbor Block 7
Moving on, now I am on schedule of two blocks a month. Next up Block 7. I got out the previous blocks along with my spring scrap basket to choose the next house colors. I decided on the darker blue for the sky for this block. It has a tree, so I dug out the …
Magnolia Attic Window
I really liked this large magnolia print, but I knew that cutting little pieces out of it would obscure the print. I had been noodling around with some cake layers and jelly roll strips, trying to come up with another new design, when the Attic Window concept occurred to me. The magnolia print was nearby, …
Repairing an Old Damaged Quilt
One of the things I do is repair well-loved quilts that no one else will touch. Most of the time, someone that is truly using a quilt will not care that it isn't museum quality, they just want the worst of the damage repaired. But many quilters won't touch these, believing they are too damaged …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along Block 6
Moving along to catch up, block six is next. I picked a large scrap of purple fabric for the house as the bottom bit of this pattern has a piece 18-inches wide. It has some squares on point at the bottom, and these still look like flower boxes to me. So, I pulled some flower …
Be My Neighbor – Block 5
Getting back to the Be My Neighbor quilt, the first four blocks have been sewn together into the first row. I laid it out so I could look at my spring scraps basket for the next house block colors. This one has a heart on the side of the house, and I found a pink …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 4
At the meeting on March 1st, I found out that the BOM club will be doing two blocks a month with the first two done in February. This meant that instead of being caught up with three done in March, I was one block behind. Plus I need to get two done this month to …
Cleaning out the Stash
I was digging through my fabric stash resource center looking for springtime fabrics, and I think I reached my limit. I do like things more organized, and this closet has been a mess for years. This project took me three weeks to complete, working on it a little each day until I finally got it …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 3
It is the first Wednesday of the month, time to show the next block of the Be My Neighbor quilt along. It seems like block three has the most pieces of all the blocks, some really tiny! Plus it has appliqué, my nemesis. But, I am determined to do this. After all, the only way …
Scrap Dance Waltz – Trunk Show!
Doing one more update on Scrap Dance Waltz, to show you some wonderful finishes in lots of colorways! I had such fun designing this quilt, and I now have the red and cream quilt I have wanted for some time. One of the great things about doing quilt-alongs is seeing what other people do with …
From My Carolina Home 