Christmas Projects--New Pattern for September

I know, I know... it's WAY too early to be thinking about Christmas!

It's not even officially fall yet!

But, I did want to give you lots of time to get these projects done before the crazy holiday season descends on us.

So here's my latest Christmas pattern called "A Primitive Christmas" (it's a two for one kinda deal)!

 Included in the pattern is a 9" x 12" (inside frame measurements) primitive stitchery.

It includes fun little motifs like an angel, stocking, house with Christmas lights, tree, manger, candy-canes, snowman, mittens, bells, holly, Santa, and a skate.

I've kept the embroidery simple, outlining the shapes and filling in with random cross-stitches.

 Then, there's also a pattern for this 13" diameter wool penny rug, included.

You can see it uses the same simple motifs but this time they're appliquéd in wool onto the pennies.

(It's really not this bright.)

You can find this pattern on the New Patterns page of my website.

While you're there, make sure to check out my other new offerings!

That's it for now!

A Fun Fall Fair

Well, I"ve been busy!

Next weekend (September 14-15)

 is the Campbell Valley Fair and I've been making things to sell in my booth.

Like what, you ask?

Well, there will be pumpkins.

Painted fabric pumpkins,

 pumpkins with faces, 

 little pumpkins with faces,

 burlap pumpkins,

 painted, flat pumpkins,

 wool pumpkins, 

 pumpkins on sticks,

and in garlands,

 scarecrow pumpkins,

 pumpkins with crows,

 and crows on pumpkins.

Of course there'll be food...

 I can never grow these gourds with the long necks

so I decided to sew a few. 

 You can't have a fall fair without sunflowers,

 or a few cats,

and some crows,

 and a few more pumpkins.

Halloween's just around the corner

so we need a few scary things.

 How about a burlap owl or two? 

 Or a fat chenille spider and little spider-web coasters?

 This oh-so-creepy bat?

 Or some of these?

Did I say there'd be pumpkins?

And lots of other fun stuff!

Hope to see you there!

Suddenly, it's fall

Where did summer go?

 The grapes are ripe on the vines along our back porch.

 And I feel like creating a little fall project.

So I choose my favourite colours and make four of these 5" scrappy squares.

 Surround them with some star print fabric and add some fusible applique in one of the corners,

 And a second corner,

 And a third.

 Add the binding and voila!

A little mat for my fall table.

Happy fall everyone!

Sweet Spring

How time flies!

I can't believe that April is almost over, which makes us 1/3 of the way through 2013!

Hope spring has finally reached all of you.

Some of you may remember this pattern,

featured on the cover of "Primitive Quilts and Projects" magazine for Spring 2013.

It's now available for purchase as an individual pattern on my website on the New Patterns page.

 I've also got a few issues of the magazine left for sale on the same page of my website.

Here's a glimpse of spring in my backyard garden.

If you order the pattern, you'll see that I used this picture as a background on the cover.

I've also made a bunch of primitive buntings to sell on my Etsy shop.

So if you haven't visited for awhile, please take a moment to stop by.

Happy sweet spring, everyone!