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Today we finish up the quilt along table runner, and I'll show you some more ideas for making full quilts from the blocks. We left off last week here, with two quarter-square triangle blocks, one on each side of the Tri Recs Star block. For the Harvest Star runner, I added only one border 2-1/2-inches …
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Autumn Jubilee continues today with a project featuring a new idea for your jelly roll strip leftovers. We'll make an Autumn Kitchen Wreath! Of course, you could use Christmas fabric jelly roll strips for a Christmas theme wreath, or really any color scheme you like. Use your kitchen colors for an everyday addition to your …
Time for another sewing project, as Autumn Jubilee continues. October is just slipping away too quickly!! As promised, today I'll show you the tutorial for the placemats from yesterday's tablescape. These are quick and easy to sew using chain piecing methods. The finished size is 12-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches. Bernie's bundle will have some half …
Nothing is more beautiful than Autumn in the Blue Ridge mountains. We are so lucky to live here, and the explosion of color in the trees is wonderful, even in a year that has been too warm for too long. Finally, we are seeing some of the Autumn glory, now that the temperatures are getting …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along continues today with the second block. Block B is simple, we'll take two pieces of fabric and sew/cut, sew/cut until we have two quarter square triangle units. Begin with two pieces of fabric, one in the black background, and the other in the center star print, both 13-1/2-inches square. Or you …
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Nothing says Autumn has arrived more than the aroma of something with pumpkin baking in the oven. When I found a recipe in my Milk Street cookbook that combined pumpkin with bourbon, I had to try it. Those who know me in real life know that I love to cook with bourbon, and sometimes I …
Sewing gifts for the holidays is fun, and one of the holidays it is really fun to sew for is Thanksgiving. What better time to break out the fall prints, and make some Autumn Jubilee hot pads to take to the family gathering! So, today, I'll show you how to use the insulating batting and …
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Did you get at least one end of your runner done? Working on it during football games, I've been able to get the leaves stitched down, and begin the embellishments on one end. Here is where we left off last week, with the shapes pinned in place. I really love the Aurifil wool thread!! It …
The part of Autumn Jubilee you've been waiting for is here! The Quilt Along starts today! Get those sewing machines ready, as we also have two more sewing projects to come as well. This year for the quilt along, I have a fun idea that really works nicely as a table runner. It is quick, …
It is Autumn in the garden, with the temperatures finally cooling off a bit this week. I've been looking forward to chilly mornings and cool afternoons, which will bring on the color in the trees. Around the garden, some interesting things decided to bloom in October. It has been so warm, that my iris got …
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