This offset diamond quilt is really resonating with me right now, I like both the design and the colors. It needed some borders to make it bigger, so I added both a print fabric border, and a scrappy one to use up more of the scrap chaos. Then I loaded it on the longarm to …
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Scraps – Using Up Some HSTs
Going through the scrap pile to make order out of chaos, I found a good number of half square triangles I could use in a project. Remember this mess? There were a lot more half square triangles in that pile than I remembered ever having. I pulled them all out, and squared them all to …
Scraps – Making order out of chaos
I know I have shown part of my scrap pile in the past, but every time I think I have a project to use it up, I end up with still more. I really thought that Scrap Dance would take care of this pile, but I completed that quilt and this still remains. And that …
Using Directional Prints Non-Directionally
There was enough of the Winnie the Pooh print for another charity quilt, but this time I wanted to make the directional aspect of the print not matter. The only way to do that is to deliberately rotate the print so some of it is right side up in every direction. So, I cut out …
Using a Directional Print in Stacked Bricks
I am still on my plan to make more boy's themed quilts for our charity quilt goal with the quilt club. I found this really cute Winnie the Pooh fabric, but it is directional. The print has a fairly large repeat, so bigger pieces will show off this print better than cutting small ones. I …
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Fun at the NC Mountain State Fair 2015
The Mountain Regional State Fair is in its last weekend, and it was a blast to both enter competitions and attend the fair. This year I went twice, and yes I had to get a corn dog both times. I enjoy so much about this annual event, the heritage crafts, the fun food (no I …
Fixing a Mistake in a Finished Quilt
Sometimes the excitement of finishing a project gets the better of me and I do something careless in my haste to finish. Well, that happened with the Scrap Dance Mystery Quilt. How is it that I can look at a quilt for weeks on end, do this mistake early on and miss every possible time …
Scrap Dance Mystery – The Big Reveal!!
The Scrap Dance mystery for 2015 is now over. If you like this pattern, it is available for sale at my Etsy store and on My Patterns page. Thanks for visiting! The new Scrap Dance Tango mystery for 2016 has started, just click on the category on the side bar to catch up. It will …
Apple Festival Quilt Show tomorrow
The FBC Memory Makers is holding a Quilt and Craft show on Saturday September 5, 2015 at the FBC Crosswalk Student Center, 577 Buncombe Street, Hendersonville, North Carolina. It is in conjunction with the local Apple Festival which started today. I wrote about the Apple Festival last year, see that post for lots of colorful …
Quilt for a Boy, part 2
There were so many good suggestions on how to finish the Boys Quilt D9P, and I did think about all of them. Thanks to everyone that commented. If you missed the first part, click on Boys Quilt. Ultimately, I did go with the blue print on the left, for two reasons. One, most liked it …
From My Carolina Home 