I am working on several things now that I just cannot show on the blog yet, Scrap Dance Square Dance is one! I have it about half done, and had to pack it up for a while as I cannot let anyone see it. The other thing taking up almost my entire sewing space right …
Thrifting and Estate Sale Scores, and an amazing story
It has been quite a while since I showed some of my thrifting and estate sale scores. It was a fruitful autumn season, LOL! There is a new auction house just south of Brevard, and the attendance isn't up yet so prices were really low! Plus there is a new thrift store in downtown Hendersonville …
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Block Update for California Fire Quilts
Blocks continue to stream in, and I am so excited with the response! You are all amazing, and I thank each and every person who has sent blocks, some with donations for shipping and other costs, along with large pieces of fabric yardage for backing or binding. I mentioned the first four packages from readers …
Frozen Waterfalls
The deep freeze across the east has lasted long enough for some of the local waterfalls and even parts of the French Broad River to freeze. This doesn't happen every year, we need sustained weeks of sub-freezing temperatures for the ice to form around running water. It was 27 degrees F (-2C) last weekend when …
January In the Garden 2018
For those of us who enjoy digging in the dirt, the cold part of winter is a time for planning. It is a time of thinking about what I'd like to grow in the veggie garden this year, and looking for some new flowers for the perennial beds. Long time readers may recognize this silver …
Classic and Vintage Quilt for Fat Quarter Shop – Double Nine Patch
Today is the big reveal for the Fat Quarter Shop's Classic and Vintage Quilt Along on their blog Jolly Jabber, and I was delighted to be able to participate as a quilting blogger. Just click on the Fat Quarter Shop link, and select 'blog' on the right side of the blue bar at the top …
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Patriotic Nine Patch Star Finish
I've finally had a chance to get back to the Nine Patch Star that my friends are helping to make. We've had two sewing days to make the blocks and assemble the top, and then I started on the strips to add the borders. One of the sewing day ladies took a bunch of strips …
Happy New Year 2018
Another New Year begins, and once again I am going to spend this day doing the things that I want to do all year long. I'll be enjoying a nice breakfast with newly retired DH (that's dear husband for new readers), watching the Rose Parade, doing a bit of sewing and maybe a bit of …
Cranberry Eggnog Biscotti
In full on cooking mode earlier in the month, I needed to take a dish to a meeting for a pot luck lunch. The problem was I needed to leave the house for another meeting at 9 am in the morning, and lunch was at noon. I usually like to take savory foods to pot …
California Thomas Fire Quilts
I hope that everyone will read this post, even those that are not quilters, because I need your help. Most readers will be aware of the devastating fires that have swept across California destroying everything in their wake. Like many, I am grateful for my home and family, especially with the holiday season, and cannot …
