Last week I had a fun day sewing with a couple of friends. My Sweet Babboo was going to work on a car project with a friend of his, whose wife is one of my sewing buddies. She invited another quilt guild member to join us and we spent a lovely afternoon sewing and chatting …
Springtime – Cookies, and Closets
Seems like warm weather is here to stay, and it is time to bring out the pretty pastel colors of spring. I can wear my white shoes now, as my mother always said you couldn't do that before Easter Sunday. Do you remember those days as a child where you had a pretty new dress, …
Stashbusters April Check In
Time for our monthly check in for Stashbusters! Today, report your progress from the month of March. You can include this past week if you like, reporting from the first Friday to first Friday, or keep it within the month, your choice. I thought I was going to go in the wrong direction with retreat, …
Day Retreat and Block Drive
Last week our local guild had a sleep-at-home retreat at a conference center in Flat Rock. We have the use of the room with a full kitchen for three days, so we can haul everything there on Tuesday, and leave it overnight both nights. So projects can be started and left as they progress, to …
Sunday Chat
It was overcast several days this past week, but those days were the only ones I had to try to get some wildlife photos. I sat on the veranda for a while, quiet and still until the birds felt safe and came back to the feeder. I watched the bluebirds go in and out of …
Book Reviews for March
This month, I tried something new. I got two books on cd to listen to while I quilted. The longarm makes a lot of noise, so earbuds or headphones are the only way to actually listen to something while I am using that machine. I've done audiobooks before, but only sporadically. My blogger buddy, Vicki, …
Oh, My Strippy Stars! Quilting and Finishing
Did you get all your blocks done and your top assembled? Today, I'll show you how I custom quilted mine. This project is small enough to do some wonderful free motion quilting on your domestic machine or your longarm. The challenge with this one is to step outside your comfort zone and try something new. …
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Sunday Chat – Spring, a Drive, and the Garden
In spite of the very hard freeze we got two nights last week, it seems that spring is coming anyway. Out front, our redbud tree is beginning to show its lovely purple/pink buds. We had to cut several limbs off it last year, so I am hoping it will look nice still this year. I …
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Safelight Project 2023 – Completing the Project and Delivering the Gifts
Last week and this week, the Safelight Project was finished up. In the mail in the last days of the project, more case sets arrived from some wonderful readers. These lovelies came from JoAnn S and Joan S. These arrived the same day from Holly S and Chris L. And these wonderful sets arrived from …
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Oh, My Strippy Stars! Block and Top Assembly
Are you having fun with this quick quilt-along? This week we assemble the blocks and the top. It will go faster than you think, because we'll do the sashing at the same time. Curious? Read on! Start by pairing up all your half square triangles, and sewing them togehter in a flying goose formation with …
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From My Carolina Home 