Monday, September 21, 2020

Hello Fall Blog Hop

A big thanks to Carla of Creatin in the Sticks for bringing us this hop!

Here's the list of today's participants:

Monday, September 21st

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Living in New England (Massachusetts) I really love Fall. The air starts cooling, a welcome change from the Summer heat, and the leaves start turning. There's nothing like a wide expanse of colorful foliage on a bright Fall day!

So I decided to represent those beautiful trees in my own simple way...with a Penny Rug design. If you're not familiar with what a Penny Rug is, you can read up on it here. They are traditionally made with felted wool, but can also be made with wool felt, which is what I primarily use. You can read about the difference in the two materials here. I use National Nonwovens WoolFelt, which you can explore here.

My design is called "Fall Foliage Penny Rug." It consists of tree trunks, colorful foliage atop, and a pile of fallen leaves at the base of each tree. It measures 16" and can be used to adorn a table top:


It's quick to stitch up using embroidery floss that matches the WoolFelt colors.



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Be sure to visit every participating in this fun hop!


Tuesday, September 22nd
Wednesday, September 23rd
Thursday, September 24th

Monday, September 14, 2020

It's a Garden Party Row Along


A big thanks to Marian for bringing us another great Row Along! 
Here's a list of today's participants:
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This year's theme is, obviously, gardens/gardening. I decided to focus on the things needed to get a garden started/planted. My row measures 12.5" x 30.5" including outside seam allowance, and consists of eleven blocks.

The first, and biggest block, is the wheelbarrow. It measures 6.5" x 12.5" including seam allowance. It will be the centerpiece of the row.

Above the wheelbarrow are a glove and a spade. They each measure 3.5" x 6.5" including seam allowances.

Below the wheelbarrow are another glove and a fork. They each measure 3.5" x 6.5" including seam allowances.

On the left side of the row is a long-handled spade block. It measures 3.5" x 12.5" including seam allowance.

To the right of the spade block, are a watering can block and seedlings block. They each measure 6.5" x 6.5" including seam allowances.

On the right side of the row is a shovel block. It measures 3.5" x 12.5" including seam allowance.

To the left of the shovel block, are another seedlings block and a hat block. They each measure 6.5" x 6.5" including seam allowances.

And here's an illustration of the finished row with all the blocks in their spots:

You can download my FREE PATTERN HERE.

And here's a photo of my complete, sewn row:

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The fabric used for the appliques was kindly provided by Northcott Fabrics.
I chose four colors from their "Canvas" line:
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Here is today's giveaway:

Purple Hobbies LLC Blade Saver Thread Cutter (1)
Winner gets to choose color of cutter they want.
Shipping to anywhere
Value $18.00
Giveaway starts September 15, 2020/ Ends September 22, 2020
Sponsor Hashtag: @purplehobbies

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(Please read the giveaway rules, be found here.)



Electric Quilt (https://www.electricquilt.com) is offering a 20% discount code off any products except for EQ Academy during the row along. The coupon code is: GARDENPARTY20.

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And be sure to visit everyone participating in this wonderful Row Along!