November is Harvest Time

 I thought it was a good time for 

a book review today!

Have you seen this one?

 

This new book by Kathy Schmidt was released in

September... by Martingale Publishers

 and it's the perfect project book for fall.

It has a dozen plus embroidery projects in it... 

and they all embrace Autumn in all of its

lovely color and textures!

Here are a few I picked to share with you...

This wall hanging is so pretty with all the leaves and acorns.

*all photos are from Brent Kane for Martingale Publishers*

This squirrel has got to be the most adorable one

I have ever seen!

I always love a new seasonal dish towel...

do you not love the knife that the squirrel is on

or the spoon for the birdie? 

This is a super cute whimsical wearable project.

Kathy creates beautiful stitcheries... and even though

I am not much of an "embroiderer" I love that her 

projects are not overly complicated and her directions

make it simple for a beginner.

I hope you get a chance to look at or, even better, 

 order a copy of this book.

It will

 definitely 

inspire you!

The Colors of Autumn

This is my Fallville quilt that I started 

the first week in October! 

Cupcake n Daisies and I decided to have a sew along together...

of course she finished first... Thelma is pretty speedy!

But I wanted to do a my borders a little bit

different that the pattern and it took me 

extra time to think it through.

In the end I'm happy with the way it turned out

and as a bonus....

it was made with fabric from my stash!

Last fall I made Vintage by Thimble Blossoms.

I used October Skies fabrics... so I was happy to use up

my scraps and now I will get them both quilted for next year!

Last weekend I worked on a few of my 

Beees Knees Sewing Bee blocks that I needed to get 

caught up on.

I love the fabrics in these Bear Paw blocks!

And I also made a couple of fun Spool blocks

with a low volume background!

I still have fall quilting to do work on before I get started on this

new kit by Fig Tree & Co.

... but it's nice to open the package and fondle the fabrics!

My project for this weekend is Lucy!

I haven't made one yet 

but now have

a great assortment of orange, black and grey

and I think I can get it done while it's still fall

but

not 

before 

Halloween!

That's okay with me because 

the colors of Autumn

 come and go too quickly...

I just want to enjoy it as much as I can.

Enjoy your weekend,

I'm glad you stopped by!

Tablerunner Bliss Tuesday!

I had forgotten just how enjoyable it was to whip up a

table runner until I got my hands on this book by Sherri Falls...

and made my first runner from Tablerunner Bliss!

Most of the projects are made out of 6 or less blocks...

definitely a small time commitment and before you know it you

 have a 

runner made!

I hope you have been following the blog hop 

and seeing the Tablerunner Tuesday posts!

Here is some eye candy from Jolly Jabber:

This is a fun one for this season!

Today I am sharing the Comfort and Joy Runner...

here is my version:

I started with this fun holiday collection by Basic Grey...

Here is a progress shot:

This has such an interesting design...

the interlocking blocks are really unique!

I'm glad I made this one!

This is the version in Sherri's book:

These are some of the table runner posts that you can go back and take another look at:

• Tuesday, 9/5 - Anorina (Samelia’s Mum) and Pam (Pam Kitty Morning)
• Tuesday, 9/12 - Sinta (Pink Pincushion)
• Tuesday, 9/19 – Lorna (Sew Fresh Quilts) and Connie (Freemotion by the River)
• Tuesday 9/26 – Amanda (Jedi Craft Girl) and Jennie (Clover & Violet)
• Tuesday 10/3 – Melanie (A Bit of Scrap Stuff) and Sherri (A Quilting Life)
• 
  

Here we are today:

• Tuesday 10/10 – Sinta (Pink Pincushion) and Lisa (In the Boon Docks)
• Tuesday 10/17 – Vickie (Spun Sugar Quilts) and Susan (yardgrl60 on Instagram)
• Tuesday 10/24 – Taunja (Carried Away Quilting) and Lorna (Sew Fresh Quilts)
• Tuesday 10/31 – Greg (Grey Dogwood Studio) and Melanie (A Bit of Scrap Stuff)
• Tuesday 11/7 – Melisssa (Happy Quilting) and Kim (Persimon Dreams)

I should have taken a close up of the binding...

it's my favorite in the group!

Enjoy your day!

Tablerunner Bliss Blog Hop

Hi!

I'm glad you are here!

It is the season 

for table runners...

and the amazing designer Sherri Falls

has just published a book jam packed full of 

wonderful table runner projects!

Not only will you find that every single one of them

is adorable... but your mind just might wonder a little

and you might just want to change 

up the table runner into a wall hanging...

or 

even

an entire

quilt!

The blocks are so cute!

I was asked to participate in the lovely little blog hop

and today is my day to share the table runner I made from 

the book!

In the book you can see that the pattern is in red and white... which is

great for several holiday decorating but

This is the Cheerful Tablerunner

I thought I would change mine this time...

into a bit of "easing into fall" color scheme!

and here is my Cheeerful Tablerunner!

I love the instructions in the book ... very clear and just easy to follow.

The blog hop started officially last week and continues through 

the month of October!

We are going to have a fun weeks ahead with 
Fat Quarter Shop

and Sherri Falls.

The blog hop will continue so keep watching!

• Tuesday, 9/5 - Anorina (Samelia’s Mum) and Pam (Pam Kitty Morning)
• Tuesday, 9/12 - Sinta (Pink Pincushion) and Tina (Emily Ann’s Kloset)
• Tuesday, 9/19 – Lorna (Sew Fresh Quilts) and Connie (Freemotion by the River)
• Tuesday 9/26 – Amanda (Jedi Craft Girl) and Jennie (Porch Swing Quilts)
• Tuesday 10/3 – Tina (Emily Ann’s Kloset) and Sherri (A Quilting Life)
• Tuesday 10/10 – Sinta (Pink Pincushion) and Lisa (In the Boon Docks)
• Tuesday 10/17 – Vickie (Spun Sugar Quilts) and Susan (yardgrl60 on Instagram)
• Tuesday 10/24 – Taunja (Carried Away Quilting) and Lorna (Sew Fresh Quilts)
• Tuesday 10/31 – Greg (Grey Dogwood Studio) and Melanie (A Bit of Scrap Stuff)
• Tuesday 11/7 – Melisssa (Happy Quilting) and Kim (Persimon Dreams)

Did I mention how fast and easy it was to whip up?
I went from cutting fabric to binding with no stress involved! 
I'm thinking Christmas gifts... how about you?