Quilting, cooking, reading books, gardening, crafting, sewing, photography and more
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 …
Continue reading Autumn Jubilee Crafting – Hogwarts Textbooks
Today I am pleased to be a part of The Fat Quarter Shop's Blog Remix event. This pattern for a Road Trip Pillow Bag was originally posted on Jolly Jabber in May of last year. It is sized on their pattern for a child's pillow, and shown with a bedtime story book in the …
What a fun month! But it isn't over yet, and there is one last giveaway today too, so be sure to read all the way to the end. I want to take today to thank all the sponsors of the giveaways again for their incredible generosity. Please leave a comment to let them know we …
Finishing the quilt along today for Autumn Jubilee, I'll show you my quilting and finishing. I don't know if you go back to read comments on previous posts, but I added one myself with another idea for arranging the blocks. After I had mine on the quilt frame, I thought about doing them in rows …
Continue reading Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Finishing the Quilt
Our first project for Autumn Jubilee begins today with a stitch along using wool felt. I thought you'd like to see how to use found wool fabrics, like in garments from the thrift store or yardage from a shop. Some time ago I got these lovely wool fabrics at a local shop with the intention …
Autumn Jubilee is back for the third year with a line up of giveaway prizes that is just fantastic! This event is growing every year, and just keeps getting better and more exciting. This year will see the return of some of my favorite vendors and some new additions that you will love! The prizes …
Are you ready to assemble? I know some of you have already done this, and I am enjoying seeing all your shares on the groups on Flickr and Facebook. I will finish up with the quilting next week, I know it will be November, but we just need an extra post to get it all …
Are you ready for some fun? Autumn is coming into pretty color this month, and I have been working on this year's Autumn Jubilee for some time now. This year will see a fantastic line up of fabulous prizes from my favorite stores and products, some new this year! There will be a quilt along, …
Today will wrap up the Autumn Jubilee event, but read to the end for a sneak preview of the next big Mystery! I have loved seeing all the progress photos on Flicker. The colors chosen and the projects made are just wonderful. Once again, I'd like to thank all my favorite companies for their participation …
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 …
Wouldn't it be great to have a Christmas quilt this season? There are any number of quilt designs that would only need the right colors to be holiday inspired. An easy Christmas Trip Around the World done in red, green and gold becomes a holiday treasure. This one is all holiday prints too. This is …
The table stand needed something colorful for Mardi Gras, so time to bring out the scraps and make a new mini quilt. The colors of purple, green and gold are gathered in this small quilt based on a single block. The diamond shape created with the color placement is reminiscent of the harlequin designs used …
