These are nutty times in the grocery store, and it is not unusual to see entire cases or shelves empty. Our local stores have begun limiting purchases, not a bad idea to reduce hoarding. Still, when you go to the meat counter and see not one package of chicken left, or the pork is down …
Stamping Cards with a Food Theme
I am trying hard to watch all the videos I have on that soon-to-be-gone video streaming service (details below), and of course got inspired to make a few cards. I wanted to use the embossing technique I had just viewed, especially since I haven't done any embossing in quite a while. The lessons dealt with …
Vintage Christmas QA – Skate and Candy Canes
I hope you are having a nice holiday weekend. Today is the fourth Monday, so we'll get a little farther along in our Vintage Christmas quilt along. The next two blocks are the Skate and the Candy Canes. If you've missed the previous posts, just click on Vintage Christmas Quilt Along on the sidebar to …
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Late May in the Garden
Flowers in the garden have slowed down, with a couple of very late freezes in mid May turning all the azalea blooms brown. It has slowed the emergence of the rhododendrons and mountain laurel too. I missed going to the downtown Garden Jubilee festival this weekend, which was canceled and moved to individual garden centers. …
Summer Tablescape for 2
It is the beginning of a holiday weekend, but it just doesn't seem like a festive time with so many events canceled. This weekend should be a riot of gardening in our downtown area with Garden Jubilee on Saturday and Sunday, but that is now moved to the individual garden centers. This just isn't the …
Quilting for Hands 2 Help
Hands2Help is an annual charity quilt drive hosted by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. I've been a participant for several years, making quilts in various sizes as needed. Two years ago, my own charity drive for the Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project was a recipient of quilts from Sarah's event. This year, it came …
Wrapping up the Coronacation Placemat Challenge
Last week brought a few more packages of placemats for our challenge and a couple of photo entries. Sometimes it is just fun to go to the post office and get happy mail, even if it isn't really for me. These two arrived the same day. Carolyn Howerton sent a lovely pastel floral mat, and …
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Making Connections
A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting online with blogger buddy Vicki, and she mentioned having driveway chats. She invites a friend/neighbor to bring their own chair over to sit in her driveway to have a visit while maintaining social distance. I thought this was a brilliant idea. Phone calls are nice, and video …
Happy Mail
Last month, I decided to send out a few Happy Mail cards and packages to friends and family for the Easter holiday. Then a few days ago, happy mail arrived for me! What a fun and welcome surprise. My friend, Val, found a quilt kit she thought I might like, complete with all the fabrics …
Quilt Repair by Hand
If you have a quilt needing repair, see my page Well Loved Quilt Repair before emailing me. This repair has taken me weeks to finish. Initially, the idea was to load it on the longarm and topstitch the patches needed because there were so many to do. But when I got it, I realized that …
From My Carolina Home 