On the Design Wall

The blocks for the FQS Fat Eighth Fruitcake Stitch Along are all done....

And on the design wall, ready for fruit basket turnover.

Hope to get them assembled tomorrow and borders attached. The big reveal will be October 23rd. Keep an eye out on the FQS blog for this event!!

I finished up this cone of Auriful thread last week. That’s a lot of stitching.

Had fun at our annual Crafter’s Retreat at Sweetbriar Ridge Crafter’s Retreat cabin.

 Our group project was these cute Christmas trees...

Thank you, Jill.
I worked on this EPP project.....

And got this runner half bound....


Sara Ashley’s school celebrated Homecoming last weekend. Here are a few pics....

Take Care,

Jennie 

FQS Quiltalong

It was great to be included in a new Quiltalong sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop. This is my third Quiltalong with them, and this pattern just might be my favorite.  It is called Fat Eighth Fruitcake Quilt and is a part of their Shortcut Series.

I was gifted with a generous gift certificate from the FQS, and I purchased these great fabrics (Laundry Basket by Edyta Sitar) for my quilt...

And I added these four from my stash...

Everything is cut out and ready to go...

Once again, I failed to finish the TAW.... I was almost there, but then I had a section that rippled and needed to be removed and corrected.......Ughhhhhhh. This quilt is a true example of why you should not make UFOs. Our stitching and rotary cutting abilities change as we gain in experience, which was the case with this quilt.

The left side is completed and is all good...the right side is not.

I made a fateful trip to the shelter three weeks ago to help my friend choose a kitten and came home with this....

Yes, this sweet little boy was picked up as a stray. No chip or collar and no one had called searching for him. He is housebroken and has lovely manners...and so sweet. Can you tell that I am smitten with little Casper ??

Sara Ashley celebrated her seventeenth birthday!!

Was asked to the Homecoming Dance...

And inducted into the National Honor Society...

Did I mention how proud I am of her???

Take Care,

Jennie