Leftovers

These two runners are for my Etsy customer. She saw one in my shop but wanted two of them for her end tables. So I made two new ones identical for her. She was happy with that and they are now on their way to her home. The pattern for this is called Leftovers and is from a book by Calico Printworks.

These use up a lot of scraps, but there are always more as you all know!  I just heard about a fabric estate sale 1/2 hr from me this week, should I go? Do I need more, no I do not, but it is hard to pass up a sale! I don't know the prices which I wish I did as that could be the deciding factor.

A new project was started this week...I'll tell you more about it after I get it quilted.

 

Linking with Oh Scrap! Monday Musings, Design Wall Monday and Sew and Tell Monday.

All things orange

Last weekend the youngest grandson (10 yrs.) stayed with us. The oldest was supposed to come also, but he got invited to go up north with a friend at the last minute. We missed him, but it was peaceful with just one too!  

Saturday morning I went to my long arm meeting while he was with grandpa and in the afternoon we had time for him to make his first pillowcase. I did the cutting and he sewed everything himself.  When he sews I turn the speed down on my sewing machine so it is easier for him to control and get a nice seam. He did an awesome job, I am so proud of him.  We had a fire and roasted hot dogs, and played lots of games. A good time was had by all;)

Also in orange is another type of pumpkin table runner. Another UFO out of the closet! I am guessing this one was pieced a couple of years ago and I wasn't inspired to quilt it up for some reason.

But it is all done now. The pattern is from Primrose Cottage on Etsy. 

This next one was also a UFO. Not sure when I pieced it but let's just say a few years ago. Fall is time for orange and pumpkins so I decided this was the year to finish it.  Good thing I did as it sold in a day!

The pattern for this one comes from Cottage Rose Quilts. 

I enjoyed the custom quilting with lots of ruler work.

It's been a busy week because I have been preparing to go to retreat next week. Back in August my friend in Wisconsin, that I went to the quilt show with a couple weeks ago, asked me if I would like to join her group for a quilt retreat.  I was undecided for a few days because this is my busy season in the shop. But I also needed something like this as it has been many many years since I went to a retreat. She also pointed out I could be working on items for the shop while there. So I said 'yes'.  It starts Monday and I will be back on Friday.  

Would you believe this stack holds 22 table runners to work on!  The top stack is seven runners that I cut, pieced and quilted this week. So I will applique and bind them there.  In the container resides all the rest of the ones I will work on. They are precut so I can applique and piece them there. Then quilt and bind when I get home.  What do you think, how many will I get done?  If the WIFI is good there you might see a post or two on my progress.  I am so excited to be getting away for a few days. 

Accuquilt is having a flash sale on 9/23: FLASH SALE! -- 20% off Your Order (use code: TEXT20)

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Jack-O-Lantern and pumpkins

Ten days ago I attended the Great Wisconsin Quit show held in Madison. I always go over and stay with a friend and we go to the show together. It's been 4 years since I went to this one. Of course we had a nice time both at the show and then going back to her house for tons of chatter and laughter.  I really didn't buy a lot at the show, a few patterns from Buttermilk Basin(BB) and a set of fat quarters at another booth. The truth is I didn't need anything but inspiration;)  The BB booth was great, I couldn't help myself when it came to her Halloween display. A few days later I had this little guy all stitched up. 

At 16"x12" it makes a great wall or door banner.  The pattern didn't call for the orange or candy corn borders, but that made it a bit to small for my liking so I added them.  The pattern also has a larger size included.  Great way to use some orange scraps! 

What a fun little cutie to work on. I appliqued the nose and mouth on after quilting. Buttons for eyes were machine stitched on after quilting also. 

                         Triangles added in each top corner to insert a small dowel rod for hanging. 

All things pumpkin, it's the season and I am loving working with fall colors once more. 

The pumpkin applique are a free pattern from A Bright Corner blog.  After determining what size background fabric I wanted I quilted it on my longarm. I actually did two on one backing to save time. Then I bind and applique it. 

I like to find other ways one can display a runner or quilt, we need options, right! So open a door and hang the runner over it.

Oh I am not done with pumpkins yet, more to come this week;) I hope you'll check back in a few days. 

Linking with: Oh Scrap, Monday Musings, Design Wall Monday, Sew and Tell.

A perfect fall scene

 Don't you think this is the perfect fall scene, pumpkins and sunflowers.  These are from two different but coordinating panels.  

Then I added some border elements to make it a unique wall hanging that measures 37" x 30".  I admit I stumbled around a bit in the designing process.  I had originally planned to add a picket fence style of border below the pumpkin scene. However, it just wasn't right so I went back to my standard pinwheels.  They just seem to look good on any panel piece.  

And to top it all off I had the perfect sunflower fabric for the outer border. 

And pumpkin fabric for the backing!  I really do enjoy making fall themed projects.  The fabrics are just so warm.  I just listed this one in my Etsy shop.  Two other fall panels sold in the last week so I thought I better get a couple more done.  I'll share the second one soon. 

There is more quilting in my schedule today so I better get to it!  But this weekend most likely no quilting. I have another craft that needs done ASAP!  I deliver to a local craft show on Wednesday and they need to be ready to go. 

Wishing you all a wonderful quilty day😃

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From one season to another

 You all know I have been whipping out a lot of patriotic and summer table runners for the last couple months.  Time to shift gears and trek into fall and winter a little bit, table runner style not weather wise- thank goodness!

First I went into winter zone with this snowman table runner for a quick finish.

A simple meander in the middle section.

And then I backed up to a fall project.  I might as well make one of these pumpkin ones while I have the pattern out. 

I just love the white pumpkin, especially on this cork look gold metallic background fabric. 

On these two table runners I appliqued first and then quilted.  A lot of the time I do just the opposite.  While I had the fabrics out for the pumpkin I cut out three of them, but only finished this one.  Now when I need another it will be much quicker to finish up.  The pattern is from Bloomin' Minds, I made the addition of the outside border as I wanted a little wider runner.  For the snowman I used the basic pattern from the pumpkin but I took the snowman from another of her patterns.

Might not be any sewing time today as the grandsons are coming over to spend the day with us, the first time since the Pandemic started. We are excited!!

Harvest Puzzle

 Why do I call it Harvest Puzzle?  Well it got it's name because I put it together like a puzzle.  It all started with two panels actually.  The 'harvest' was a part of one panel and the 4 other prints were from a different panel.  After determining a size and trimming down the blocks I gather several different prints I might want to use, looking for colors that match or coordinate.   

                                            

After framing the two center blocks with black fabric, I decided they needed a black and cream checkerboard around them.  Okay now I am off to a good start. 

Or so I thought I was and then I got stumped and walked away for a few hours and then came back and decided it needed some orange that reads solid. I used a mottled orange to frame the checkerboard blocks.  And from there I decided I didn't like any of the previously chosen fabrics, they were just too busy. So I used a cream with tan polka dots to add a calming effect for the pinwheel and flying geese blocks that I pieced next.  See I told you this was a puzzle!!!  Want to see how it ends up?  Just scroll down. 

Ta da!!!  All done.  Notice the 'harvest' received matching checkerboards added.

Want to see some close ups of the quilting?  I know you do, LOL

I had tons of fun quilting this on my Nolting FunQuilter, nothing too complicated.

I am entering this into the Panel Challenge hosted by Prairie Moon Quilts.  I am so glad I was able to use up another panel!  I love working with them to make them unique. 

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Hocus Pocus is done!

This cute Halloween wall hanging was started in early September and is now finished and hanging on my wall. 

It is called Hocus Pocus by Primrose Cottage Quilts.  Ever since I first laid eyes on it, I knew I wanted one for myself and now it has happened.  I gathered all my halloween fabric scraps and determined which ones would make the cut  (pun intended!).  I didn't want too big of a design or it would get lost in those little squares. The oranges were not Halloween specific, just tone on tones. It was quickly pieced.  

The quilting was pretty quick too once it made it to the top of the list to finish.  I absolutely love the clean look of this with the white with black polka dot background. 

Did you notice the checked orange and black binding!  I might have squealed just a bit when I saw this in my stash.  It might have been purchased a year or more ago with no specific project in mind. 

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Hocus Pocos wall hanging

 I have been seeing lots of Halloween quilts using the checked orange or black for the pumpkins.  And I have been wanting to make one so bad.  Friday afternoon I finished up a table runner for my Etsy shop and I had time to play.  I had just been telling my buddy, Wendy, that I needed a squirrel to come visit my house so it seemed like the perfect time to start my Halloween wall hanging.  

The pattern I am using is called Hocus Pocus from Primrose Cottage Quilts. No affiliation but she has a lot of cute quilts!!  

After digging out the right shades of orange tone on tone scraps and then the black Halloween scraps I used my Accuquilt 2.5" die to cut the squares.  The background white with black dots seemed perfect for this.  I built the pumpkin blocks on Friday afternoon and Saturday I built the star blocks and put it all together.  I love it and I love that all the fabrics were in my stash!

I hope to get it quilted this week and ready to hang on my wall on Oct 1st.  So glad I let that squirrel in my house!!  Who knew squirrels could be sew fun;)  I haven't had a lot of time to let loose and play and make something for myself so it felt great. 

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A few WIPs for Wednesday

I have been doing a little piecing, a little longarm quilting and a little binding too.  I am making the most of my time when we don't have other things planned.  Jumping a bit from one season to another, not that I am wanting summer over with.  Seems summer just finally started weatherwise.  But I do need to stock the boxes for the crafting fall and winter season.

First up I finished up these two pumpkin table runners.  You might remember that I made these last year also.  The pumpkin applique is from A Bright Corner.

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These two jumped into the quilting que this past week also.  They were pieced last winter while we were traveling in the southwest.  One of them is now listed in my Etsy shop.  

Yesterday I went through some old photos from several years ago to see what I used to make.  Just looking for something different to add to my craft show boxes and Etsy.  This pattern was from Stitching Friends and is called Seasonal Star.  I don't see anything about them online so I am wondering if they are no longer in business.   So I whipped this up in just over an hour.  It measures about 24" across.  Perhaps I'll go quilt it now.  How would you quilt it?

I can hardly believe this is the last day of July, where has this year gone!!  So much done and so much more to make:)  

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A little of this and a little of that

The first project is no longer a UFO.  I started the pumpkin blocks while on our Paducah/Memphis trip back in April.  I think I pieced the top in May and then it sat in the closet waiting it's turn for quilting.  Now I am in the process of finishing all the runner/wall hanging tops so that I can to get them out to the craft shows.  This one got quilted on Wednesday.  I do have another identical one to try to get done yet.   It is a Cottage Rose pattern.

The first batch of machine knitted cotton dishcloths are packaged and ready for the next show.  I have been knitting each morning for the last couple weeks in order to get this many.  Aren't they pretty!  There are 48 sets stacked here.

They are packaged in sets of 3 and tied with raffia and a silk leaf.  I learned the packaging trick from another machine knitter years ago at a seminar.  

We were getting ready to go out to dinner Friday night and we look out the window to see these 3 bucks!  We get deer on almost a daily bases but not usually 3 bucks at once.  I ran for the camera and took a ton of pics to sort out the good ones.  They were about 60 feet from the house here by our apple and spruce trees.  Butting horns.

Then they came closer to the house, about 20 feet or less from our front porch.  Notice the green grass here yet.  This morning it had some white stuff mixed in, and I don't mean frost...we woke up to it snowing!!!!!!!!!!!!  My deck is all white, grrrr we are not ready nor wanting it yet.  I still have bulbs to dig and patio furniture to put away. 

Some of you were asking how the first craft show was going this past week.  It finished up last night. I worked a 3 hour shift yesterday afternoon so I could be there to find my stuff easier and pick it up and bring it home.  The show was down as an over all , several of us vendors were not so happy this year.  Of course we don't know why the people weren't coming like previous years.  But for once I am not letting it bother me too much as I have 2 shows going at the same time in the very near future.  Today I will divide what I had leftover and deliver to one of the shows on Tuesday.  This show runs for 4 long weekends of Thursday thru Sundays. 

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Pedal to Metal

I have been pushing the pedal to the metal a lot this week.  Those craft shows are closing in on me.  The first one opens tomorrow and I got it all delivered and set my runners up on their racks.  Tomorrow I will work a shift and hope to see some of my items sell!!  It's always fun meeting my customers and chatting with them a bit.

Anyway here are my latest finishes.  These little fleece knit sweaters have been in the works for a while-UFO's no longer!   I knit the sleeves and bands on my knitting machine and then use the sewing machine to attach them to the fleece.  These are size 2 and 4,  I made 2 of each size in case there are twins in need.  Or perhaps it was because they will get divided to go to two different shows that are on at the same time.

Next I got the binding on three more of the pumpkin runners.  The pumpkins were started back in April-so more UFO's finished.  Yes I know these look just like some I already showed you, but really these are more, not just the same picture!!  I used all the same fabrics, it makes it easier to produce multiples.   

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