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TWO KATHYS AND A BUNCH OF PUMPKINS from Kwilty Pleasures

In October (2023) Kathy Guenther and I visited a couple local parks

to snap some fabulous "quilts in the wild" pics.

Here we are at Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH

Kathy's quilt is the light gray pumpkins!

Mine is the ORANGE Ghastlies churn dash quilt!

Do you ever take your "quilts in the wild".

It makes for great conversations with complete strangers

who can't believe "you made that?'

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 5 months ago. under gardens , ghastlies , pumpkins , quilts in the wild

Sunflowers and a Mini Vacation from The Cozy Quilter

This past week was not very productive in the sewing room but I did spend several hours working on my sunflower cross stitch picture. I would really like to finish this picture in the next month or so as I would like to start a Christmas cross stitch project and maybe finish it in time for Christmas...

When we went to Newfoundland in June, we happened upon a little knitting store called "Skivvers Fibre Studio and Wool Craft" in Cow Head where I purchased a pattern book and wool to make myself a hat, mittens and a scarf. I have ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 6 months, 4 weeks ago. under counted cross stitch , finn , frank lloyd wright , knitting , pumpkins , slow sunday stitching

A Variety of Projects from The Cozy Quilter

Somehow, I managed to do some sewing almost every day this past week. Two sunflowers are almost done in this quadrant of my sunflower cross stitch. I also added a bee and some leaves.

I'm going to a wedding shower tomorrow for my cousin's daughter. If you know her, please don't spill the beans. I am quite sure that the bride to be does not read my blog! I made her these pillowcases--they like to go camping so the canoe fabric was chosen with this in mind.

I also made her two coiled rope hot pads. The ...

added by The Cozy Quilter 7 months ago. under baby gifts , counted cross stitch , finn , flowers , hst's , pumpkins , rope bowls , shweshwe , slow sunday stitching , walking foot quilting

is it the thought that counts . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

So I know it was just last week when I stated that Mondays were good for blogging days. I was doing so well with two Mondays in a row . . . and then this past Monday hit. I had every intention of posting. I even knew what pics I'd share and what I'd say . . . but life. You feel me, right? And then Tuesday was a chemo day.

Look at Todd smiling for the camera! Tuesday night was tough and Wednesday I stayed home with him, so here it is on Thursday and I'm playing catch-up. Harrumph. Thursdays just feel ...

added by Denise :) 8 months ago. under afternoon tea , cancer , chemo , cross stitch , grandchildren , lake , mug rug , photos , picnic quilt , pumpkins , sunflowers , tea

Pumpkins for Fall from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

Hello Everyone,

It's never too early to start preparing projects for Fall. This little pumpkin made me smile all day long whenever I looked at it.

Instead of using my normal blind applique stitch using silk thread, I decided to do a buttonhole stitch on the entire pumpkin using Valdani thread. I still have more to do on this cutie, and maybe I'll finish it today. I used a variegated thread along the purple side of the pumpkin.

I discovered that I love working with wool combined with the cotton. I love the comforting feeling of the wool ...

added by Lynn 10 months, 3 weeks ago. under pumpkins

Pumpkins, and Corn Mazes and Hay Rides, Oh My! from Mama Spark's World

We went to a farm here with Avery and his folks. There were pumpkins, a hay ride and a corn maze. The next weekend we went to a haunted barn, but more on that later.On the hayride with Gigi and PapaThey had ice cream so of course we needed to get some!Avery coopted the pumpkin wagon to eat in.He LOVED the corn maze! Avery would run between rows and "scare" us, LOL.Going to Firefly Farm next so

added by Mama Spark 1 year, 5 months ago. under avery , corn maze , hay ride , pumpkins

Pumpkin Divas from Appalachian Quilts

Remember the Quilt Diva UFO I got quilted earlier this year? This quilt was designed by the same designer. It's called Pumpkin Divas. This was another quilt that we had just as much fun picking out the fabrics as we did making it. (Look at the 'stars in their eyes' fabric in the glasses.) Adding the buttons and turning a couple of them into spiders - well that just added to the whimsy of the quilt. It's been hanging in the shop as a flimsy for quite a while. I pulled it down off the wall to get it ...

added by Appalachian Mercantile 2 years, 4 months ago. under appalachian mercantile , appalachian quilts , flimsie , flimsy , holiday decorating , pumpkins , ufo

all the things . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

What a great weekend! Thursday evening kicked it off (I am so grateful that our office is closed on Fridays) with our monthly guild meeting. We had a good turnout.

Our program featured our Comfy Quilts Committee, along with one of the services that receives our quilts. There was also a nicely stocked free to a good home table. I dropped off a stack of magazines and grabbed some pretty fabrics that caught my eye!

Speaking of fabric, Diann of Little Penguin Quilts had shared a cute stitchery she was working on, and it was framed with the cutest pumpkin ...

added by Denise :) 2 years, 5 months ago. under camp , camp macoba , fabric , football , grandson , guild , photos , pumpkins , stitchery , wool

grand ol' time . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

So with a crew far away in California, and a crew kinda doing their own thing this year, Todd and I just chilled (on the boat on the lake) and let the pictures of the good times roll in! First, I had delivered the placemats for the local crew . . .

I got a good one of the girls (well, two of them ... Evey had a headache that evening, poor dear) and a good one of the placemats. So you get to see them both.

Before I get too far into the Halloween antics, let me also remark that first and foremostly ...

added by Denise :) 2 years, 5 months ago. under adventure time , grandchildren , halloween , jackolantern , little house on the prairie , photos , pumpkins , sunset , trick or treat

finally caught up . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

What a weekend! Friday afternoon we headed out to make things ready for the 5th annual Pastor & Wife Appreciation banquet and retreat.We had about 36 pastors and their wives. It was a great evening with fabulous food, worship and fellowship—not to mention a terrific speaker who spoke great words of encouragement. We had about nine couples who were able to spend the night. There was a fabulous breakfast that morning, and then we broke out into groups, for some more encouragement. I think it was a success!

But I was itching to get home, because I knew what ...

added by Denise :) 2 years, 5 months ago. under autumn , charcuterie , football , lake , ministry , photos , placemat , pumpkins , sheep , sunset , wool

Sew Thankful Sunday, October 2021 from The Crafty Quilter

{I love the idea of “paying it forward”. I think the world would be a better place if we could spread some joy and acknowledgement of good deeds done by others. I try to do that once a month for my Sew Thankful Sunday posts. I highlight some great content that I’ve found on other people’s blogs that I hope will inspire you and reward the originator by bringing traffic to their site. If your blog has been mentioned without your consent, please let me know and I will take you off the current list of featured bloggers ...

added by Julie Cefalu 2 years, 6 months ago. under autumn decor , fall baking , fall decorations , fall quilts , pumpkins , quilt tutorials , sew thankful sunday , uncategorized (Comments)

August in the Garden from From My Carolina Home

Hot and humid has been the norm this month. Usually July is the hottest month of the year here, but it seems like the heat is lasting longer this year. The plants love it though, with lots of flowers both ornamental and on the veggies. My purple petunias continue to provide colorful displays. I saw a hummingbird stop by them this week, but didn’t get a picture of it.

Petunias are one of the best flowers to attract hummingbirds, and much less expensive than the torenias that I’ve used before. In the hanging pots the pansies gave out ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 2 years, 8 months ago. under garden , gardening , pumpkins , tomatoes (Comments)

Feeling like Cinderella! from Appalachian Quilts

I do have to admit, as a kid I loved the story Cinderella. I wonder if that is where my affinity for pumpkins came from. I doubt it, but I do love me some pumpkins. I love pumpkin anything - except don't even think about messing up a perfectly good cup of coffee with some flavored creamer. That's just me. (Understand that I don't even like for my food to touch on my plate, nor do I like things swirled in with my plain old ice cream, nor do I have any appreciation for my cake to touch ...

added by Appalachian Mercantile 3 years, 4 months ago. under appalachian mercantile , fall , fall decorating , farm life , farm pics , garden , gardening , grow your own food , pumpkins , seed catalogs , seed saving , sustainable

halloween hoppin day three . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It's the last day *and* my day, YAY!

When I first read the criteria of this hop — I’m going to make this really simple this year, I’d love to see a project with “Purple” in it, but seriously I’ll be happy also if it doesn’t …What’s Halloween tho without a bit of purple? You are free to make something new, or show a past project you’ve created — I knew this was a hop for ME! Anyone that knows me, knows I love purple! All you have to do is look at a few ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 6 months ago. under bats , blog hop , candy corn , giveaway , halloween , halloween hoppin blog hop , photo , pumpkins , purple

time out . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Hey, hey! What a glorious, long weekend for me! Our big meeting was Tuesday, and then the office was closed through Monday! The weather's been just glorious for a five-day weekend!

Tuesday evening, Evey came home with me and had a sleepover. We had lots of fun exploring, watching movies, and making cookies!!

She was very serious about her sprinkling duties!

While Evey and I were checking out the turtle sanctuary, I noticed a couple of water lily buds. Sure enough, when I came out on Thursday to look, we had one in full bloom . . .

Isn't it beautiful ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 6 months ago. under baking , camp , crochet , embroidery , granddaughter , halloween hoppin blog hop , photo , pumpkins , slow stitching , stitchery , wool felt

birthday weekend . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It was a pretty crazy week at work, getting ready for our big annual meeting next week. But that didn't stop me from getting some evening stitch time in . . .

Work progresses on this sweet little "Give Thanks" stitchery. It's nice to have something relaxing to look forward to at the end of the day!

I came home to some sweet snail mail happies this week, too. This was a win from Life in Pieces as she celebrated her 13th blogiversary!

Isn't that fun?!? I love the stiletto! ♥

And this was an Instagram win from Kathy Schmitz!

I ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 6 months ago. under birthday , candy corn , crochet , embroidery , granddaughters , photo , pumpkins , slow stitching

Bumper Crop from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

Leaves are turning colours in our neck of the woods here in Northern Ontario, Canada. Temperatures are starting to dip and there is a nip in the air in the mornings. Time to start pulling out warmer clothes.

So glad that this wall hanging is done and done in time for fall (even though fall is officially not here yet)!

I love fall quilts and pumpkin quilts and can add another one to the mix.

Here is a bit of eye candy! Enjoy!

We have been getting frost advisories lately and we have been covering up some of the plants ...

added by Rose Marie 3 years, 7 months ago. under applique , pumpkins , quilts

Close! from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

The trees around town and on our hill are starting to change colours. It is that time of year.

I have a pumpkin quilt that needs binding and with the nights and days starting to cool down, this is the perfect time to tackle that mountain of quilts waiting for binding.

As I was sewing on binding, I was thinking and looking at what was left to do. Will I have enough or does it need another strip of fabric to be cut.

How close is this?

After careful measuring and sewing the two ends together, this is what was ...

added by Rose Marie 3 years, 7 months ago. under binding , pumpkins

achy breaky head . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

So. This was the first morning in sixteen days (sixteen looooong days) that I've woken up without a nagging headache. Bliss! I was so relieved that I didn't even mind going in to work! LOL! Happy September!!

It's been a long time since I've had a headache that persistent. No one (by that I mean no doctor), has every been able to figure out why I get them, and short of prescribing something that knocks me flat out, no one (see above note) has ever been able to treat them successfully. So yeah, I was really ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 7 months ago. under apple , baking , cream cheese mints , embroidery , granddaughters , halloween hoppin blog hop , on sutton place , photos , pumpkins , quilt , t blocks

eclectic collection . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

It's been a busy week, which means I wasn't able to get in as much stitching as I would have liked, but I got some in nevertheless. I did make some progress on my heart:

But put it down to work on the Peppermint Purple SAL.

Week 8 was made available on Wednesday, and I had it finished on Thursday, along with a good majority of the box outlines for the entire stitchery!

It's easy, soothing stitching and I'm enjoying it very much.

Thursday was guild, and I struggled to go, because by the end of ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 1 month ago. under blackwork , camp macoba , embroidery , grandmother's choice , guild , handwork , heart , photos , pumpkins , sal , slow stitching , utility sewing

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