I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin and crisp sunburnt leaves. ~Ann Drake, 2013 I found this quote recently, and had to share it with you. It was the perfect opening to a picture heavy post from our hiking over the weekend with friends here from out of state. …
Autumn Jubilee Stitch Along Wool Applique
Did you get all your leaves done last week? Well, if not, that's OK, its another slow stitching Sunday. If you did, we are now going to put on some buttons to embellish the piece. I am not doing a lot, just a few to accent the fall colors. So, here is where I started. …
Autumn Jubilee Table Runners
Autumn Jubilee continues with table runners for your two block designs. How you put this together is up to you, and the size you need for your table. I'll give you several layouts, remember that each block finishes at 6 inches square, so measure your table to see how many you need to get the …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Update
Reading all of your comments on the quilt along has been so fun! I am delighted with the response to the blocks and the giveaways. Some readers are starting to put progress photos on the Flickr group too. I wanted to share with you a couple of ideas outside of the quilt along. If you …
Being the Great Pumpkin
Since I am the Queen of the After Season Sales, I have these cute Halloween sill sitters purchased last November. I pick up these things after the holidays (75% off!) and store them for the next season. Yes, I know, I do have more storage than the average person. I just cannot resist a bargain, …
Sunday Stitch Along Autumn Jubilee Wool Applique
Sunday is the ideal day for hand work, sitting in front of the football games, sometimes with a warm quilt in my lap. I had intended just to show this piece when I finished it, but I thought maybe a stitch along would be more fun. I had hoped to find a wool supplier to …
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Autumn Jubilee Block 2 and Mini Quilt
Are you ready for Block 2 in the Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along? Our giveaway sponsor today is Connecting Threads! You'll need to gather your orange fabrics for this one, along with more background scraps and just a bit of green. The second block for the quilt along is a pumpkin design. The pumpkin block …
Autumn Jubilee Stampin’ Up Halloween Cards and Giveaway
Time to get out the Halloween stamps and get our cards ready to send. It will be here before you know it! I got out all the Halloween inspired stamps and goodies, and began auditioning various looks. One thing I knew I wanted to use was a neat new embossing folder that had a spider …
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A Hint of Autumn in the Mountains
The calendar says October, but there hasn't been the needed cold snap to turn our leaves to the autumn beauty we anticipate. Friday and Saturday did bring some much needed rain, and I was happy to spend the days inside. With some projects finished and others not yet begun, it was a perfect day to …
Pine Cone Candle Wreath
Last year we had a tree fall in the forest on our property, and part of it landed on the driveway. So, no choice but to cut it up and move it. It was a black locust, which is really nice hardwood. So, in exchange for giving the wood to our wood-worker neighbor, he was …
