Hi Quilting Friends,
Welcome Fall! We’re so excited to welcome autumn, along with (maybe?) some cooler weather. It always so much fun to participate in the blog hops with our quilting friend Carla at “Creatin’ in the Sticks”. (Thanks Carla!!)
Fall takes its own sweet time to arrive here in Houston. September usually brings us daytime temperatures in the low ’90’s, with occasional rains from the tropical systems that drive our weather in September. We’re currently “enjoying” a bounty of rain from Tropical Storm Beta. (No flooding in our neighborhoods so far, knock on wood!) Most years the Autumn weather switches from hot to cold overnight and then the leaves turn from green to brown. Last year was an exception, with fabulous fall colors on the oak trees in my neighborhood. Here’s a picture that I took in November, 2019:
Gorgeous, right? I wish that this tree lived in my yard. I usually decorate for autumn, indoors, since it isn’t always obvious when fall has arrived, outdoors. (Well, except for the school buses on the streets!) I strew the mantle with colorful (silk) leaves and I hang my pretty autumn wreaths and miniature quilts to encourage my brain to believe that autumn has actually arrived.
Speaking of quilts, here are a few of our autumn-themed projects from Autumns past, for your viewing pleasure:
Today’s project is a pair of colorful hot pads, made with our popular “Wonky Churn Dash” foundation pieced pattern.
I challenged myself to complete this project using only fabrics that I had on hand in my extensive private textile collection. I decided to alternate the placement of the gold star fabric and the orange checked fabric to make each hot pad unique. (Sorry about the photo! I tried several times to get a picture in which the large calico corn print fabric doesn’t look blurry, but my camera seems to be confused by the print. I hate it when that happens. Trust me; they look much better in person!)
Susan wasn’t excited about my new hot pads; she “isn’t a fan” of the fabrics that I used for this project. (Good thing that I wasn’t making them as a gift for her birthday, right?) I like them well enough, and they’ll look pretty with my autumn decor. They are definitely an improvement when compared to my existing hot pads. (I blame the kids and their on-going love affair with Tater Tots made in the toaster oven.)
We’re pleased to announce the winner of our “Wonky Churn Dash” block pattern giveaway, Susan N! Enjoy your pattern, Susan.
The “Wonky Churn Dash” pattern is also available for purchase in Ms P’s Pattern Shop.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed seeing my new autumn hot pads, the perfect way to “Welcome Fall!” What do you look forward to seeing or doing in autumn? Leave a comment and make our day!
Happy quilting,
Sharon
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Pretty and practical….got to be happy with that. They will brighten up your kitchen.
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Lovely hot pads! I am always in need of them in my kitchen. You can never have too many. Beautiful color choice. My kids are moving near Houston and we are thinking of following. Do you like living in Texas? We are from California.
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Your hot pads are great! I like that you can feature anything you want in the center to make it work for any season or holiday.
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The calico I. Your hot pads reminds me of Indian corn. I love the little Halloween guy at the end.
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Love the wonky churn dash hot pads, they would be fun to make in a variety of themes.
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extensive private textile collection is such a fabulous way to look at it, wow. Oh my did you ever need new Hot Pads. These are wonderful. Your design is great for spotlighting anything in someone’s textile collection ;-}
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I love your hot pads. Thanks for sharing
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I love your pot holders and would love to own them. I love fall decor and can’t wait to start decorating with pumpkins, gourds, and mums.
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I have some potholders that look very similar to those well-used ones in your post! The wonky churn dash is fun, and I like the fabrics you chose. The Christmas Hop sounds like grand fun, too!
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Terrific fall project and relatively fast to finish! Thanks for sharing the idea and your other fall decor items.
Connie
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Those are cute! I think you can never have too many pot holders!
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Everything you have shared today screams fall and all are great. I’m not much of a theme quilter but I am slowly being transformed.
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Your hotpads look great! And the old ones remind me of some of mine…..lol. Thanks for sharing and the giveaway
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What fun scrolling thru your projects! I had to laugh, your hot pads look much like mine do, but I unlike Susan love your new ones! Cute little wonky block and perfect for so many things.
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Thanks for sharing these cute ideas. I just found your blog and will definitely add it to my list. I love the cooler fall temperatures, but in southern Arizona we’re still in the 100s this year.
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Here in Alabama, I always look forward to the cooler temperatures.
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Well, I LOVE your new fall hot pads! Very autumnish, if that’s a thing!! LOL Here in Alabama, our falls are like yours, hot to cold overnight, though we are enjoying some nice cooler days right now. I think that’s thanks to Beta and also Sally that just hit us. Thank for sharing your cute project!
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Your new hot pads are SEW nice, but I absolutely LOVE that darling Halloween block you made!!
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Cute hot pads, and Halloween block. Love that tree!
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Your website is very creative. I would not know how to have those Fall quilted items scroll like that for viewing. What I still like to do in the Fall is camping. We do have another camping trip planned. Your old hot pads resemble mine. I need to sew a few more, also. Yours is very cute. Thank you.
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Those are lovely hot pads, but it looks like you need to make a couple more. 🙂
My favourite part about fall is Halloween. I normally do a large display both inside and out but we are selling the condo so no Halloween anywhere. 😦 Back to a house so back to a display next year. When touring houses it was a must to make sure there were electrical outlets for the front yard. The realtor thought I was nuts. lol
Another plus about fall is thick, soft sweaters. Thanks for the chance to win.
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My favorite part about Fall is the colors and cooler temperatures.
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It’s always nice to have new hot pads! Mine always seem to look worn, no matter how new they are.
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Such a great fall project and something I’ve been putting on my list to do, Hot Pads. Maybe a hop is in order… Thanks for joining the Hello Fall Blog Hop. Love your wonky churn dash pattern.
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oh but your wonky block is wonderful. and your table topper is so great. I love the colors. I am looking forward to cleaning out our garden and getting it ready for next year. this year has been very productive and we are looking forward to making it more so next year. I am really looking forward to pumpkin and apple season
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Hot pads – just what I need because mine look like your previous hot pads!! Cameras don’t always cooperate but I think yours are great. BTW, I really loved the previous placemats you shared.
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Think I will make some hot pads from the pattern. Really cute pattern!
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I want to enjoy the cool weather and colors of fall!
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Such cute hot pads. Love the wonky churn dash. Churn dash is one of my favorite patterns.
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Your hot pads and churndash ghost are cute. I enjoy driving around and seeing the pretty leaves changing colors.
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My potholders look a lot like your tater tot ones, which makes me think I need to make some new ones. Yours is so cute as a wonky churn dash. Love it!
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I’d been thinking about hot pads; these wonkys look perfect!
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Love wonky designs. Much less stressful. Thanks for a chance to win.
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I miss all the Fall quilt shows but I will still make lots of apple butter for everyone.
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Very cute pot holders. I don’t fiddle kitchy, but my SIL does and she suppies me.
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How fun! I love my Fall outings w/ my sewing group but this year it will be virtual and distance coffee with a few of them!
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I like your hotpad pattern. And my available ones look about the same as yours, lol.
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Very nice hotpads–you might be afraid to use them if they’ll end up like your old ones. Hee, hee. I enjoyed the slide show of previous projects too. Thanks for sharing.
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PS In the fall I enjoy being outside in the crisp autumn sunshine and seeing the colors of fall.
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Fall is my favorite time of year! College Football is my favorite ♥♥
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I love making potholders and have made many for my granddaughters. Would love to win the pattern. My favorite thing about fall is taking a ride and looking at the colors!
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Warm days, cool nights and every changing tree colors are things I look forward to in fall. Love your wonky churn dash and all your other past goodies.
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Love the pattern. I love all your patterns and have quite a few. Thanks for the opportunity to win this one. Need to make me some new ones also.
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There was a time that we didn’t think wonky is cool, but now oh yes it is very cool!!
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I like your hot pads. The fabric is very neat.
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I really like your hot pads and the wonky churn dash has stolen my heart.
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Perfect hot pads for Fall. Thanks for sharing.
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With the arrival of fall, I look forward to fetching firewood. Call me crazy as firewood & all it entails is a lot of work (great workout), but I absolutely love the woods with all the earthy leaf smells, great variety of colors & so peaceful. Love the even heat our wood burner gives during winter as well!
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The wonky churn dash is a great way to showcase those Halloween prints – great idea
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