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 …
Category: Fall Fortnight
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 …
Fall Fortnight – Most Wonderful Time Runner
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Ah, yes, for me this is Autumn. I love the colors of the season, the cool crisp air, and the anticipation of the holidays especially Thanksgiving (my favorite day of the year). When I found this sentiment with an autumn theme, I had to make some projects …
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Fall Fortnight – Micro-Mitts
Today's free pattern is a small project with big appeal. This little one-handed hot pad is specifically designed to take hot things out of a microwave, with pockets on the top for your fingers and thumb to grip the edge of a hot plate or bowl, or a handle. Of course, they also work for …
Fall Fortnight Hexagonal Table Toppers
One of the most popular designs for table toppers is the hexagon shape, maybe because it fits on most side tables, and is the perfect centerpiece for dining tables. Today, I'll give you two free patterns for making them, both pretty easy. For the first design, you'll need a 60º ruler. This is not an …
Fall Fortnight Kickoff!
Are you ready for some inspiring Fall Fortnight Fun? I have a bunch of autumn theme projects, free patterns and tutorials to show you over the next two weeks, with small projects being the theme. Lots of sewing coming up, with some great ideas for gifts. If you do not sew, you'll still want to …
Sunday Chat – Car Show and Upcoming Fun
Yesterday, our MINI club participated as a group in the Autumn in the Mountains car show. Knowing it was coming up, I found some autumn theme ducks for the cars and tied little cards I made to them as a sort of party favor. They were so cute with their fall leaf wings and acorn …
Fall Fortnight – More Projects
Did you have fun with Fall Fortnight? In this post, I will give you a bit of a round-up of some other ideas from previous fall inspired projects with free patterns. For some readers, these will be new, for others a reminder of project maybe you'd like to make but didn't get to yet. Decorating …
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