Interesting Blogs!

Have you checked out the quilting blog, Crazy Mom Quilts? It has lots of interesting 'stuff' (my favorite word)! Each Friday, Amanda Jean posts a project that she finished and then invites others to post their finished project for the week. It's amazing the number of people who post weekly. This week there are 116 posts with lots to check out.

Two more places to visit are Jay Bird Quilts and Red Pepper Quilts.

Enjoy!

My sister and I went to Wool Trends today. As I was leaving, I saw this leaf on the ground. The colour intrigued me so I brought it home. It looks good on my leather look placemat. This is an excellent colour combination (at least, I think so).

Wishing it was SPRING!!!

As I was looking out the window of my daughter's place here in Chicago, I wished it was spring! It's been really cold since I've been here. Certainly a lot colder than St. John's, NL, where the sea has a warming effect. I just read that St. John's has the mildest winters in Canada! Hmmm! I don't know about this winter though!!

Since my heart is looking toward SPRING (still  months away), here are some leafy designs to check out. Also, I pinned a few art quilts with leaves on my Art Quilts pinterest page.

• Leaf designs from Sketch Book
• Leaf Stitch,
• How to Crochet a Leaf
• Free Knitted Leaf Patterns
• Lace Leaf Stitches
• Little Leaves Scarf (cute)
• 100 Stitches - Leaf Stitch (excellent tutorial & worth looking around the site)
• Rose Leaf Stitch
• Embroidery Library - Leaf Stitch
• Raised Fishbone Stitch (fish pattern)

Touch of Fall in Windsor, NS

While still on vacation in early September (Windsor, Nova Scotia), I was surprised to find these wonderful colours of fall. We don't usually see the leaves changing colour so early back home in Newfoundland. In fact, the leaves are just now turning on a few trees in my neighbourhood. My maple tree is still green and I still have roses in bloom. However, that can change in a heart beat!

 

Now it's time to check out some autumn projects that just might inspire you!
Enjoy!!
Mug Rugs and Small Quilted Art Pieces
Oak Leaf Mug Rug (check out the tutorials)
Fabric Pumpkin
Also check HERE, and HERE.

Textile Tutorials

I've made a list of textile related tutorials for you to check out.

1. Texture Magic Videos from Superior Threads
2. Making Paper Cloth
3. How to make a Fabric Leaf
4. Making Fabric Wings
5. Transferring Patterns to Fusible Fabric
6. Fabric Flower Embellishment
7. Tyvek Beads
8. Thread Painting
9. Fat Quarters - Brand new to Quilting Series (for beginners)
10. Hollow Cube Quilt Block 

Please note: I haven't watched all these tutorials yet.