simple :: dream :: quilts: August 2012

Thursday, August 30, 2012

tea time and more..............

I've made a set of chenille pumpkins for a customer

with shades of white vintage chenille.

I decided to tea stain some you can see them in the shop .

Sunday, August 19, 2012

2 sets of pUmPkInS I just might keep myself....

These colors jumped out at me.

So far this set is my favorite.

My house is more primitive

wood tone.

Wouldn't these look great here?

These brighter pumpkins look like as sunny day in Fall.

If they don't find a home elsewhere

they may end up on my mantle.

More sets were added to the shop .

Go ahead a take a look.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

as requested...

Can't you tell I'm eager for Fall?

After several requests I've been posting some pUmPkIn sets.

I just love the above ombre plaid.

Didn't buy enough of that fabric so

there will be limited pumpkins.

The set above includes a vintage chenille

pUmPkIn.

The set above is so classic.

Black and gold.

How about mad about plaid?

I just love the paisley print.

Need to buy more of that.

Another classic set.

Black/khaki/gold

All these can be found in the shop .

Please leave a comment, I'd love to know

your thoughts. When shopping in the shop

be sure to leave a note in the "notes to seller"

"comment pUmPkInS" and the date you left

the comment and you will receive an

additional 10% off your purchases.

(shipping not included).

Sunday, August 12, 2012

pUmPkInS - some of this year's crop

Be on the lookout for this year's crop of pUmPkIns.

Here is a preview......

The colors are ripe.

This may just be the first harvest.

There may be other colors

in a 2nd harvest.

Above is a pan full of stems.

That's about half of what I've made.

Stems are made with remnants of

fabrics that many times are too

small or odd shape cut to piece

into a quilt....so they echo down

to pUmPkIn stems.

Can't you tell I'm enamored

with these stems?

Here they are all laid out

ready to be sewn with

the stems chosen to

highlight the pUmPkIn color.

Above...

see the chenille peaking out

in the upper right corner?

I have a special order for several

shades of white chenille pUmPkIns.

I just may be able to harvest

more of those for the shop .

Here are my 2 favorite patterns.

The muddy orange on the left was a remnant.

I am only going to be able to harvest a

limited number of those and will be

keeping several for myself.

The paisley....

that is an awesome print and there

will be a larger harvest of those pUmPkIns.

Again, I will be keeping several of those.

In fact I may just go back and purchase

more yardage of that print.

Hope you liked the preview.

Keep watch on the shop

as they are harvested

and ready to go to a good home,

whether it be yours

or a friend home.

I have a Fall trip planned back to Chicago to visit a dear friend while getting my fill of thrifting. I will also be traveling west of Chicago to visit another dear friend and enjoy the best country fair I have ever been to. I will be packaging up hostess gifts from this years harvest to grace their homes as a thank you for the wonderful time I always have enjoying their company. Do you have friends that you feel as close to as your own family? Why not put together a gift of my pUmPkIns to add charm to their homes as well? I plan to list sets of pUmPkIns in the shop this year to make it easier for you to do just that.

Fall is in the air. Our 100 degree temps have subsided and my sister and I sat out in the field in front of my house late last night looking up at the sky watching the awesome meteor shower while listening to classical music wafting from the house and sipping herbal tea. It was even cool enough to grab afgans and wrap up in. Fall...cool...baking...homemade soups...leaves... mums...pumpkins... pUmPkInS....my favorite time of year.