You know, for me it is a rare day to be the popular girl! Never happened to me in school, but I did get ‘tagged’ by two other bloggers at once for the Around the World Blog Tour. It is a blog hop, where a blogger tags you to share about your blog, then you …
Category: Quilting
Block of the Month – August 2014
This month's block is Variable Star from Quilt Blocks Galore.The quilt shop chose yellow for the main color this month. You will need the following cuts using my method of chain piecing instead of strippy piecing. It really helps when you are doing these blocks to check the supply requirements at the end before you …
Giveaway Winner
The random number generator has spun its wheels and picked a winner for the giveaway. Congratulations to Vickie!! Vickie said "Thanks so much for sharing all of this plus a bonus a chance to win the bag of goodies. LOVE the green color!" I'll be sending you an email to get your prize to you. …
More AQS Show Pearls and a Giveaway!!
One of the nicest, most genuine people I met at the AQS Charlotte show was Jamie Wallen. His youtube videos literally saved my sanity when I was having trouble with my longarm tensions. Warm, caring, and wonderfully encouraging, Jamie shares everything he can about free motion quilting, cramming an 8-hour course into 3 hours. His …
Matching Ironing Pad – Part 2
The next sewing day, I finished off the quilting on my portable ironing pad. If you missed part one, click on Matching Ironing Pad Part One. I used Signature thread in a dark grey top and bobbin. It looks good on the heat resistant fabric, but also blends with the print.It is fairly centered, not …
Matching Ironing Pad
I guess I just can't leave things alone. I had some of the heat resistant fabric left over from recovering my ironing board, and making a few potholders. It was a large enough piece to make a pad to carry for using my little Clover iron, or maybe my little travel iron. And I still …
More Sewing Goodies
Now that I have the Sewing Kit finished, I had fabric left. Those scraps were begging to be used for more matching accessories, so I made a few more quickie projects. The needle book is made like a tiny quilt, folded over, with a wool felt 'page' to keep the needles on. It has a …
How to Use Fussy Cut Templates
I was excited to be asked to review the Fussy Cut Templates from Prym for Fave Quilts. They did not pay me for this review, but I did get to keep the templates. They sent me several sets to try and I am a believer! I have done a few fussy cut quilts, most recently …
Giveaway Winner and Mountain Living
One of the wonderful things about living on the side of a mountain in a rural area with lots of forest is you get to see a lot of wildlife. This guy paid us a visit yesterday, thinking he might get the bird feeder. I grabbed the camera and took his picture before I made …
AQS Show Charlotte
I am back from a wonderful four days of classes and quilts at the AQS Show in Charlotte. Oh, wow!! The classes were wonderful, and there were about 500 quilts to see, between the 182 judged quilts, Winner's Gallery, AQS Authors exhibit, Quilted in Honor exhibit, Egyptian Applique exhibit, the SAQA Masters Exhibit and Modern …
From My Carolina Home 