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This week, I had a speaking engagement, providing the program for the Carrabus Quilt Guild in Harrisburg, NC. Such a great group of ladies! I got there too early, and was set up and ready a good half hour before I needed to be, so I got to talk to a few quilters and see their committee tables. I took a lot of quilts to show, and projects to share.

Starting off, we turned the lights off in the front so the slides could be seen easier. I presented my Scrap Dancing program.

Then, the lights were turned up so ...

Two quilty day trips this week cut into my sewing time, but they were so much fun I didn’t mind at all. First, on Tuesday, I went south of Greenville, SC to Fountain Inn for a presentation to the Busy Bees Quilt Guild. I did my Scrap Dancing program complete with trunk show. The ladies were so helpful in setting up, accommodating and gracious.

Quilters began arriving, filling up the room. Many came up to greet me and look at the trunk show before the meeting. I love talking to them, and several were blog followers. So fun to ...

Last month was a bit of a whirlwind, with a long drive up to Delaware in the midst of Autumn Jubilee to visit the Ocean Waves Quilt Guild. I got to meet in person my wonderful two moderators of our Friends of From My Carolina Home Facebook group. Normally, I do not go this far for guild speaking events, but the stars aligned on this one. First, because it was Pat and Mary’s home guild, I really wanted to do it. My Sweet Babboo wanted to go to Washington DC and spend some time at the museums and monuments ...

How many scraps of material have you saved? Do you have uneven pieces from cutting, partial yard leftovers, old clothes you can’t stand to give away because of the fabric or a pretty embroidery, bits and pieces of this and that? Do you buy 4 yards of fabric when the pattern calls for 3?
“I’m going to use up all these pieces before I go buy anything else.”
“This year, I’m going to make all my holiday gifts.”
Have you ever said any or all of these things?
There is a way to use those scraps, but ...

I have now scheduled two classes for individual sign ups for Scrap Dancing. Class cost is $10. You will receive a Paypal invoice a few days in advance of the class, payment must be made 48 hours or more in advance of the program. The Meeting ID and Password for Zoom will be emailed to you the day before the program. If you do not currently have the Zoom app on your computer, please go to https://zoom.us/ and download it from there. If you are unable to attend, your registration will be rescheduled to the next class time ...