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My favorite month of the year is going by way too fast. I got my turkeys out after Halloween was over, and placed them around the house. Since the new flooring went in and the furniture got rearranged, I don't have as many places to put decorative things. The reading area with the wing chairs …
Continue reading Sunday Chat – Decor, Birds and Butternut Squash
You would think that with a whole week to sew, that I would have gotten more done this week. Ah, but you know what they say about making plans! It started out fine with the entire day Monday cleaning up the sewing space, putting things away, gathering a box for donation, and clearing off the …
I like working with wool felt for projects in the fall and winter. November is still pumpkin season, with the colors of fall abundant. I designed this in September, then got sidetracked and didn't pick it up again until now. I'll show you how far I have gotten with it, and give you the pattern …
The Thanksgiving placemat drive concluded last week. I knew I would need all the help I could get, so before the Fall Fortnight event, I announced the project to the members of my local guild. Members brought 85 placemats in fall themes to the October guild meeting. The placemats were taken that day to Meals …
At our local guild small area meeting in September, fellow guild member Gail asked everyone to bring a brown paper bag with 2 fat quarters we really liked for an exchange. The bags were handed out in August, and were decorated with fall leaf decorations. In September, the bags were put on a table and …
Twice a year, our guild hosts a three day sleep-at-home retreat. We have an event venue where we can take our machines and things to work on, set up once on day one and leave it overnight while we go home for dinner and to sleep. Then we come back for two more days to …
Last weekend, we had a fall drive with our car club up to the high country then down to the Lake James area. The colors were coming out nicely in the higher elevations. We drove around twisty roads climbing up near Mount Mitchell, enjoying the oranges and reds along the roadside. Coming down, the vista …
Time again to let you know what I have been reading and share my reviews. I am always on the hunt for something different, not the usual story I've read before. This month was pretty good in that regard. I know I have said that I have had enough of murder mysteries, but the ones …
Stay at Home retreat starts today, and I've spent a couple of days trying to decide what to take. I do not have any piecing project in the works nor do I have any planned. I've made all the Quilts of Valor, Safelight Shelter and Project Linus quilts that I am going to do for …
On our last day of Fall Fortnight, let's have one more fun post of ideas, this time in the garden and the kitchen. Then we'll wrap it up with some special sale announcements!! Last weekend, before the temperatures got chilly, I went to the planter box and picked the last of the tomatoes. I brought …
Continue reading Fall Fortnight – Garden, Wildlife and Wrap Up
