Checking the mail this week has been fun, with wonderful blocks arriving for the National Sew Day. Tomorrow, From My Carolina Home is hosting a Quilts of Valor Sew-In at Beginnings Quilt Shop in Hendersonville, NC, an all day event to make blocks and tops for Quilts of Valor. We'll have refreshments, and hourly door …
Late January in the Garden
Look what bloomed in my garden this week!!! I have a barn quilt now, made completely of ceramic tiles. It is huge, 48 inches square. My Sweet Babboo has been working on this literally for months. He had to find a tile place willing to sell him just a few tiles in a bunch of …
Vintage Christmas Quilt Along – Candles and Tree
Today we begin the Vintage Christmas Quilt Along, welcome!! This will be a six month quilt along, with two blocks each month. This will give you 12 blocks that you can then make into a quilt, placemats or table runner, or continue on your own making more blocks. We'll have half of summer and all …
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Lunar New Year with Asian Inspired Ideas
The Lunar New Year began yesterday, January 25th, so it was a great excuse to make an Asian inspired meal, and read a couple of books with Chinese cooking as the theme. In China, even though this is the dead of winter, it is called Spring Festival and the celebration can go on for days. …
Scones, Muffins and Huckleberries
When we took our vacation last year to Yellowstone, I had a revelation. For my entire life, I never thought that huckleberries were a real fruit. I knew about Huckleberry Finn, (and Huckleberry Hound, LOL, raise your hand if you remember that cartoon) but I truly thought that was just a name made up for …
Wool Mat and Cutting Mat Carrier
I am completely sold on these wool pressing mats. I have a large one on my ironing board, and decided to get a smaller one for using in classes and at retreat. When Madam Sew put them on sale (and they are still on sale! Click on Wool Press Mat ), I had to get …
Downton Abbey Exhibition with Lessons in History
The Downton Abbey Exhibition at the Biltmore Estate was one of the most extraordinary events I've ever seen. I came to realize that Julian Fellowes is more than a genius author, he is an amazing historian as well. Each character and setting in the series was grounded in historical facts, with a unique view of …
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Scrap Dance Mystery 2020 – The Twist!
Twistin', twistin', twistin' the night awaaaaaayyyyyy!! Our Scrap Dance Twist mystery quilt along for 2020 is now over. The pattern is now available on My Patterns page. Did you make a Scrap Dance Twist? Come share it in our Facebook group, Friends of From My Carolina Home! I love seeing all the varied color choices! …
Clearing Away, Stash Management, and a Plan
January is the perfect time to clear out the old, and reduce the size of the stash resource center before it gets out of hand. Seeing as I have stashes of different things in several storage areas, I have tried to concentrate on just one area at a time. I've been watching a lot of …
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Taking a Quilting Class
Whether you are a quilter, sewist, home cook or amateur gardener, do you like taking classes? I certainly do! I always learn something new, and I get to have a whole day of sewing with friends, and meeting new friends. Even better when it is taught by friends! This quilting class was actually a bit …
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