SEAONAL CHANGES
Posted by mountaintopquilting on Saturday, September 4th, 2010
"Come said the wind to
the leaves one day,
Come o're the meadows
and we will play.
Put on your dresses
scarlet and gold,
For summer is gone
and the days grow cold."
- A Children's Song of the 1880's
September To-Do List:
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change out summer dishes to fall plaid dishes
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change out Summer quilts/wall hangings to Fall quilts
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pack away Summer patriotic knick knacks for Fall things
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change out sunflower nightlight to maple leaf nightlight
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... enough for today ... the list will continue to grow as tasks are completed and new ones added
Swirling leaves across the quilt top can be fun with this easily stitched out pattern ... 1238 Ripples and Leaves. The original pattern is designed at about 76" wide and 14" high with an easy stretch to 80" in pattern width without distortion. The pattern is designed as a complete row without any repeats needed. However, with the divide pattern function in the Creative Studio software you can easily adjust the pattern to any width you might need. I like to have my ripples running the length of the quilt or with vertical lines so I load the quilt top/backing sideways with the clamps attached to the top/bottom of the quilt and the sides pinned to the leaders.
I've reworked a new version for my personal use that is smaller and closer or more densely quilted and yet extended to about 100" in pattern width and about 10-11" in pattern height. I'm working on a simple wholecloth quilt to use as a base quilt fitting my kingsize mattress. It will be just right with smaller quilts layered on top of the leafy foundation quilt. I plan on using a varigated fallish colored thread to show off the falling leaves against the plain fabric.
Need a fall leaf block pattern? Be sure to check out 1304 Fall Leaf Block.
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