This morning, the sun is shining on the snow, but I am still not going anywhere. Here is the driveway with about 4 inches of snow left. Nope, not going anywhere until more melting takes place. The sun should make the road passable by late afternoon today, but too late to go to work. Snow …
Category: Quilting
Beaded Quilted Purse
This beaded trim from the upholstery department in the local fabric store is really neat. I love the long strands that catch the light and have such movement. I have long thought that this kind of trim would be so pretty on a bag. I had the perfect fabric to go with it too, this …
Quilting the Snowflake Runner
One thing I need to practice much more is free hand quilting. I can do feathers most of the time, and some ribbon candy but I am often stymied by the lack of ideas for quilting without a pattern or pantograph. Small projects do lend themselves to experimentation, so I decided to custom free hand …
Snowflake Table Runner
My all white theme for decorating this month needed a white on white runner for the kitchen counter. In keeping with the winter theme, I pulled out some whites and found this white snowflake on an ecru background. This lacy white on white print would make good snowflakes. Looking at them together, this is going …
Scrap Dance Tango – Mystery Quilt 2016
The Scrap Dance Tango mystery is complete. Thank you to all who participated. The pattern is now available on in my Etsy store! See the link on the sidebar. I hope you will consider purchasing the pattern, as it is those sales that support the costs of the blog and make it possible to …
Scrappy Project
Last October, I went through the three 2-gallon bags of scraps I had to in order to organize them and use them up. I found a huge number of half square triangles that became the Offset Diamond Quilt. After I pulled out all those, I used up a bunch of pieces cut to 3-inches for …
Reworking the Cottage Garden Quilt
I promised to show this some time ago, and I haven't had a moment to do so until now. For what it is worth, I don't recommend this, but if you are just this side of totally insane like me, here is how to skin a quilt. I will admit that using the longarm for …
Christmas Trip Around the World
Before the holiday season gets away, I wanted to show the completed quilt I did before MIL's visit. Remember, I wanted to get one done in 10 days? Yes, I did make it! She liked the festive look it gave the room. To see the construction of the quilt, click on Christmas Trip Around the …
Christmas Trip Around the World
My mother in law is coming for Christmas, and I have less than a week now to finish a quilt for the guest bed from scratch. I know, you will all think I am crazy (and maybe rightfully so, LOL), but I decided to do a Trip Around the World quilt for the guest bed …
Another Quick Christmas Project
Christmas fabrics are taking over my sewing room, and I wanted to use a new technique to use some up. I eventually want to do a Trip Around the World quilt, just because I haven't ever done one. The construction uses a cylinder technique, where you sew all your strips together into a tube, then …
From My Carolina Home 