Harvest Home

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

The little houses are made from this tutorial. Since I intended for them to sit on a shelf, I made them bigger and without a hanger. All the prints and colors make them a bit busy, but I had so many pretty fall fabrics, I didn't want to leave any out. Besides, I wanted them to be bright and cheerful for this often gloomy time of year.

The tutorial for the set of pumpkins is here. For the leaves, I used pieces of a thrifted ladies wool jacket that I bought at Goodwill and dyed green. Dying (I used RIT) can be such a crapshoot, but that green on cream-colored wool turned out so nice. I have gotten A LOT of mileage out of that one blazer!

Reflect on all you have to be grateful for, share your blessings, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Lynn

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Counting Cards

Twenty-two, to be exact. I like their random scraps, fraying edges and crazy 'quilting'.

(Not all are shown above, some had already gone to good homes.)

I sewed the scraps to thin white cardstock, trimmed the piece, then glued it to heavy textured cardstock.
If you want to make some of your own, you can find specifics in the book Denyse Schmidt Quilts.

 Many of them were made with certain recipients in mind.

Making these was a lot of fun, and as you can see, it was hard to know when to stop! I'm set for cards for a long time...but that doesn't mean I won't be tempted to make more soon. Christmas is coming ;)

Thanks for reading, friends!

Lynn

Linked up with Finish It Up Friday.