Reading all of your comments on the quilt along has been so fun! I am delighted with the response to the blocks and the giveaways. Some readers are starting to put progress photos on the Flickr group too. I wanted to share with you a couple of ideas outside of the quilt along. If you …
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Being the Great Pumpkin
Since I am the Queen of the After Season Sales, I have these cute Halloween sill sitters purchased last November. I pick up these things after the holidays (75% off!) and store them for the next season. Yes, I know, I do have more storage than the average person. I just cannot resist a bargain, …
Sunday Stitch Along Autumn Jubilee Wool Applique
Sunday is the ideal day for hand work, sitting in front of the football games, sometimes with a warm quilt in my lap. I had intended just to show this piece when I finished it, but I thought maybe a stitch along would be more fun. I had hoped to find a wool supplier to …
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Autumn Jubilee Block 2 and Mini Quilt
Are you ready for Block 2 in the Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along? Our giveaway sponsor today is Connecting Threads! You'll need to gather your orange fabrics for this one, along with more background scraps and just a bit of green. The second block for the quilt along is a pumpkin design. The pumpkin block …
Autumn Jubilee Stampin’ Up Halloween Cards and Giveaway
Time to get out the Halloween stamps and get our cards ready to send. It will be here before you know it! I got out all the Halloween inspired stamps and goodies, and began auditioning various looks. One thing I knew I wanted to use was a neat new embossing folder that had a spider …
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A Hint of Autumn in the Mountains
The calendar says October, but there hasn't been the needed cold snap to turn our leaves to the autumn beauty we anticipate. Friday and Saturday did bring some much needed rain, and I was happy to spend the days inside. With some projects finished and others not yet begun, it was a perfect day to …
Pine Cone Candle Wreath
Last year we had a tree fall in the forest on our property, and part of it landed on the driveway. So, no choice but to cut it up and move it. It was a black locust, which is really nice hardwood. So, in exchange for giving the wood to our wood-worker neighbor, he was …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along and Giveaway!
It is my favorite time of year, and this year I'll be doing a quilt along to help us get started on Autumn themed projects, leading up to my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. The projects will be suitable for the entire fall season, but the best part is the quilt along that starts today!! There will …
Pumpkin Orange Bread
Autumn is the ideal time for pumpkin recipes, and I have a great one for you today. This pumpkin bread is a bit different, with a brighter more pumpkin-y flavor. Some years ago I made pumpkin bread using a standard recipe with ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon - really it was a pumpkin spice bread. …
Sew an Autumn Valence
My kitchen window has had the same valence over the shade for more years than I can count. It was also over the kitchen window in our previous home, which amazingly had the same size window. Of course, the view here always takes my attention, but the lace valence had seen better days. I made …
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