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Are you a planner? I have to confess that I am not much of one anymore. After spending many years in the business world and the medical field, using complex planners to keep track of appointments, travel arrangements, goals and objectives, this is the last thing I want to do now. For me, quilting, cooking, …
Continue reading A Year at From My Carolina Home, and a plan for next year
Today is the finishing post for the wool stitch along penny rug. Just a few tips to show you the way I like to finish mine. Fast and simple is is the goal. Here's the finished project to tempt you, LOL!! You can still see the steps and get the pattern on the previous Sunday …
Did you get your shapes stitched to your base this week? Today will be embellishing the leaves and pumpkins to add detail and shine. To begin, mark two curved lines on the pumpkin shapes to enhance the illusion of roundness. Mark vein lines on the leaves. I use a yellow chalk for marking as it …
Continue reading Autumn Jubilee Wool Stitch Along Embellishment
Sundays are great days for some handwork while watching TV, football games or old movies, whatever is your favorite thing. I have designed a new wool penny rug for Autumn Jubilee and the stitch along begins today. To begin, download the pdf with the pattern - Autumn Jubilee Wool Stitch Along Pattern. Then choose your …
I am working on several new projects for this holiday season, but nothing is ready to show yet. I will be working on our quilt-along this afternoon, the next step is tomorrow. My weekend sale online orders from all my favorite retailers are coming in for new projects for the blog, thread and fabric should …
Now that the applique and buttons are sewn, finishing is just a few more steps. This last bit is pretty quick. After the leaves are stitched down, the stem stitched veins added for interest, and buttons were added to the piece. Today we will finish it up. I decided to use the red base. I …
Continue reading Autumn Jubilee Wool Applique Stitch Along Finish
Did you get all your leaves done last week? Well, if not, that's OK, its another slow stitching Sunday. If you did, we are now going to put on some buttons to embellish the piece. I am not doing a lot, just a few to accent the fall colors. So, here is where I started. …
Sunday is the ideal day for hand work, sitting in front of the football games, sometimes with a warm quilt in my lap. I had intended just to show this piece when I finished it, but I thought maybe a stitch along would be more fun. I had hoped to find a wool supplier to …
Continue reading Sunday Stitch Along Autumn Jubilee Wool Applique
Doing handwork in the fall is one of my favorite things to do. I like to have something to stitch while I am watching football games, and wool appliqué is one of the easiest to do. Today I am going to show you a wool appliqué penny rug for use with a candle or a …
I have had this cute kit for quite some time, and I really wanted to work it up as a wall hanging, maybe for the kitchen, or some other spot where it makes sense. Working on a kit means I don't have to think much, and keeping hands busy is a way to stave off …
