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Coming Along

  

Looks like we're headed in a nice direction.  It's hard to watch TV when you've got blocks scattered all over the family room carpet, but it just feels good to look at them and plan.

Autumn

Hunter's Hideaway

Well, it doesn't get more fun than this.  It stormed like crazy. Got the stew working, and the sewing machine flying! This was an out-of-love project, but I just have to do a pattern with it now. 

Sassy Little Sisters

Sassy Little Sisters Apron Pattern is in the works.  This is a rough, rough first go round.  I didn't even press it yet.  Aren't those little birds sweet?!

We're Talking Picnics

This little block has Picnic written all over it.  Must be the cute little plaid designed by Sandy Klop of American Jane in her new Happy Campers line.  I think it must be the changing air that has me simmering soup and stitching away today.  It's still over a hundred degrees out there, but the sun is low and Autumn feels so wonderful! Swirly leaves, berries, apple crisp, nature walks, birdies all around....love it. I'm working on mastering a Minestrone Soup this year.  First round....Hubby ate it. Round two.... looking to find a meat like ham hocks, without the icky smell.  Can you tell I watched Julie and Julia?! Only three times, though.

Looks Like Candy

New pattern coming asap!  I used one jellyroll plus yardage to make this fun little treat.  Amazing how you can take one shape and make three different appearing blocks. This would be a completely different type of quilt with less contrasting soft prints.  Yeah.  Gotta try that too.

Backyard mysteries solved.

Quilter's Diet

So I've been eating more jellyrolls than stitching jellyrolls this absolutely fun summer, and now I'm looking like a jellyroll!  I took an online fitness class last year, from a wonderful university....yes you DO NOT exercise online!  The class required me to complete a daily fitness log. This is my new quilter's version with a column to record the last digit of my weight (husband should not see all the digits, right?!), my daily exercise (B for bike, W for walk, you get the idea), and my daily calorie intake.  Now if this doesn't get me going, I need to have a serious chat with Marie.  Back to stitching my jellyrolls instead of all this vacation indulgence! Feel free to join in if you like!  The Quilter's Jellyroll Diet. Download Jellyrolldiet

Time to eat more of this!

I just found out "Boo" is in a calendar!  How fun.