I was able to get back to the Kaleidoscope block this past week. Here's where I left off after doing the paper piecing. I put it aside for quite a while, as I thought about what to do with it. All I knew is that one of these blocks was enough, and I wasn't going …
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Fall Fortnight Begins!
The next two weeks will be a flurry of Fall Fortnight Fun! I have two new projects with free patterns for you, a new recipe to try, a pretty table to get us in the mood for fall, and a couple of surprises. The best news is that my affiliate sponsors have all agreed to …
Fall Warm Up Projects, Scrap Dance Quadrille, and Virtual Retreat!
Time to sew this week is nice. I decided to start with a quick project in fall colors as a warm up project. I saw this pattern at my local quilt shop and had to get it. This wonderful stripe fabric is left over from last year's fabric feature by Benartex, the line is Harvest …
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Quick Table Topper Free Pattern
What can I do with all these scraps? Have you ever looked at a pile of fabric bits and thought that? This quick table topper can help use up a few, and you can make it in any theme you want. For Christmas in July, I pulled Christmas scraps and set to work. The one …
Sample Sale
From time to time, I have to decrease the amount of quilted and crafted items in the house or I would be covered up in them. So, time for a sample sale, to move some things into other hands. I have some cards left as well that were not appropriate for Safelight but still fun, …
Busy Bees Table Topper
During our February retreat, I began this project by making a couple of hundred half square triangles using Moda Cake Mix Recipe papers, set #3. I sewed a bunch of them into pinwheels, not really knowing where the design would go next. Without a better plan, I thought about making a smaller version of Quadrille …
Sunday Chat
This past week was spent out of town dealing with some family things. It was a tiring week and I am happy to be back home. But, I don't have a post for you as I haven't had any time to do anything fun or even to do any writing. So, to have something for …
Blue and Yellow Table Topper
When I made the blue and yellow version of To The Nines, I didn't know when I started how big I wanted to make that quilt. I made nine patches with width of fabric strips, and ended up with a lot more than I needed. I really cannot use the other topper as it is …
Beginning the Christmas Panel
Did you change your decor this weekend? I did some decorating, a bit of cleaning, and got rolling on some sewing for the holidays. I have this Christmas panel pretty much done as I've been working on it over the past month. I'll break it into a couple of posts to show you what I …
Christmas Tree and Bell Table Topper
Sometimes I do designs for MadamSew, and this little table topper is one of those with two new block designs. The Tree and Bell blocks are 10 inches square, and are set in the round. For here, I'd like to show you how I quilted it. The patterns for the two blocks are on the …
From My Carolina Home 