Minus ONE.............

First off, here is a photo from Luckenbach I took--

just gets you in the mood for Fall, doesn't it!

This pattern is another one that has been staring at me for

a long time!  I look at it and think--not today!

Finally I got busy making those leaves

What put me on hold for awhile was the size of

the smaller leaf--it takes 1.5" squares and I'm not

a big fan of doing small sizes, but I knuckled under

and made all 16 of the small leaves--I would

love to make more of the larger leaves but this

pattern only had five

The table topper is together and guess what?!!

There is one extra small leaf--can't believe I

did more than I needed even though I counted

and counted....

so this stray fellow is lost--would I make another

15 so he could have buddies?  I think not!

he just might go on the back......

Let's Lace Knit...............

What a lovely scarf!  and the pattern is free for you to knit!!

Olann and Design/, designed by Aisling Doonan aka Rubysasha--

using one skein of hand dyed 4 ply/fingering weight yarn

I love Lace! and double yarn overs!  This will be a fun knit! 

Shhh! It's a Secret!

The Quilting Company has their Thanksgiving 'secret' table runner

links up--are you ready to reveal the clues and find out the secret?

I am!  Well, not really--need to go through my stash to

find the appropriate fabrics for this project.

Temecula Quilt Company has a secret Santa project beginning

next Friday, October 19.  Here are the fabric requirements for

this scrappy quilt which will measure 43"x 56"

small scraps of brown prints

1/4 yard of green prints

3/4 yard of red prints

2-1/2 yards of light prints

Beginning Wednesday, October 17, you will find the first clue in solving this

secret project through Fort Worth Fabric Studio.  I got my kit--don't usually do

the kits, but decided I would this time--it's not necessary to buy the kit

as you can use from your stash.

Get ready for lots of sewing in the next few weeks!!

Pumpkins! Pumpkins! Pumpkins!

A well aged pattern for sure--it has been staring at me for

months and months--I look at it and think--I'll get around to it

one of these days!  That day finally arrived!

I found all the oranges I could in my stash and begin

to cut--this pattern asks for 8 fat quarters,which I

didn't have--next plan, cut from yardage--that works

too! 

The corners are added and all 25 blocks have been

sewn.

Stems and leaves added!  Well, that wasn't so hard after all!

All finished!!  One tickled off my to do list!

Thinking of Turkeys

I know Thanksgiving is over 6 weeks ahead; nothing keeps our brain from thinking about the festivities of the week--all the turkey and trimmings we can consume; gathering with family and friends--nothing like it!

I've been following this group--saving the patterns--SOME

day I'll get around to it--you know that saying!

Here was their pattern recently for a turkey!! Such

a darn cute turkey--postage stamp size--12.5"x12.5"!

Awesome!  YOu can find the pattern here

And now The Quilting Company will be hosting another

QAL with Thanksgiving theme for your table--begins

October 4--hope to see you there!

Back to It.............................

While I was waiting for next October's clue to be released

for two of my year long knitting projects,

I picked up my Japanese scarf again--

Such an easy knitting pattern

I'm working with my handspun cotton

and it feels so good in my hands--alas, I must

put it down again to catch up on my other knitting

projects........

I dd make a few rows of progress though

Wooly Block Adventure

Lisa Bongean  has her Wooly Block Adventure up

and running-so catch it fast!

Here was the first block--not sure you can still get it free--

but check her blog to find other interesting and exciting

wool works.

Look for the Facebook group too!

Autumn Jubilee Time

From My Carolina Home is hosting An Autumn Jubilee with

Quilt Along, a Sew Along, a Stitch Along, all with free patterns and posts on gardening, cooking, tablescapes, cardmaking and more!! 

first project for Autumn Jubilee begins with a stitch along using wool felt--

She gives an detailed account of how to felt your wool; along

with a pattern to satisfy your wool stitching itch.

large pumpkin designed to be stitched onto a 9-inch square.  Add embellishment to it and add some words in two weeks.  Then we’ll mount it on a 12-inch wool base, and do the final finishing.

This just the first of many projects throughout the Autumn Jubilee!

Mystery?

Another Mystery?  WOW!  How I love mysteries--all kind of

mysteries!  This one is Miranda Jollie Designs .  A fun time to

begin work on a fingerless glove--love my FLGs!

How about a mystery that covers your feet as well

as your hands?  Here is a perfect month long knitting

challenge from Anita Grahn--this one is

Celebrate Life!  I like that title!

You can find both of these mysteries on

Ravelry--the sock mystery is in several languages!

How about a mystery to read?  This is an interesting

story that takes place in Thailand--information about

foods and daily life but a couple of mysteries to

go along.  I so enjoyed this one, I will find the second

one in the series.

How About some Flurries??

Oh My Goodness!  While searching for something else, I

came upon this...

Fort Worth Studio was not only hosting a Halloween mystery

quilt but this is the next one upcoming on their agenda!

The patterns are free--here is their kit for that special

Christmas quilt!

Oh boy, getting out into the world of quilting can get you!

Autumn Is In The Air!!

It's time to open the windows and enjoy that

cool fall air--well, I'm wishing for that cool fall

air to flow through my windows--but, alas,

we live in the South where Fall is a sprinkling of a day

or two.

The calendar reads "Fall"--doesn't matter, we can

keep our fingers crossed for that one day of cooler air

blast!

I've been rummaging through my yarns--amazing what I find

These are a hodge podge of spun yarns--some are

cotton singles, some are silk singles .

It's a good day to take the spinning wheel to the patio and

try to catch that breeze!

Pale color and good match for each other

I'll ply them together to have cotton/silk blend two ply

This one ball was already plied--we'll call her the "mother"

of the these yarns.

I Thought I'd Never Finish!!

For some projects, it seems to me, they just go on and on............

I finally finished! with Toni Lorenz's pattern--granted it begin

June 26 and here it is September, I guess it wasn't all that long

The pattern is Shetland Hap Meets Estonian--it's a lovely lace

pattern--you can find on Ravelry.

I knit with my handspun cotton and went for the smaller size--

so glad I did--if not, I would be knitting forever!!

It came to bind off and loosely was the requirement--

That is where you can get technical--looking at

different bind offs--first, there is Grandma's Favorite bind off

Which is a backward crochet, which I did for a few stitches--

Then tried Stretchy Bind off, which is knit off through back loop--

Both work okay--there are other bind offs but

This project has been bound off and is ready for 

blocking!! 

Coming Along.......................

I began this Riley Blake Designs Quilt "Meet The Makers" of 2018

I love the look of the finished quilt--why begin another project when

you have 20+ waiting to be completed????? That's the question of

the time!

But, It's such a lovely quilt and I have fabric!

Just look at it!  Isn't this the prettiest thing you have ever seen?!

Well, almost!  It is lovely though! and right now I have 16 of the 

blocks done!! That's something to crow about, isn't it?

These are the first 8 blocks--I finally dug into my hand-dyed

fabrics--don't know why I was preserving them--they look

great in this block!

The second set of 8--done, finished--

well, of course, I don't have enough for the third set of 4--

do you hear that??  

Only 4 for the third set--

Along comes fourth block --

Love that video tutorials are given for each block and you

can stop and start where you need.

Halloween Mystery Quilt

The Quilting Company has taken away my sanity!

I love Halloween!  I love Fall!  I love anything with Orange!

But, doing this clue was not my favorite way of spending a day!

Doing Kaleidoscope is not easy; although we began with

these wedges: 

Seemed simple enough--until you put them together--

oh, the website has detailed descriptions, but somehow,

my hands went one way and my brain another!

Now, these turned out okay- I'm thinking for

the top one, I'll add a spider in the middle--that could

cover a multitude of uneven centers!

and the finished quilt,,,,,,,,,

Quilts of Compassion

You can also follow along on their Facebook page.

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Autumn Love!

When I saw this pattern-I fell in LOVE!  After all, it is Autumn Love

by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet Blog

I love Autumn--anything with Autumn or Fall in the name is a winner

for me!

Besides, she does give a tutorial on each block on her blog--

what's to not like about that!

And She gives you a sewing guide to follow along--all you

lack are the simple shapes--I looked at this pattern for the

longest time--do I order the Simple Shapes?  

After all,

I have all the other Simple Shapes for her other patterns--

AND I never did the quilt...........

Was this different?  Would I order and then not follow

through?

Well, guess what?  I ordered the Simple Shapes for

Autumn Love quilt--of course!

Most of it is applique and I do enjoy stitching--

Snippets

A few Snippets lying around--just

a few small projects waiting to be finished and

I'm 

 waiting for those UFO's to be completed

all by themselves!

I'm waiting for the magic sewing elves to appear

during the middle of the night and

BAM!  

when I wake--all will be done!

Alas, no elves appeared, so I soldiered on to work on 

these --the above is the latest (I've finished!) from Pat

Sloan's All Merry and Bright --I like these as they are

quick and easy--if you get to them!

This is one of those projects that couldn't be completed

in one sitting--The mystery quilt along from

The Quilting Company.

This is clue 2--I can't find my fabric for the first clue--

bummer!  But, step 2 is finished!

Okay, I'm tired now--so off I go to listen to a book

while I soak in the tub!