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 …
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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 …
Building a Brighter Year Quilt
Last fall during the Autumn Jubilee, quilter Diann won the prize of quilting a table topper. She contacted me to ask if I would do a small quilt for a charity called Building a Brighter Year instead of her table topper. This charity supports families with infants facing medical challenges and financial hardship in Colorado. …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 2
Deciding to start over with the Be My Neighbor Quilt Along, I pulled out some really pretty springtime fabrics. This Beverly Park bundle from Connecting Threads came a couple of months ago specifically to do a lighter springtime quilt. I thought they would do nicely for this quilt too. I pulled more springtime colors and …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along
The LQS here started a quilt along in January for the Moda Fabrics Be My Neighbor quilt. The original publication of the block instructions were done late last year. So, I decided to do this monthly meeting so I can keep up with a few friends. The shop emailed me the first blocks, but I …
ABC Quilt
A friend of mine gave me this panel to use for a charity quilt. When she gave it to me, I thought, well that's sweet, and stuffed it away for later. I didn't really look that close at it. While pulling out fabrics for donation quilts, I ran across it again, and figured it was …
Barnyard Quilt and Summer Theme Quilt for Project Linus
One of the things I like to keep in mind as I am doing charity quilts is boy appropriate quilts. It is so easy for me to do a girls theme, I have so many florals in my stash. But boys are a bit of a challenge for me. Sometimes I can get a boy-inspired …
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Labeling Quilts and Keeping Records
How often we quilters talk about labeling your quilts! We say that labeling is not only to remind you when you made a quilt, but to tell others that you made it and when, but it also has another purpose - one I hope you never need. I think most of us wait until after …
Another Lesson on Measuring Borders
Recently, I was discussing borders with a lady after her quilt was done. I asked if she had measured the borders and she said yes she had. But they were too big, and it occurred to me that I have not yet talked about why you need to measure a certain way to get the …
Best of 2016 and Goals for 2017
Who knew it would be difficult to write about the 5 Best posts of 2016 on From My Carolina Home! As I near the end of my third year of blogging next month, it is amazing that I still have things to say, projects to sew, things to create with hot glue, cards to stamp, …
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