Autumn Jubilee Crafting – Hogwarts Textbooks

Our first crafting project of the Autumn Jubilee event is a fun one.   With Halloween coming up, I've been working on a plan for costumes for us.  We have a really fun Halloween party to attend at the end of the month with our Mini Cooper Club, and the costumes last year were spectacular, which …

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Autumn Jubilee Wool Stitch Along

The Wool Stitch Along begins today, with an original pattern and a fabulous giveaway!!  We've done some little penny rugs in the past, and last year did a fun mini wall hanging.  This year we go bigger, with a table runner. You know that I only recommend what I use, and I am really impressed …

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Teacups Quilt Along – Block 15

Time for Block 15 for the Teacups Quilt Along, and this month we go back once again to a paper pieced block.  I've simplified one from EQ8 to eliminate a lot of tiny pieces on the handle.  You can do this with traditional piecing too, by cutting apart the pieces and adding seam allowances. So, …

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Autumn Jubilee 2019 Begins Today!

Autumn Jubilee is here!!  Get ready for a fun filled month of ideas and sew alongs with a fabulous line up of projects and prizes.  I have been sewing and crafting for several weeks now, getting all my ducks in a row for this event.  We'll have a quilt along, a sew along, a wool …

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Pumpkin Spice Cards

With fall finally here, I had to get out my autumn inspired stamps from Impression Obsession challenge to participate in their latest challenge, Pumpkin Spice, either pumpkins or the coffee.  I knew right away the sentiment I wanted to put inside, this one says it perfectly.  I stamped it on cardstock the color of nutmeg, …

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Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project Wrap Up

Update - This program has now ended.  This is the final post. The last shipments from Western North Carolina, Charlotte, Raleigh and Fayetteville were sent at the later part of August and the beginning of September.  I am delighted to report that as of now, 543 quilts have been delivered to the Catholic Charities office.  …

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September in the Garden

I have rejoined the land of the living, and am grateful for that. As some of you know, I spent six days acutely ill with the flu, actually more ill that I have been in about 35 years. High fever kept me from doing anything for days, other than to lay in bed, completely oblivious …

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Once Upon a Story Row Along

Quilt alongs are really fun, and I've been joining more of them this year as a designer.   Earlier this summer I did one with Moda for their Summer at the Beach. When when Marian at Seams to Be Sew announced her fifth annual Row Along, I had a idea right away, so I decided …

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One Dish Italian Meal

Quick and simple meals are nice for busy days this time of year.  DH loves Italian meals, so I came up with a recipe that goes together fast yet is lighter than the usual Italian fare.  Part meal and part salad, it goes together in one dish.  It is a perfect meal for these early …

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A Tablescape of History

My mother in law is 99 years old, and has decided to start cleaning out her attic.  DH was there recently, as she is only 3 hours away near Atlanta, and was helping to pull boxes out for her.  She has a set of fine china that was given to her by her own mother-in-law …

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