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Autumn in the Air and My Home

Fall is definitely in the air these days. Northern Minnesota even had some snow last night. Oh how I wish the Autumn season could last longer than it does!

Most of the projects I’ve finished this week have already been posted, so I’ve decided to join the linky part hosted by  Bernie of Needle and Foot and show you some of my autumn quilts and woolies today.

I thought I’d take you on a mini tour of my Autumn quilt decor in my home. It was a challenge to get pictures in my dark, tree-shaded living room, so please bear with me.

The quilt below is one of my very first lap or throw quilts. While we do use it as a throw, most often I use it for decoration during the Autumn season. It is a pattern I made years ago; I believe it was in a quilt magazine. It is one of my favorite quilts. The quilting shelf was made for me by my brother, Steve. You can see some of his other work here.

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This display is at the top of the stairs in my home, so I am standing on the steps to get the full quilt in the picture. That’s the reason for the weird angle.

Fall is one of my favorite times to pull out my woolie projects. If you’ve been following me, you know that I usually have a woolie close by to work on. This next little set of pin cushions is a nod to Autumn and Halloween.

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The little owl pattern was too irresistable when I visited a quilt shop in Minnesota a year or so ago. The pattern is a Half Pints by Buttermilk Basin and went together quickly.

The pin cushion with the scaredy cat was a free download online a few years ago from Shirley Hudson Designs. Another quick project, and so cute!

The little pumpkin was a pin cushion pattern  by a quilt shop I visited while on a trip to Missouri a few years ago. It is the first of the woolie pin cushions I made.

This little hanger is also made by my brother. He and his wife, Nita, of What a Hoot Quilting sell these. They hold little 6-1/2″ blocks and easily tuck into spaces where you just need a little something. (Am I an affiliate of What A Hoot? No, just a big fan who gets paid in hugs. Good enough for me!)

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Harvest Moon, copyright Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

The little block on the hanger is my own design. I just sketched it up one day and stitched it together. I call it Harvest Moon.

This little quilt was made from a pattern in the Fall 2012 issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine. When we put in the bookshelves, which BigJ designed and built, he added this little nook so that I could hang my mini quilts on display. It’s one of my favorite design features in our house!

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That’s my linky party share! Thanks for hosting this, Bernie!

(I’m not an affiliate of any of these companies; just giving them a little applause for their great patterns.)

Wendy

 

 

 

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