Repairing a well loved quilt is one of the things I really enjoy doing. Sometimes a quilt is just used to the point of falling apart, and really, what better tribute to a wonderful quilt than for the owner to wear it out? I'd much rather see that than a beautiful quilt wrapped in tissue …
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A Puppy Quilt
Last month I left a comment on a quilty UFO adoption post on a fellow blogger's event. Cyndi blogs at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework, and every so often she does a link up event. You post a UFO that you just don't have the enthusiasm to finish, and then pick a person who …
Easter Decorating
Easter is just days away now. I didn't do a lot of decorating for this holiday this year. One thing I do have to put out every year, though, is this adorable, now vintage, Happy Easter train. Look closely and you can see the word Happy spelled out in twig letters held by the little …
Quilting Magnolia Attic Window
Loading the longarm with the Magnolia Attic Window quilt, I thought a lot about how to quilt it. I knew I wanted the quilting and the color of thread to enhance the shadows and sashing without overpowering the large magnolia print. Click HERE to see the original construction. Auditioning colors for the quilting, there were …
Magnolia Attic Window
I really liked this large magnolia print, but I knew that cutting little pieces out of it would obscure the print. I had been noodling around with some cake layers and jelly roll strips, trying to come up with another new design, when the Attic Window concept occurred to me. The magnolia print was nearby, …
Mardi Gras Cookie Party
It is Mardi Gras season, a great excuse to celebrate and set a nice table for some great food. Mardi Gras celebration is an entire season of carnival activities for some cities. Mobile Alabama claims the very first celebration. New Orleans has a street fair and parades. Costume celebrations are held in Austria and Switzerland, …
ABC Quilt
A friend of mine gave me this panel to use for a charity quilt. When she gave it to me, I thought, well that's sweet, and stuffed it away for later. I didn't really look that close at it. While pulling out fabrics for donation quilts, I ran across it again, and figured it was …
Labeling Quilts and Keeping Records
How often we quilters talk about labeling your quilts! We say that labeling is not only to remind you when you made a quilt, but to tell others that you made it and when, but it also has another purpose - one I hope you never need. I think most of us wait until after …
Autumn Jubilee Update
Time for an update and a look at what readers are doing with the blocks for Autumn Jubilee. It is so much fun to see all the ways you all are putting your leaves and pumpkins together. Susan did a great job with her runner, starting with large leaves, and making the pumpkins small. Her …
Victorian Pastel Quilt
This was a beautiful quilt, and so pretty in the pastel pinks and purples. I love this combination of colors. The blocks are five sided log cabin style with at least a dozen different prints. They were left for our local club's program chair at our sew in and no one claimed credit. The blocks …
From My Carolina Home 