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Monday, October 19, 2026

Festival! PDF Pattern Gift-Away!


Happy Monday, folks!

We had our first frost over the weekend, and it looks like our warm fall is making its way out of here.

There is still some color left on the trees, but I know it won't last too much longer - 

But let's keep the warm and cozy going with a new PDF pattern release and a Gift-Away!

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Friday In A Nutshell -


Five Rows Down!

On a day where I drove nearly 2 hours one way to pic up my new glasses at Costco in Winston-Salem, I was still able to get a bit of sewing in.

Not much, but I still see progress, and I'm thrilled with how this traditional design is coming along.

I also chose the alternate route to travel giving me more views of the gorgeous autumn splendor as I worked my way down from the mountains to the piedmont.

I think we are at peak color now, or close to it, and with last night's bit of storm and wind, it's falling.

Friday, October 16, 2026

All On A Brown Bird Thursday!


Mark this date.  Or yesterday's date as that is when I took this photo.

And today, too - as the temperature won't be that much different but tomorrow we will have highs in the 40s.

We've got to soak up as much porch time as possible!

I was invited to a yummy lunch on the porch yesterday and there was no way I was going to say no. 

Mid-October porch time is just awesome!

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Tulip Swirl Check In!


October is our quarter-year check-in on our one year long Leader & Ender challenge!

This year's challenge is called Tulip Swirl and I know many of you were off to a great start on it.

When it comes to Leader & Ender challenges, I kind of poke along building units on the side and it is usually sometime after January when I finally have enough units to start thinking about layouts.

The one thing to remember about Leader & Ender challenges is that it is not a race. Take your time. Build units on the side in between the lines of chain piecing on your main projects, and just see what you can build over time.