Free Patterns, Autumn Cross Stitching, Starry Hexagons, YouTube Viewing

It had been rainy but we seem to be back into a dry spell with no rain in the foreseeable future. Very cool overnights. Day times it's been changeable- I think that's the word to describe the weather- one minute dark and cloudy and the next a little sunshine. There have been two frost warnings so far with one night recording 0.6 C so the season is easing in. A pretty sign of such is the fall Aster like flowers are in bloom. What a pretty shade of lavender.

I've been busy inside stitching away giving attention to each of my current projects. That includes a few more of the EPP Starry Hexagons that have been finished. I've lost track of which I've shown you but it doesn't matter. That's a little embroidered dresser scarf I found at a thrift store. Anything hand stitched like this usually comes home with me. 

I've added a couple more motifs to Autumn Quakers that weren't on the original design. There was a time I would not do this but now I'm thinking it just makes the finish more mine. And there seemed to be a couple of gaps that needed something so I've added more flowers since this photo was taken. I was worried that switching back to stitching with two strands would be an issue, but it hasn't been. I took this outdoor photo and like how the tree branch got into the picture. Also this fabric came prepped from the seller...it is perfectly proportioned so why does it look distorted in this photo, I wonder. However, this is a true rendition of the colour of this fabric, which is 28 ct. Vintage Country Mocha linen. Very suited for an Autumn design.  

My Favourite Blog post over there on the right was an important one for me. In it, I marked the first time in my adult life I didn't have to set an alarm to get up for anything. After retiring from my education career, I'd been babysitting ever since moving here...in fact, babysitting older grandson, Jack, was the reason I moved here. Then I moved on to help babysit Robbie. Some of the best moments in my life have been spent with both boys as young ones. It's always been the biggest privilege of my life, I always say, to have been able to do so. Wonderful memories! Anyway, in other matters, my baking in that post was of a Dacquoise cake featuring Victorian sponge cakes. It made my mouth water reading about it. I seem to not be baking like I used to, sigh. 

That reminded me, I've been watching this Youtube channel for a while now and don't think I've shared it with you. I think I first learned about it on Jenny of Elefantz's blog and have enjoyed watching each and every episode. Besides the emphasis on finding pleasure in small and domestic things, stitching and many recipes are shared too. Olesya and House 

Free Patterns

Sheryl at the wonderful Temecula Quilt Co. has a page of free patterns HERE. I love how she coordinates beautiful prints and pops of colour and hosts stitch alongs too. Her newest line is called Ultimate Umbers- so pretty.  From Marcus Fabrics

At the Sotak site there is a free tutorial to make this very cute Christmas tree bunting which could be adapted to make an autumn/Halloween one too. Be sure to look around when visiting as there are patterns to stitch many cute things plus the free section to explore.

 Many-probably all of us are familiar with the very famous Dear Jane quilt that Jane Stickle finished in 1863. I keep wanting to purchase the quilt patterns but they are very expensive. Anyway, one of the wonderful Dutch embroiderers has designed a small cross stitched pattern of the quilt and offered it to others for free. HERE is the link to Rine's blog post about her design she calls Little Dear Jane. 

When I first started sharing free patterns, I never included free patterns in the blog title and then someone suggested to me I should do so to make it easier for folks to search here for them. Btw, thank you for mentioning how you do enjoy following some of the links, etc. I include the ones I love reading and therefore, think you might too.

LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color's prompt this week is about the lunch boxes we had as kids. That being mostly in the sixties for me, things were built to last and in our house, there was no such thing as a new one each year if the old one was still okay. I always had those durable metal tin type boxes for my sandwich and apple, milk in the thermos. Only one stands out and it was red Scotch plaid.  After the latch broke, I used it to keep catalogue cut outs in it so it was around a long time and that's why I remember that one. Yes, it was pretty much the dark ages-☺.

 

Hope this week has been a good one for you and yours and as we used to say back then...Peace, Love and Harmony!

Happy to share this post with Melva Loves Scraps, The Inquiring Quilter, Quilting Patchwork Applique, Creations Quilts Art, Quilting is More Fun Than Housework, Sew Can Do, Small Quilts and Doll Quilts and Alycia Quilts.