Last month at the guild meeting, I found a garden panel that I thought would make a nice charity quilt. I had no plans to use it right away until the call went out for bunk bed quilts for the Safelight shelter. I pulled out the panel, and started looking at the stash to see …
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Sunday Chat – Autumn, a Bear, and Sewing
Fall color came into its peak at our place this past week, and was gone just as quickly. Early one morning, as the sun came up over the mountain to the east, the oranges and golds were glowing in the light. The colors were beautiful down the driveway and around the street. Gracie, our resident …
Safelight Update
Our Safelight Project has been a success this year. Together, we raised the money, made the case sets and stamped the cards to make enough spa bags to last several months. Today, let's catch up with the contributions and delivery. I haven't had a chance to thank everyone who contributed to the project. First, so …
November Chat
November is showing off its colors in our area as we hit the peak this past week. Beautiful russet and gold adorns the view from our veranda. The colors are not as vivid as they have been in the past. Mainly this year was too dry in the late summer, and the winds picked up …
Little Farmer Animals Lullaby Quilt
This is a sweet little quilt design that is workable in just about any theme. It finishes at 34-1/2-inches, which is great for a kidlet quilt. In other colors, it would be great for older kids, or even a large table topper. The basic design is the same as the Fall Fortnight Pumpkin Spice wall …
Stashbusters November
It's check in time! Can you believe that another month has gone by? Only two more check-ins left before the end of the year for our Stashbuster challenge! Once again, there is no judgement when the sale table calls, an adorable print shows up in the quilt shop, a vendor’s offerings at the quilt show …
Sample Sale and Fall Fortnight Winners
I have a lot of autumn table toppers and other things left over from the Fall Fiber Fair. So, today, I'll have a sample sale for those who would like to have one of the projects to use this year, or give as gifts. At the bottom of the post is a list of the …
Fall Fortnight Placemats and Tablescape
Now that Halloween is past, we turn our attention to Thanksgiving. For the final project post of Fall Fortnight, I'll show some fun ideas for placemats and tablescapes to make our holiday celebrations special. Today's post will have the final drawing entries for a Fat Quarter Shop $50 gift certificate! From 2023, these Turkey Talk …
Fall Fortnight – Pumpkin Spice
It wouldn't be fall without something Pumpkin Spice, right? So, grab your latte, and fire up your embroidery machine for a Pumpkin Spice wall hanging. If you'd like this particular saying for your embroidery machine, it is available on Designs by Juju (not affiliated) in a set called Harvest Sayings Set 1. Stitch it out, …
Fall Fortnight Recipe – Stir Fry Beef
Fall Fortnight continues today with a wonderful and easy recipe from Milk Street in their Shorts cookbook - Stir Fry Beef with Mushrooms and Snow Peas. This recipe has an interesting technique called 'velveting' which was demonstrated on the Milk Street TV show just a couple of weeks ago. It involves a short marinade to …
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