For our sewing project for Fall Fortnight, I thought it would be nice to make something small that everyone can easily do on a domestic machine, then send to a charity to lift the spirits of the seniors and disabled folks on the Meals on Wheels client list. We need 275 placemats to meet their …
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Fall Fortnight Sulky Wool Project
Today, we will do some wool embroidery. The Sulky Fall Botanicals embroidery set is perfect for small projects. Each design is shown in pretty fall colors, but you can change those up as you please. We'll use the machine embroidery today, but this set also comes in a hand embroidery pack with pattern transfers if …
Fall Fortnight Quilt Along Begins!
Welcome to the 2026 Fall Fortnight Event! Over the next two weeks, we'll have many Autumn inspired quilting and embroidery projects for you to do along with a new recipe, cards, and a special charity project with specials or giveaways on every post! Today we begin the Fall Fortnight Quilt Along. I have designed an …
Fall Fortnight Preview and Prizes!
Are you ready for Fall Fortnight? Two weeks of fun projects and wonderful prizes from my favorite vendors, all for you! The dates are so stuffed with fun, the event is spilling over both ends. Read on to see our fabulous sponsors, and get a hint of what is coming! Come play along, and if …
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 …
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 …
