Mums and Fall Tablerunner

I completed this Fall tablerunner while here in KY.  It is one of the Fat Quarters.com Tablerunners of the Month.  This is the November one.  It will be a housewarming gift for one of my cousins.  We are going to their new home tonight for dinner and I finished this tablerunner yesterday.  Perfect timing.  I am very pleased with the way it turned out.  The patchwork is made using a layer cake.  Love the fall colors.  The back is shown below.  I just used strips of the fabric included in the kit.  I did free motion quilting over the entire runner.

And now a photo of my lovely mums.

Last fall when my sister and I were here in Ky, I bought a small potted mum.  We enjoyed it on the deck while we were here and when we left I planted it on the side of the house.  I explained to my Uncle who cares for our home that if it lived great and if it died, it cost less than $5.00.  IT LIVED and is a lovely large mum this fall.  I'm going to try the same thing with the small yellow mum in the photos above.  Maybe I'll have lovely mums along the side of the house (one mum at a time).  

We are enjoying Fall here in the country.  Lovely day yesterday.  My DH cleaned the gutters and I put mulch around our plants. Today we are having rain. 

A "Real" Country Meal

Last evening we celebrated my DH's upcoming birthday at the Lighthouse Restaurant in Sulphur Wells, KY.  This is a photo from their website.  If you are in the area, and want a country style meal.   This is the place.  We arrived just as a group of people on a tourbus were finishing their meal.  After a short wait, our family enjoyed a great meal complete with homemade pie.  A great way to celebrate a birthday.

We continue to enjoy our time here in the country.  Weather has been frosty in the mornings and many of the leaves are now off the trees and on the ground.  I've worked on a few quilting projects and hope to have photos next week.

It's Fall in the Country

We're spending the fall in the country and I haven't posted for some time.  My laptop has not been cooperating when it comes to Blogger.  I'm giving it a try today.  The scene above is from my front window.  The trees are beautiful today.  It has been a slow year for color and some of the leaves have already fallen.  Colors are better since we had a few nights of cooler weather.  The barn and colorful trees are on the farm across the road from our vacation home.

This is a photo of the decorations on our front porch.  I haven't done much since we are only here for a month or so.  The three ceramic pumpkins are from Old Time Pottery.  I love that store and it just happens to be located next door to Bass Pro.  My DH can go shopping at Bass Pro and I can shop next door.  I will plant the mum on the side of the house before we leave.  I will post a photo of last years mum later if Blogger cooperates.  I planted it last fall before we left and it is beautiful this fall.

Wishing all a Happy Halloween.

Halloween Lamp

I found this vintage black panther lamp at the thrift store recently.  The price was $2.99.  It worked and I love vintage planter lamps.  I had no idea what I would do with it but I brought it home.

My New Halloween Lamp

Isn't this just the cutest Halloween lamp.  Perfect for the little table under the Halloween quilt.  I purchased a small lampshade at the thrift store for 99 cents.  It was covered with pink gingham fabric.  I removed the fabric and wrapped the shade in black and orange tulle.  I added a few plastic black cats under the tulle.  Both cats and tulle were in my Halloween box of goodies.   When the lamp is turned on the cats really pop.

I love my Halloween Lamp and the cost was $3.97. 

Below are two closeups of the shade before turning on the lamp.     

I'm linking to Tuesday's Treasures.

I've Been Away at the Fair

I just returned to Arizona from a wonderful three days at the Country Living Fair in Columbus, Ohio.  What a wonderful time my sister and I had visiting our cousin and attending the fair.  We saw so many  vendors with great items.  We bought a few things and came home with lots of ideas.  The weather was beautiful each day.  We especially appreciated the mild weather.  I always love fall in parts of the country were they have trees and grass.  It was my first visit to Columbus and it is a lovely city.  College students were moving into dorms this weekend and it was fun to see all the students walking around downtown.  Brought back memories of falls long ago in Flagstaff at Northern Arizona U.  I have such great memories of my college life at NAU.  

The trip was the perfect way to get in the "Fall Spirit".  I hope to do a little Fall decorating this week even if we are expecting 100 degree weather!

Another Baby Quilt

I have this little cowboy quilt ready for binding.  I started on it this morning.  I went through my stash of cowboy print and found this piece with little cowboys.  It is for our friends daughter and son-in-law.  They are expecting their second little boy later this year.  It seems many of our friends are expecting grandchildren and one a great grandchild.  I've decided that quilts make the perfect gift.  Hope they like it.

All the fabric is from my stash.  I'm very pleased that I have been able to complete a number of projects using my stash.  I still have many more yards to use but it is a beginning.  A friend gave me the batting.  It was left over from one of her projects.  I didn't have to make any trips to the fabric store to complete this quilt.  I'm giving myself a "pat on the back" for this one.

September - Is it Fall Yet?

I've been away from blogland for most of the summer.  DH is recovering nicely from knee replacement revision surgery.  I am officially off the "Taxi service" assignment as he was released to drive last week.  We are experiencing the hottest summer on record here in Phoenix.  So I'M HOPING FALL WILL ARRIVE SOON!!!

I finished this Fall wall hanging last week.  It is from a Fat Quarter.Com quilt kit.  It is made from a pack of charm squares.  It is the perfect size to display below the shelf in the dining area.  I've also completed 1 quilt top and have another nearing completion.  I have been able to find a few moments each day to sew in the studio.  I hope to post more photos later this week.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend and that you too are looking forward to Fall.