Our first embroidery project of the event is today, but you can still sew along if you do not have an embroidery machine. Fussy cut motifs or hand embroidered designs will work just as well. This project is made to fit a large 3-cup (or 24 oz), wide mouth Mason Jar. Remember the four flying …
Autumn Jubilee in the Kitchen
Autumn is my favorite time of year for being in the kitchen, making pumpkin bread, trying new recipes, cooking comfort food, making football snacks, and hearty soups for chilly days. I am lucky that My Sweet Babboo loves vegetables of all kinds, so experimenting with them is fun. There are so many ideas in the …
Autumn Jubilee Winners This Week
Two lucky winners are doing a happy dance today! Congratulations to both of you! Sharon D won the $50 gift certificate to One Of The Flock! Sharon said "I fell in love with Bittersweet Fall". Wonder what she will get? Sheila in SC won the Hobbs Fusible Batting! She wrote " I’d love to try …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Begins
Today we begin the quilt along for this year's Autumn Jubilee. We'll work on it over the next month, with posts every Friday. In past years, I've done two blocks alternating in placement several times, then a row quilt, and a round robin. This year, the quilt will be your choice as to the size …
Autumn Jubilee – Sewing Project #1
Autumn Jubilee is underway and the projects will keep coming all month. Clear the decks, and get ready to have some fun. Today we have a sewing project that will showcase one of the beautiful Benartex Harvest Festival fabrics. When I unpacked the fabulous Benartex fabrics that they sent for Autumn Jubilee, I saw this …
Autumn Jubilee Wool Stitch Along
Autumn Jubilee gets underway today with the first project and the first giveaway! I know that handwork is not everyone's cup of tea, but if you try wool applique, you might change your mind. So many cute designs, and it goes so quickly, a project doesn't take a long time. We've done a lot of …
Autumn Jubilee Kick Off
Welcome to the eighth Autumn Jubilee!! Today, we begin with announcement of our fabulous vendor sponsors for all the prizes to be given away this month and a few details you need to know. Are you ready to sew with a new quilt along, cook a new recipe, do some wool applique, make a festive …
Solving Commenting Issues
WordPress has recently changed the look of the comment boxes, and there are apparently some new changes to the way email addresses are used in relation to facebook. WordPress blogs have a plugin called Jetpack that keeps track of comments left on the blog, and your email so I can respond to you. It filters …
Stashbusters October (A Week Early) and a Road Trip
Updating early because of Autumn Jubilee, today we check in with our Stashbuster totals for September. Much of what I worked on this month will not be completed until October, so fabric out was a challenge. But the fabric 'in' was a delight! You'll see a lot of these fabrics next month! Aren't they scrumptious? …
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Cradle Quilts Update
This past week, I was able to move other projects along and find a day to make a few cradle quilts. I combed through some of my project bags with leftover bits from other projects, like this one with HSTs left over from Scrap Dance Quadrille. I had enough to do some pinwheel blocks. I …