Today will be the first of two posts as I participate with Sarah's blog hop 12 Days of Christmas in July over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. I have a sew-along embroidery project for you that you can also make with some fussy cuts if you don't have an embroidery machine. So many of …
Miniature Nosegays Paper Piecing
I made a bit of progress on the miniature nosegays, and I learned a valuable lesson in the process. Don't paper piece while on Zoom chatting with friends, LOL!! The last time I showed this project, I had made the copies and colored them, as there were a number of different configurations for the blocks. …
Sunday Chat – Wildlife, Flowers, Driving and Hand Sewing
So much to chat about today! Get yourself a cuppa, and settle in for a long and picture heavy post. July brings more flowers to the garden, with the apricot gladiolas bursting into bloom this week. I must have two dozen spires with these soft orange flowers dotting the hill behind our home going up …
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Stashbusters July Check In
Once again, it is time to check in and report how you are doing on reducing your stash. Did you finish a project? Did you succumb to the freebie table at guild? Was a bit of retail therapy required? For new readers, every month we check in on the first Friday of the month. The …
Happy 4th!
Has it gotten hot where you are? This weekend we hit 90 for the first time this summer, way too hot for me! Still, it is better than some in the heartland and southwest are enduring. Lucky for us, the mountains do cool off at night, so the mornings are quite comfortable, as are the …
July 4th Inspiration
It is July 4th weekend, time to celebrate our independence and our patriotism. Tomorrow will be filled with family, friends and picnics, cooking out, fireworks, and enjoying our freedom. Today, I have some ideas to inspire you to sew and create with tablescapes, free quilting and table runner patterns, stamping and other patriotic ideas. I'll …
Sunday Chat – Quilting and Tomato Pie
I have had most of the week to piddle and sew, you'd think I would have been more productive. I have projects in progress, but the stand and stare time has been massive, LOL! Plus, an entire day and a half was spent wrestling with my new embroidery machine. After playing with it for a …
Book Reviews and a Giveaway!
I've just finished a couple more really good books that I want to share with you. I'm also repeating a couple of reviews that I did prior to the book's publication date, and two that I just have to mention again on a dedicated book review post in case you missed them buried in a …
Rearranging the Sewing Room and Christmas Project
Readers have been asking to see my sewing space, so today, I'll give you a good look. The Kenmore was packed up, and placed in another room for now. My new table has arrived and I have begun the process of moving things around. I moved both embroidery machines to the new table, and they …
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Bird Adventures, Garden, and Wildlife
Rain every day this past week has brought out the flowers in the garden and on the veranda. Almost every early morning, the valley and mountain ridge was heavy with clouds. The morning air was cool and almost fall-like, but more humid. Rain brings out the lush green, and everything is growing. My garden has …
From My Carolina Home 