it's coming....

that would be autumn and halloween of course!  yes, i did see halloween candy in the stores...and since i'm sewing all things fall, this little guy 'materialized'....no pun intended!!

super quick to assemble, measures about 14 x 18...makes a nice little wall/door deco.  that purple/black batik is perfect!  a dear quilty friend, now passed, gave me about 9 yards of it and i've used it everywhere possible.  what else??

one more tree runner....dug deep in the stash for these gorgeous autumn fabrics...and the background is a jo morton i think, around a long time, now almost gone...the floor is not a great design wall...

and old fabrics?  yep i got 'em!  looky, looky...

not vintage but certainly aged....acquired this at the beginning of my 'wild prints' era....not long after discovered kaffe fassett and the rest is history...

here's another name from the fabric past....

another stunning autumn print...remember joan kessler?  lots of those tiny shirting prints...had a ton of them and you could always tell at a glance fabric she had designed...

(blogger alignment has a mind of its own....one of the many things annoying about this program)

so it's the weekend....i've runners to baste and quilt, another ghost or two to whip up and finish..that'll eat up a couple of days no problem.  plus exercise, pesky house chores...

waking up to sunshine (of course) and a day filled with promise and blessings....

goodbye christmas...

for now anyway....finshed up my christmasy sewing with these 2 runners....not wonky, just lying crooked on floor

hello autumn!  weather continues deplorable so happy to be inside sewing up my own kind of storm.  

autumn sewing so far...the tree print on this and background of the next are hoffman prints...i always love a hoffman...used to get them at fabric place in framingham, mass., end of the line on commuter rail...they had bolts and end pieces in bins...dropped a few pennies there i can tell you....

blogger acting up again....

oh how i would love an autumn in new england again!  it arrives with a shout, you know it's autumn...here in maryland it sorta slides in a few hours at a time....a tree here, a leaf there...it's a meh kind of change.  but i digress...

next autumn project?  a few hexagonal table toppers...thanks to carole for the idea!  i saw it on her blog and hmm i've got some big hexies all cut...so already started!  autumn colors too...

lovely kaffe prints...mmmm drool worthy....will rummage in the stash for coordinating prints.  they work up quick and easily machine quilted...for the tutorial hop on over to:  

https://frommycarolinahome.com/2014/12/01/christmas-hexagonal-table-topper

tomorrow one more runner gets sewn and then the hexies..with 3 whole days ahead should make good progress so next week can move on to pumpkins!  

dear daughter has 3 weeks off until school starts and she's been crocheting up a storm..already had about 30 scarves on hand, added about 60 little ornaments and then a batch of poppy pins for veterans' day.  if she keeps up this pace, i fear it's crocheters anonymous for her, you know, powerless over crocheting....LOL!

so many gratitudes for her and i lately...a mostly healthy year under my belt, health resolutions for her as well....we have much thankfulness...life is indeed good!