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For our sewing project for Fall Fortnight, I thought it would be nice to make something small that everyone can easily do on a domestic machine, then send to a charity to lift the spirits of the seniors and disabled folks on the Meals on Wheels client list. We need 275 placemats to meet their need here in my county. In order to help you decide what you’d like to do for yourself, your friends, or to help with our charity project, we have a special blog hop today of my fellow blogger friends, each one with a tutorial ...

One of the most popular designs for table toppers is the hexagon shape, maybe because it fits on most side tables, and is the perfect centerpiece for dining tables. Today, I’ll give you two free patterns for making them, both pretty easy.

For the first design, you’ll need a 60º ruler. This is not an original design, it is all over the internet, but I have found it easy and quick and makes an impressive project. You’ll also need a length of fabric that has a border print or wide stripe with repeats. How much fabric depends ...

Did you have fun with Fall Fortnight? In this post, I will give you a bit of a round-up of some other ideas from previous fall inspired projects with free patterns. For some readers, these will be new, for others a reminder of project maybe you’d like to make but didn’t get to yet. Decorating with fall season quilted table toppers and wall hangings gives a cozy feel to almost any room. This arrangement is on the formal dining table that we rarely use anymore. The topper is the Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along project for 2021 starting HERE ...

The next Fall Fortnight free pattern is a bell pull project with fall designs and fabrics. Once again, you can do this pattern in any theme you wish. Get a start on Christmas with holiday themes, make a gift for a friend with a garden or kitchen theme, or make the fall theme like I did.

Here is the project! Download the free pattern – Fall Fortnight Bell Pull. You may recognize these fabrics as the wonderful Benartex line called Harvest Festival, we used them in previous projects and I still have some left.

Let’s Sew!! First, find and embroider ...

I hope you are having fun with this year’s Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along. Now that we have all the blocks made, layout of the top is next.

If you are making the same size as I am showing, please note that in the photos, the pumpkin blocks should be switched. This will separate the pumpkins from the flying geese on the lower left, and keep the other ones from forming a diagonal line with the apples. If you making more blocks for a larger quilt, lay them out and take a photo so you can see where there might ...

The weather took a decided turn to the colder side this week, truly Autumn is upon us. A rainy day yesterday had me working on quilting projects all day. On the blog today, we finish up today with quilting and binding. I hope you have enjoyed this quilt along. I have enjoyed seeing your projects on your own blogs and on Facebook so much, thanks for sharing. So, when we left off, we were beginning the quilting of the table topper. I chose an 80/20 blend batting for this one.

The pantograph is one I have used a lot ...