I Found the Perfect Spot!

I wasn't sure if I wanted to use this as a table runner or a wall hanging until I finished the binding this morning. I immediately saw the perfect spot, a spot that was begging me to put a nice wall hanging in its place.


The sun was shining on it too, which gave a nice warm glow. When fall is over, I have the perfect snow man wall hanging to put there in its place.



I wouldn't say that I did it perfectly. The border pieces were a little bit stretched, but all in all, I would say that is was a success!

I love Fall....

I have finally completed all of the bear paw blocks and am ready to do the final assembly.


If you are looking for an easy fall tablerunner or wall hanging, this is not it. I absolutely love the finished product, but, it was not fast or easy. I will post pictures later when I get it quilted!
I hope that you are all having a great weekend and that your fall weather is as beautiful as ours. The sun is shining and the grass is gently waving in the wind. It is still green! All of the trees are bare and soon they will be draped with a lovely winter coat of snow. Ahhh, I love it here in South Dakota.

My First Paper Foundation Project....

We lived in Ketchikan, Alaska for almost four years. I learned so much about quilting there. There are many talented quilters there and a wonderful guild that does so much for the community. While we were there, I took a class to make this wall hanging. It is called Falling Leaves. I love the fall colors and I take it out every year. This class taught me everything I will ever need to know about paper piecing.


After I took this class, a group of ladies got together once a month to make paper foundation blocks. I had a lot of fun going from house to house and seeing all the lovely things that were made with fabric, needle and thread.

This is what I have done so far on the my current paper foundation project. Three bear claws and they took a long time.


There are five pieces in each block. This is the larger one.



For the border the 1 1/4 inch strips are sewn together and then cut 3 1/8 inches. I can't wait to get to that part!

Hand Dyed Yarn....

Before I left Florida last month, my knitting sisters in Vero Beach gave me so many lovely gifts. They gave me this lovely yarn so that I could make some socks. I have never made any socks and I am actually afraid to try and learn. I will ruin them and feel awful that I messed up my gift. This is so unlike me because I usually am the first one to try something new.


Thank you knit sisters! You were always so nice to me and I miss you all very much.

Bear Claw Runner....

I started this runner last fall, but, I didn't get enough done on it to consider it of possible use soon enough for me. It is fall again, and I am back to work. The bear claws are paper pieced, making it a little daunting for me.

I have done a lot of paper piecing, but every time I take a break from it, I find that I am afraid to get back on the horse. I hope that I can make the plunge soon....

These are the different strips of fabric that I have chosen to make the bear claws and the stripped border. Thanks for sticking with me and I am hoping that now that we are back on line, I can get back to blogging more faithfully. I didn't realize I would miss it soooo much...

Heather Bailey!

Before I left Florida, the day we loaded up all of our stuff, my order from Heather Bailey. I had placed the order back in July as a pre-order. I was so excited to open it up!
I bought two patterns, the pear pincushion and a purse pattern.

I liked the fabric they used so much that I just bought the same thing. They also threw in a free flower pattern. Oh, I also had ordered the strawberry pincushion kit.

We are in between states now, but when we settle in we will be living in South Dakota, not Iowa after all. I can't wait to get all set up again!