Getting back to the Be My Neighbor quilt, the first four blocks have been sewn together into the first row. I laid it out so I could look at my spring scraps basket for the next house block colors. This one has a heart on the side of the house, and I found a pink …
Stamping score at the Estate sale
It is well known that I am a thrift store and estate sale junkie. When I got an email from my favorite estate sale company showing a house with one whole room dedicated to stamping, I knew I had to go to that one. Bonus was it was close to home! Running over there, they …
Making Card Carriers
With the NC Quilt Symposium coming to Asheville in 2018, our local longarm group is once again making small items to add to the goodie bags to get our group publicity. For locals, and those who don't mind mailing quilts to be quilted, we have a number of wonderful longarm quilters ready to make your …
March Mountain Living
Looking out of the kitchen window earlier in the week, there were about 22 turkeys in the meadow. I took this to be the female flock, and it had grown from the 13 or so that usually come by. I decided to try to sneak out to the veranda to get a picture of them …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 4
At the meeting on March 1st, I found out that the BOM club will be doing two blocks a month with the first two done in February. This meant that instead of being caught up with three done in March, I was one block behind. Plus I need to get two done this month to …
Cleaning out the Stash
I was digging through my fabric stash resource center looking for springtime fabrics, and I think I reached my limit. I do like things more organized, and this closet has been a mess for years. This project took me three weeks to complete, working on it a little each day until I finally got it …
Dijon Pork Loin Roast
Pork loin roasts can be so tender and delicious, and the small ones are perfect for just two, with only enough left over for sliced pork sandwiches the next day. The loin roast has so little fat, and almost no marbling, very lean. It is also very easy to overcook. There are two secrets to …
March in the Garden
It is still looking more like spring than winter here, and amazingly the flowers are coming into bloom. I am so afraid that our Blackberry Winter will nip all these flowers. Blackberry Winter is what we locals call a cold snap, and often a freeze, right when the blackberry bushes begin blooming - usually early …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 3
It is the first Wednesday of the month, time to show the next block of the Be My Neighbor quilt along. It seems like block three has the most pieces of all the blocks, some really tiny! Plus it has appliqué, my nemesis. But, I am determined to do this. After all, the only way …
Scrap Dance Waltz – Trunk Show!
Doing one more update on Scrap Dance Waltz, to show you some wonderful finishes in lots of colorways! I had such fun designing this quilt, and I now have the red and cream quilt I have wanted for some time. One of the great things about doing quilt-alongs is seeing what other people do with …
