So much to say this weekend, settle in for a long and picture heavy post. This week has been brutally hot, with highs in the 90s (which is really hot for us) and humidity at 85% first thing in the morning. Ugh, I hate this kind of heat. So, nothing for it but to hide …
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Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project Wrap Up
Update - This program has now ended. This is the final post. The last shipments from Western North Carolina, Charlotte, Raleigh and Fayetteville were sent at the later part of August and the beginning of September. I am delighted to report that as of now, 543 quilts have been delivered to the Catholic Charities office. …
Carolina Hurricane Quilts Virtual Show
Another pickup was made from Cary Quilting Company, a carload of wonderful quilts for the hurricane project. The diversity in designs have been like having a quilt show in my guest room, LOL!! It has been wonderful to see them, and I want to share some of the latest ones with you. First, Material Girls …
Blue Hurricane Quilt
I have finally finished the last quilt I will do for the Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project, a lovely top of blue fabrics pieced by Darlene Cooley. It reminds me of the ocean. I loaded it with a lovely Quilter's Dream batting donated by Susan at Desert Sky Quilting. It is a neat pattern, with strips …
Carolina Hurricane Quilts Virtual Quilt Show and Longarmer links
The Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project is in its final months and Jo-El tells me that they have received 270 quilts as of the last delivery in May. See their latest photo at the end of this picture heavy post. Recently I picked up a few more from Beginnings Quilt Shop in Hendersonville. There were a …
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Quilting a Foundation Pieced Quilt
This beautiful quilt top was brought to me for quilting and presented a number of quilting challenges. The top maker was a local quilter and she wanted it to go to the Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project. She did a wonderful job with the piecing in pretty pinks and greens. Since I have run out of …
Carolina Hurricane Quilts Update
The second shipment of quilts went to Wilmington recently, with quilts coming from Charlotte, Raleigh and Western NC as well as a couple from Upstate SC. Ready for a virtual quilt show? Here are a few of the lovelies that went on the trip, as well as some that were sent in the mail. A …
Row Quilt for Charity
A friend sent me an email a few weeks ago with a picture of a row quilt, and wanted some advice on adding some borders. She said the quilt was long and narrow, made from a kit, and she wanted to expand it to make it bed size. Then amazingly, she said she wanted it …
Virtual Quilt Show
Today I want to show you a virtual quilt show of quilts done by readers for the Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project. The response from all our longarm quilters and volunteer piecers has been wonderful. I wish I could show you every single quilt made and received by the project! But, here are just a few …
More Quilts for the Hurricane Project
The pile of quilts kept growing over the past couple of weeks, with more coming into the quilt shops. Thanks to runner, Laura, bringing over the quilts from Cary Quilting, the pile doubled in size! Some of the members of the Asheville Quilt Guild dropped off these pretty quilts. I liked their labels, so cute! …
From My Carolina Home 