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It is the final week of our quilt along for #autumnjubilee2020, and today we finish the assembly and quilting of the mystery row quilt. I have said not to sew the rows together before now, and now I'll show you why. I auditioned putting mine together without sashing and it just didn't look good. When …
Continue reading Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Assembly and Finish
For the sewists in our community, I hope you like this design that will take advantage of more than usual on your sewing machines. The whole idea here is to stretch your abilities just a bit with a little more challenge, and you'll end up with a very usable project. (#AutumnJubilee2020) The sew along will …
Wow, it is the fifth year for Autumn Jubilee, and this is going to be the best yet! I never thought when I did this for the first time in 2016 that it would grow the way it has. But, I should have known that I am not the only one that loves Autumn! Cooler …
Autumn Jubilee continues today with a project featuring a new idea for your jelly roll strip leftovers. We'll make an Autumn Kitchen Wreath! Of course, you could use Christmas fabric jelly roll strips for a Christmas theme wreath, or really any color scheme you like. Use your kitchen colors for an everyday addition to your …
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 …
Update - The posts with the free pattern in several steps has been removed. See my Buy My Patterns Page to purchase the Pumpkin Star pattern. Backside Fabrics gave me this gorgeous wide backing fabric to use for this project, called Brushline by Andover in the Coffee color. Next, the decision on batting, this time …
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 …
