Fall, Finishes and Felt

Happy Friday, Friends! 

We are having some beautiful fall days with sunshine and cool temps here in the mountains.  Last weekend our lows dipped into the 30s and our highs reached the 50s. I was inspired to make chili and buttermilk cornbread on Sunday.

It was delish!

 

I’m happy to report the weather has warmed up a bit this week with 60- and 70-degree Fahrenheit days. I’m not quite ready for really COLD weather just yet.

 

I finished stitching the remaining two pillows from this pattern…

You saw the first one last week

Here is the second

And the third

I used left over 14 count aida from another cross stitch project…which, for the life of me I can’t remember which one.

I think the fabric is about done, don’t you?

 

I selected a Moda BasicGrey Grunge for the backing.

Auditioned some Lady Dot trim.

And came up with this…

Front

Back

These were supposed to be in a dough bowl and sitting on the Hoosier cabinet, but I kind of like them propped against Flossi the Featherweight, at least for now.

 

Remember I told you I was going to participate in Carole’s Autumn Jubilee? And I wasn’t going to make her wool penny rug, but sew a kit I already had?

Well, I was disappointed to find out that not all the wool was included in my kit. I believe this was a mistake.  I figured I didn’t have time to order any wool so I would just get some felt from Michaels.  Then I decided if I’m going to get felt from Michaels then I may as well get the felt for Carole's project.  I know there is a big difference between Michael’s felt and real wool, but felt will work just fine for my purposes.

 

The Autumn Jubilee penny rug is adorned with apples.

It will eventually have buttons and other embellishments, but we do not have the instructions for those just yet. We had two weeks to cut it out, add the apples and buttons to the base. I still have to locate my larger buttons and see if I have anything that will work.

 

I’m participating in a Pop-Up cross stitch retreat this Saturday. I’ll share more about it next week. I’m also hoping to finish assembling the Sewcialites 2 quilt top.

 

That has pretty much been my last week and a half and my weekend plans.

 

What is on your agenda for the weekend? Anything creative?

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Some Exciting News and Slow Sunday Stitching

It is official!  Even though it has been a well-known fact for over a year, at least at work, I am trading the corporate office for a home office.  My resignation letter has been filed and I am two weeks away from a four-week vacation.  I start my new position on April 1^st!

I'll still be working full time but will have flexibility with my schedule.  It will require traveling about once or twice per month but it is to Old Town Alexandria, VA.  How bad can that be?

Perhaps I will blog more than once a month which has been the average lately J

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It is Slow Sunday Stitching over at Kathy’s Quilts. My project for today is a very special one.  A dear friend from high school lost his Dad last year and his Mom is making him a memory quilt using his Dad’s blue jeans and shirts.  He sent me a piece of denim and asked if I would make the ‘center’ block for the quilt.  He wants the quilt to be a tribute to his Dad.  If that isn’t enough pressure (LOL), his Mom is an expert HAND piecer and quilter. 

His Dad loved to fish.  My friend would often say “Pop caught fish today….Fortunate”, so I am naming the block “Fortunate.”

My block is machine pieced but I will hand stitch the applique’.  The design is one of the blocks from Kaaren Johnston's "Camp Wilderness" pattern.  The water and cornerstones are from the denim I was given.  I can't wait to see it in the finished quilt.

Are you slow stitching today?  Pop over to Kathy's to see what others are working on...always a lot of eye candy.

It's Fall Y'all

This is how we know it is fall here in SoFlo

I break out the fall projects

I will be hand stitching these creepy creatures during football games today.  It is a Buttermilk Basin design, Basin Banners thru the Year – October.

I first saw these designs at Karen's, Log Cabin Quilter. She has made several of these.  Her applique’ is perfect!

My next project will be to stitch the faces on these sweet manatees.  This is a from Boutique 4 Quilters, a great shop in West Melbourne, FL.  It is their row for the 2015 Florida Row by Row Experience.

Visit Kathy’s Quilts to see what everyone else is doing for Slow Sunday Stitching.

Enjoy your Sunday.