One of the things I received in a Christmas gift exchange was a pack of charm squares in these gorgeous greens, purples and tans. With my current lack of inspiration, I thought perhaps I'd just do something simple, just to be able to put thread into fabric. So, I laid out the squares, putting the …
A Basket of Comfort for the Recovering Heart
The day after Christmas, a dear friend had a heart attack, and then bypass surgery two days later. We went to help bring him home on New Year's Day, taking a gift basket for the recovering patient. I know from my experience with upper spine surgery just over 5 years ago, that after a week …
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Scrap Madness
Scraps, scraps and more scraps! Every project means more and more, bits and pieces, and what is it about quilters that we cannot throw anything out? Well, for a confirmed recycler like me, it is just not possible to send something to a landfill that I can use somehow. But this is getting out of …
Playing With My New Stamping Toy
Making cards is a really fun thing to do, sometimes nice to take a break from playing with fabric, and play with paper instead. I have some videos on stamping, and in December I watched a bunch of youtube videos on stamping and playing with different techniques. One of them was on using a stamp …
A Collaborative Quilt of Valor
I received these red, white and blue patriotic blocks blocks from sweet friend Melanie almost a year ago when I was looking for some patriotic orphan blocks to make another Quilt of Valor. She thought they would make a wonderful quilt with the patriotic prints, but needed some help getting it finished, and was willing …
Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project
Update! - If you are finding this post after September 2019, please click on Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project for the latest information on the Project. The Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project is well underway, collecting new and nearly new bed size quilts for the victims of Hurricane Florence and Michael on the North Carolina coast. Even …
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 6
For the next block in the Teacup Quilt Along, it is time to applique! This is a mixed techniques quilt, so let's stretch a bit this month. Applique is not my forte, I can do an invisible whip stitch as well as anyone, I guess, but the turning under part is what is difficult. So, …
Winter White in January
After the holidays and the fullness of the decorations from the past few months, I like to clean things up for January. For many years, I have preferred a simple and mostly white decor to start the new year. On the veranda, I replaced the red poinsettia blooms with white ones in the birdcage. On …
Slow Cooker Roasted Garlic Beef Tips
Cold days make a slow cooker meal more enticing, filling the air with the aroma of a hearty meal to come. I like doing beef this way, as the long slow cooking time can make the most inexpensive cut turn out tender and flavorful. A quick cook on some noodles, and some steamed broccoli and …
Snow Birds
There have been a wide variety birds on the feeder this month, particularly when it snowed earlier in December. DH has kept the feeder full of nice cracked sunflower seeds, and I made a suet cake for them too. The goldfinches on the upper left have put on their more drab winter garb. The one …
From My Carolina Home 