The Bloggers Quilt Festival starts in just a couple of days over at Amy's Creative Side, and I have decided to enter again this year. Earlier this year I published my first quilt pattern. It is called Amazing Value Play, and both of the quilts below were made from the same pattern! I made two, …
Category: Quilting
Giveaway Winner
The Random number generator did its thing, and we have a winner for the book giveaway. Thank you to everyone that left a comment and entered the drawing for the Stars Unlimited book. I wish I could send a book to each and every one of you, I so appreciate your comments and your support. …
NC Quilt Symposium Gift Baskets
With the NC Quilt Symposium so close by, I thought I'd make up some gift baskets to use as door prizes for the guests. Naturally, I am hoping they will come visit my blog. There were a couple of retailers that graciously provided some of the goodies. If you come to Symposium, you might win …
Spring Tulip Mini Quilt finishing
The second afternoon, I finished up the table top mini quilt to fit the stand I have. This project is small enough to quilt on your domestic machine. Since I have the longarm, I use it even for small projects. If you missed the first post on paper piecing the top, click HERE. We left …
Spring Tulip Mini Quilt
Spring's softer colors and all the flowers in bloom inspired me to get out some pretty pastels and create another mini quilt. It took only two afternoons to complete. I started with a paper pieced tulip that I did in a demo some years ago. Then I pulled some pretty spring pastels to go with …
Mad Hatter Quilt
I am working on two secret projects I cannot share yet, the Scrap Dance Mystery (part 2 will be Thursday) and my new pattern. I am working on the last binding, then there will be photographs to take, and the pattern to finalize. So in the meantime, I thought you'd like to see a quilt …
Chain Piecing Half Square Triangles
I have been making half square triangles like a mad woman lately. I have a new pattern that I have designed and I am really excited about it. I know I have been through the process of making HSTs several times, and today will do it one last time so I can refer back to …
International Quilt Day 2015
It is a great weekend to be a quilter! It 's International Quilt Weekend! It started with a Quilt Day in Kentucky, and from there went national then worldwide. Read about the history HERE. There are special deals going on all over the web, and I collected a few for you. We need a mini …
Thread Therapy Winner
There were a lot of thread questions in the comments on the giveaway post, and some good advice too! I wish I had a video for everyone that commented, but alas, I only have the one for the blog. But, I do have some good news. If you didn't win, there is a lot of …
Scrap Dance Quilt Along – Mystery Quilt 2015
If you are just now finding this from another link, the mystery is now finished. The pattern is now available in my Etsy Store. This pattern is also available for guilds to purchase as a mystery. The contract allows use in a mystery format. Email me for details at frommycarolinahome at gmail dot com.
