Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! Our daughter and Finn are here for the weekend and we had a turkey dinner with my husband's family today. I put out my pumpkin decorations this week. I even raked some leaves--it really feels like fall now with cooler temperatures and the trees changing colour.
I'm adding another tree to the Forest cross stitch picture. It looks a bit odd now but will look better when it is all filled in.
Finn came with us to the farmer's market this morning and I managed to get him to pose in front of the pumpkins, but only very briefly!
We can see his eyes now that he has had a haircut.
I have completed the 12 placemats that I am donating to Meals on Wheels. Here are the fronts--you can see I made some matching sets which might go to a couple. The second picture shows the backing fabrics.
Here are the two that I finished this past week.
These two pictures were taken when my husband and I went for a walk in the park one morning this past week.
The program committee at the Oxford Quilter's Guild has started a colour challenge. Everyone has been encouraged to pick a block and then make it in a different prescribed colour each month. The green block was for September and the orange one for October. I am keeping this project very simple as I have a lot of other projects that I want to move along to the finish line this fall as well as a new quilt I want to start.
My daughter has joined another crochet along and made one of the corners this week to check her gauge.
Back at the beginning of the Summer, I mentioned I was working on a secret project. I made this potato chip quilt using shirt fabric for my cousin. He received the quilt in September and sent me a picture of him with the quilt this week. He really likes it and was very surprised to receive it. He has already used his quilt several times--this makes me happy.
One of the things I really wanted to do on our recent vacation was a trip on the Agawa Canyon train out of Sault Ste Marie. We bought our tickets months ahead of time and although it was a cloudy day, thoroughly enjoyed our day--lots of fall colour and three waterfalls at the Canyon to see when the train stopped. If you have never taken this trip, I highly recommend it! We were there the last week of September and the colours were at their peak.
I will be adding more stitches to my cross stitch project for Slow Sunday Stitching with Kathy. I will also link up with Frederique.
Happy Thanksgiving!! A while yet before we have to plan our dinner this year...;))) I love how your cousin's quilt came out--nice work .
ReplyDeleteAnd so many placemats--you have been a busy bee;))))
Hope you enjoyed your family time hugs, Julierose
I love your scenery photos!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving! That looks like a fabulous trip and such a good time of year to do it!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving Gail! The quilt for your cousin is beautiful, and I love that smile! Well done on your other projects, and these colour chalenge blocks look pretty. Thank you for sharing and linking up, pet Finn!
ReplyDeletethe photo with the park bench and the water behind it looks Post Card Perfect - that is so pretty. Who wouldn't be pleased to get a quilt made for them. Happy Thanksgiving to you and glad your daughter could get home for a visit
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving! Your cross-stitch is really growing. I like the quilt you made for your cousing. Finn looks adorable with his latest hair cut. The scenic photos are beautiful. I like the latest cross stitch that your daughter is working on. It looks quite intricate.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Fall is looking glorious there, Gail. This post is dancing in beautiful colours. Those two new placemats are pretty and the Oxford Quilter's Guild two blocks are fabulous. You are the master of colour, Gail. You always marry solids, prints and blocks like no other; so splendid. I love your Thanksgiving display and doesn't Finn enhance that 'patch' of pumpkins wonderfully?? Loving your daughter's crochet heart and your cousins quilt is great. He looks like a happy chappy. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Enjoy your celebration.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Gail! Lots of leaves are falling here, too - we definitely have some raking in our future. Great job finishing up those placemats! The new blocks look fun, and simple enough that you can work on other things at the same time. Your cousin's quilt is beautiful and looks perfect for him. And your daughter's new crochet project - wow! That looks like a gorgeous area you were in for the train trip, too!
ReplyDeleteGail, I'm a long-time reader, but a first-time commenter! I've read your blog for years, and always enjoy your life commentary as much as your sewing. But it's the Agawa Train ride that pushed me over to comment. I grew up in Michigan's UP, in the "wilderness" south of Tahquamenon Falls, and soooo miss the birches and the autumn colors. The Agawa train ride is on my bucket list--I can only imagine how beautiful the canyon is.
ReplyDeleteLife has taken me to the other side of the world (we met each other in the Philippines, then lived there a dozen more years while we lived at a 12-bed mission hospital), and now we live near our daughter's family in central VA.
THANK YOU for your blog! Ruth