All four seasons, in a week.

It has been busy in our neck of the woods. We started with sunshine, then we had rain, wet snow and now we are back to the sunshine.  The trees are shedding their leaves at a rapid rate.  With the blowing wind, the leaves are all over the place.  So picking them up and keeping on top of it, is a daily event.  Soon all we will see, will be grey skies and lots of white, so no complaints here.

 Unexpected projects landed on my list of to do's. Another fishing rod cover, this time much shorter.

 It needed and embroidered label, once the main body of the cover was prepped, this could be done.

 The label with the details of the owner embroidered, the carry handle cover this, for privacy.

Sewing the caps on the ends.  Clover clips turned out to be very handy for this job.

 Handy Quilter had long arm quilting classes at The sewing Cafe.

Some of the samples, which were on display.

Over the weekend the flannel fabric, was sewn together to make a baby quilt top or backing?

Peter Rabbit got some more hand quilting.

 This green check was meant to be the binding for the baby quilt below.  However, it turned out to be the perfect fit for the hedgehogs.

 Adding extra details to create more interest to the basic panel.

 With the quilting one can play, to make it more whimsical.

 Shapes and lines add extra little details.

Adding the shapes, create a learning opportunity.

Works in progress continues....

Over the past two months, LE got some attention.  These leaves have been prepped for a while, it was time they got appliqued onto the background.

Playing with these corner pieces.

Peter Rabbit baby quilt.  Quilting in rows to highlight the writing.

A Happy panel for a baby girl quilt.

The binding is a very bright green and the backing is a white with a pink design on it.

 Diane's 2018 stitch-a-long:

This is the band for October, which is in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Enjoy the sunsets with the ones you love. Quiet times spent together.

There is a nip in the air...

 For us the weather have turned cool and the prospect of snow is around the corner. It forces us to spend more time indoors.  So first the "springcleaning" needed to be done. Moving to the northern hemisphere has not changed that part of me.  Instead this ritual has become a part of our lives in April and October.  A tidy house, just makes us feel good and then we can enjoy creating again.

Time to play in my sewing room. Peter Rabbit followed me home from Stable at The Hobby Horse.

Making a new frame for the center panel, using the stripe fabric.  A bit of parchment paper to draw curved pieces and scraps of muslin.  All the curves was freehand.

Cutting all the excess fabric away with pinking shears, makes the fabric more flexible.

Once the pieces were done, they were turned inside out.

Next, the curved pieces needed to be attached to the border strips.  First on the straight edges.

Just zigzagged the pieces together.

The curved edges was machine appliqued with a blanket stitch.

Once this was done the border strips could be sewn onto the main panel.   This frame just created a more interesting baby quilt.  It will be machine quilted and going to a new baby boy soon.

Baby quilts are fun to make. The best part, they can be finished in a short time frame.

A few little tidbits.

We finally have beautiful rain, washing all the dust and dirt away.

Nancy was making this quilt. At the end of summer.

 It is bright and scrappy.

 Spot the cats.

She entered it into the Fair and won a 1st Place Ribbon.

Thanksgiving was on monday, here in Canada.  At the farmers market on the weekend we discovered these tiny ornamental pumpkins on a stick.  Have never encountered these before. All the trees are covered in autumn coloured leaves.  A sure sign the seasons are changing.
Diane 2018 Stitch-a-long:

 These are in celebration of breast cancer awareness month, in many parts of the world.

 Mermaids!

Her 2017 Stitch-a-long.

This one up to November.

Out west, on an unexpected trip the past month.  Took LE along and appliqued some leaves.
The weather was remarkable.

 We met this little fella on the path, he was about the size of a large walnut.

 Saw this pair of bald eagles high up in the tree.

Just a sunny afternoon, relaxing in the sun.

When the basting glue ran out.

Planning ahead, prepping projects and making sure we have everything to do a project.  One thing I did not check, as I knew it was in the drawer. Basting glue, except, it has been used a lot. So while the weather was all nice and not too hot yet, placed everything on the table outside and started to glue baste my leaves in place.  The glue was almost done, the car was with hubby and stopping was not an option. 

By this stage things got moved indoors because of the humidity. A short break later, I decided to try my Elmer's purple glue. So away I went, dabbing a bit of the glue on the back of the applique piece and placed it on the background fabric.  Then I gave it a firm press with a finger to make sure it sticks and left it for about 30 minutes.  When I came back, it worked just like the basting glue, it is also a lot cheaper. What a light bulb moment.

September is Love Entwined month for me, after prepping bits for a while now, the time has come to sew those elements in place.

Over the long weekend, these hexagons got prepped as well, this is another project which will get some love soon.

Also sorted the colours for the next round of the Hertfordshire quilt, which will get a start later on this year.  Planning ahead, helps to keep projects on track. It helps me focus and not get distracted, when the time comes to work on a project.

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