Autumn Jubilee – Sewing Project #1

Autumn Jubilee is underway and the projects will keep coming all month. Clear the decks, and get ready to have some fun. Today we have a sewing project that will showcase one of the beautiful Benartex Harvest Festival fabrics. When I unpacked the fabulous Benartex fabrics that they sent for Autumn Jubilee, I saw this …

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Autumn Jubilee Wool Stitch Along

Autumn Jubilee gets underway today with the first project and the first giveaway! I know that handwork is not everyone's cup of tea, but if you try wool applique, you might change your mind. So many cute designs, and it goes so quickly, a project doesn't take a long time. We've done a lot of …

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Autumn Jubilee Kick Off

Welcome to the eighth Autumn Jubilee!! Today, we begin with announcement of our fabulous vendor sponsors for all the prizes to be given away this month and a few details you need to know. Are you ready to sew with a new quilt along, cook a new recipe, do some wool applique, make a festive …

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Tablescapes for Autumn Jubilee

This really is my favorite time of the year. I love the rich colors of Autumn, the gold and burgundy with rust and deep evergreen speak to me. This week, the color at our home reached its peak, with glorious golds and orange, rust and a little bit of deep red. The oaks and maples …

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Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Finish

Finishing the quilt along today, I loaded the top on the longarm for quilting. I used a pumpkin patch pantograph called Meandering Pumpkins that is perfect for fall inspired quilting. It is designed by Patricia Ritter for Urban Elementz. The cute pumpkin is surrounded by leaves and vines. The quilting is done with a medium …

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Autumn Jubilee Sew Along – Finishing the Wall Hanging

When we left off last Wednesday, the scrappy borders had been done, and next was doing the final quilting and finishing. I found a small piece of coordinating fabric for the back, with enough for binding too, and loaded the little quilt on the longarm. This project is small enough to easily do on a …

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Autumn Jubilee Bonus Projects

Autumn Jubilee just doesn't have enough days for all the projects I have in mind, so today will be a bit of a hodgepodge of ideas and projects, and a tutorial. Sometimes just finding a wonderful seasonal item on sale brings a smile. This pumpkin welcome sign was just such a find, and now graces …

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Autumn Jubilee – Oktoberfest and the Garden

Autumn in this part of our beautiful country brings color to the trees, and lots of opportunities to drive curvy roads with friends. It also means the last of the garden harvest, and some clean up to do. October brings a fun day to have a bunch of German cars go on a drive and …

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Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Assembly and Borders

This week we finish the top for the Quilt Along. Last time I showed you several options for arrangements, and this week, I'll show you how I did mine. First, I lay out the squares and decided on the arrangement. Once I had this done, I looked carefully at the placement of the fabrics to …

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