fall's fluttering in . . .

It's been a fairly productive week . . . I love having a bunch of little handwork projects to work on because I can skip around and work in the evenings and at lunch time without a lot of fuss, and I get things done!

So now, along with the acorn mug rug, I've finished my little harvest stitchery mug rug.  I really love how that turned out! It used a nice, wide variety of embroidery stitches, and I even learned a new one -- the wheatear or wheat stitch. Can you tell which one that is (aside from it being the one that looks like it's the first time I've ever stitched it!)? As for the acorn, I think I'll probably make several more of those.  It's really cute and a very easy stitch-up.

My hexie pumpkin mug rug is all stitched up and ready to be sandwiched, quilted and then bound.

That will make for some good slow stitching today! The template was for a big leaf that gave me an idea for . . .

Another mug rug, of course. I've found, though all of this, that I have no shortage of browns in my stash, which is quite hilarious to me!

I also finished up this sweet little butterfly topper as a little "happy" for Evey, who turns four tomorrow. I was very pleased with this "flying by the seat of my pants" finish.

I say that because I had no plan. I just sewed and added/embellished as I went. The label is a combination of two photos that rather document her experience with "Ella the moth" this past month.

Evey picked up this huge moon moth at the Botanical Gardens (it had already expired).  

She immediately named it, carried it home, and insisted that it sleep with her. 

We celebrated this joie de vivre-filled, spicey girl's birthday as a family last night, so she's already got her commemorative piece; she was thrilled with the photo on the back! She said, matter of factly, Ella's in pieces and mama put her in the trash.  This (referring to the topper) is pretty.  LOL!

I hope to have some more small, fall finishes this week.  Linking up to the Slow Sunday Stitching post at Kathy's Quilts.  If you've come looking for the "Quilter's Meet & Greet" post, click HERE.  I will say I've had a ball hopping around to all the M&G posts and hearing (via comments) from all that are participating ... but I was shocked at how many "no reply" commenters are still out there.

Y'all enjoy this beautiful Sunday!

:)

quilter's meet and greet . . .

Greetings on this happy Tuesday morning!

My heart/mind are in California this morning ... today is my son's 31st birthday (how can I have a 31 year old?!?) ... and I totally forgot I needed to have a meet & greet post!  LOL!  

So, my name is Denise and it's my pleasure to meet you! I've been quilting since January of 2006, but sewing for as long as I can remember; and had the pleasure of growing up with a mom who enjoyed sewing clothes for me and passed that love on down.

My first finish (mind you, not my first start) was an original I created for a sweet horse-loving young friend:

I like to play with many techniques: traditional . . .

Art . . .

Applique . . . 

Hexies . . .

Wool (and crazy quilting) . . .

Embroidery . . .

And pumpkins.  Have I mentioned I like pumpkins?? And my favorite color is purple, but you'd never know it from my projects!  {grin}

Chances are pretty good I've got multiple projects going on at any one time . . .

My tastes in pretty much *everything* are eclectic! But I do adore handwork most of all.

I also love to read, cook and bake, tea parties, craft, color, listen to music, watch movies, hit the lake in our pontoon, and especially I love grandchildren -- all seven of them! (Everett, born to heaven in 2011, is represented in the picture above our group.)

Plus I adore my husband, who's a terrific partner, a godly man, and loves me more than I deserve!

One more of the grands ... cuz I can (I mean RIGHT??!) . . .

The three on the left are my California kids . . .and the two on the right and the one in my lap are local.  Praise the Lord that some stayed local!

We are fulltime RVers, and live in our 5th wheel (click HERE to check out our set-up and my quilting space) as camp hosts for Camp MACOBA.  

The setting is serene and gorgeous, and I'm incredibly blessed.

Enough about me ... or if it isn't, feel free to browse around the blog! There's only so much one can learn about another in a single post . . . once you've had your fill, though, make sure you click through to register for the great prizes being offered . . .

Register for prizes!

And don't miss out on meeting all the other great quilters out there!

Meet & Greet

And thank you Benita, of Creative Space,  for setting this up!  

Happy Tuesday -- happy stitching!

:)