Ah, Thanksgiving, a day devoted to a great meal shared with family and friends. It is by far my favorite holiday, with the gorgeous color leaves outside, crisp autumn air, parades and football, a wonderful meal shared with people I love and the anticipation of the holiday season ahead. Well, that is what it is …
Maple Leaf Table Runner
The maple leaf block is a classic block, perfect for the autumn season. It is a really easy block to make, and can be done in different sizes as needed. Essentially it is just a nine patch block of squares, with a few half square triangles and a stem. Putting five of them together with …
Quilt of Valor custom
I finished up the quilting on this Quilt of Valor as I had a lot of time over the weekend. I did a lot of stitch in the ditch around all the blocks, and around the stars or spools inside the blocks. I got a little more feather practice, and put egg-and-dart in the sashing …
Last Chance to Vote in Bloggers Quilt Festival
This is the last day for voting. You do not have to have a blog to vote, you don't have to sign in or give any information. Just click on the link and pick three quilts in each category by clicking on the little heart next to each entry. Amy's Creative Side is sponsoring …
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Autumn Candle Wreaths
Perfect for fall, this candle wreath is so easy to make. All you need is a collection of materials from your yard, a few silk flowers and a hot glue gun. I have a bunch of these little wreaths, not good for much to hang on a wall, but they are the perfect size to …
Bloggers Quilt Festival – Voting is open
The fall edition of the Blogger Quilt Show is now open for voting. Amy's Creative Side is sponsoring the show and there are lots of great prizes to win. There are a number of categories, and I have entered in the Small Quilts category and the Large Quilts category. Click on the icon to go …
November Garden
I worked quite a while yesterday on the garden. There was a freeze warning for last night, and we were supposed to get maybe a light dusting of snow. I wanted to see if I could overwinter some of my favorite plants from the veranda. Internet research did provide some tips, so I decided to …
October 2014 Autumn Color
I have been taking lots of pictures lately, but none of them seem to capture the wonderful, rich color that is in the landscape this Autumn. The reds, golds and oranges are wonderful, but there is still a lot of green. I think we will not peak this year until into November. That's fine by …
WIP Wednesday October 29
I went to five wonderful longarm classes at the AQS Show in Charlotte this past summer. I have done a little practice of what I learned on the muslin pieces provided to us, but up to now I haven't had a suitable quilt top to play with. At the last meeting of the quilt club, …
October Block of the Month
Continuing our batiks exploration with another block. The local quilt store is picking the fabrics and patterns. This month the pattern is Wyoming Valley, available on Quilt Blocks Galore. The shop has chosen a dark purple with a red-orange accent. The same grey background was given to us too. As usual, I don't like the …
