Monday, October 8, 2012

Leafs me happy

Fall Leafs Me Happy............... Well, as usual I jumped into the fire with both feet......... I was so excited being in another of Madam Samm's blog hop that I failed to really READ all the requirements until last Sunday evening when I thought I had better get to starting something.   I wanted to create (and did) something to give away as a pattern.  and  then while I was reading through of my emails about the hop and noticed that I was supposed to use fall fabric...OOPS!  I was just going to use fall colors.......so I sketched up my pattern to give away and went to pull some fabrics...mmm not much here..so I shelved that I idea and worked on something else.   Then Monday night I grabbed my phone and went tromping in the woods and scouring the woods fall colors since most of the trees are still green or completely brown having died during the extended drought we had earlier, snapping pics............of what normally people think of as a spring flowering tree.  I live right next to the woods, raw, unkempt brushy woods, complete with wild animals, bugs spider webs by the hundreds and weeds, particularly poison ivy and something that grows wild in my area, also known the Missouri state tree....
 
picture of a spring flowering dogwood from Duke University

  
close up from Missouri gardens.
below is a collage of my pictures.....fall dogwood colors
the Flowering Dogwood Tree I was amazed at how how much fall color I found in all the  dogwoods back there even berries.  So I broke off small bits and brought the back to the house where I carefully changed clothes to minimize any exposure to poison ivy and small itchy bugs!!! yikes
I was going to make my own fall fabric, so then I grabbed my tools, fabric, my blue washable pens crayons, and started drawing... and then coloring and not stopping there, followed by some stitching.  Lately, it seems I have to try to put some twilling stitches in everything I do, see below.

At first I was going to leave it but then anyone who know me knows sometimes I just can leave things alone.........and this is what Leafs Me Happy..............

I am really happy about how it turned out.  It has a ruched piped edge.  And yes Madam Samm it is a pillow slip so it may be changed out for different seasons, (or my real reason, washing!!)
sorry this picture is on it's side and fuzzy.

And now for my pattern giveaway, because everyone is a winner here, a new twilled pumpkin click here for PATTERN FREEBIE,download as a PDF. from google docs.

Thank you to Cherry, Cherry Blossom's Quilting Studio And Madam Samms at Sew We Quilt for Doing such a nice job organizing all this fun. Now hop on to these other people's blogs below to see what fall goodness they have. Don't forget next up there will be the Wicked Bog Hop hosted By Casper's best friend WENDY, possbly a Wicked Witch, ( hee hee!!)   on Cherry's sidebar and below ) Mdm Samm will also have a Pinterest page here for all particpants' photos.

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87 comments:

  1. You have captured the dogwood perfectly....beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!!!

    sowingstitches [at] gmail [dot] com

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  2. I have always wanted a dogwood, but they do not grow in our area. I would enjoy having the pattern for the pumpkin.

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  3. What a lovely pillow!! I would love to have the pattern if it's not too much work..thank you so much...

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  4. Love your pumpkin pattern. I would love to have your pattern and be able to make it. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  5. Wow I love that pillow you made !!! I would love to recieve the pattern of the pumpkin please.

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  6. What a great pillow. I would love your pattern of the pumpkin. My email is twoduffers@Hughes.net.

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  7. Good Morning...ahhhh fall pillows..I don't have even one in my home...this is gorgeous...your work is always outstanding...

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  8. How creative, what a wonderful pillow I would love the pattern. I have a stack of washable fabric paint all I need now is a stack of time to go with it.

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  9. I love your pillow. It is sew wonderful.
    Thanks for sharing

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  10. What a beautiful pillow! I have a dogwood in my front yard, and your pillow reflects it perfectly!

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  11. Everything is beautiful. Found your google way below. I look forward to future posts. What neat techniques!

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  12. Your leaves (and the pillow) are absolutely stunning! Woweee zoweee!!! I would very much appreciate a pdf copy of your pattern! Thanks for sharing AND sharing!!

    eem2848 at sbcglobal dot net

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  13. Your fall blog submissions are beautiful. I would love to have a PDF of your pumpkin appliqué.

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  14. Great project. Thanks for posting the directions for lefties like me.It warms my heart to see them.

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  15. I love your pillow! It looks gorgeous. I would really appreciate a copy of that pattern......and make it too! Thank you so much. Have fun walking in those wonderful woods!

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  16. hulseybg@gmail.com
    Oh wow! Stunning! I love the dogwood tress too. They are always showy. There are a lot of them in the woods on my drive to work and I am always amazed at how pretty they are. I love both of your items! But the pillow is a knock out! Great job!

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  17. That is a gorgeous pillow. THe leaves are just wonderful.

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  18. Gorgeous blocks. Love the pumkins. I would love a copy of your pattern. Thanks for sharing
    bonnielarson58@gmail.com

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  19. Oh! Your pillow cover is stunning! I've been trying to find out more about Twilling since seeing it mentioned on a website some time ago. I would love to have a copy of your pattern.....thanks so much for a lovely blog.

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  20. The pillow cover is AMAZING!!! I love it and everything about it!!! I would love the pattern but it would be something I couldn't start on for awhile so I will check back!!!! Thanks for the fun!!!!

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  21. Yay!! Thank you for NOT reading the specs closely or you would not have made this absolutely amazing piece of fabric! This is a real work of art from start to finish :)
    Thank you for sharing.

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  22. That is your version of throwing something together last minute!?! It is AMAZING! YOU are amazing! And I'd love to have a copy of your free applique pumpkin pattern. My email is ehutchinson@wlu.edu. Thanks!

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  23. I love it! What a great pillow!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  24. Some pretty impressive stitching! Thanks for sharing.

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  25. That is a gorgeous pillow, thank you for sharing. Don't you just love the fall colors?

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  26. I love it and will enjoy making the pumpkin, I love your stitching.

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  27. What a gorgeous pillow, the stitching and colouring are wonderful. Thank you for the pumpkin pattern, I will definitely enjoy making it very soon.

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  28. Your beautiful pillow 'blew' me away. Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  29. I love your cushion! I would love to hear more about how you made it!
    Thanks!

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  30. That is a beautiful pillow cover. thanks for sharing it with us.

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  31. This pillow is simply stunning - really amazing! I love the addition of twilling. I've been eyeing some twilling patterns and even bought an embroidery pattern that I saw done with twilling but haven't made it yet. I've got to try that! blessings, marlene

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  32. Your pillow is absloutely beautiful.Colouring,stitching,great design.Thanks for sharing and the pattern!!

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  33. Wow what a lovely pillow - great giveaway too. Thanks for sharing.

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  34. Gorgeous pillow! And thanks for the pattern! Beautiful projects!

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  35. What a wonderful pillow. The detail is terrific. Thanks for sharing and for the pattern.

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  36. Well done!! Every detail is very beautiful, from the pictures, to the story, to the actual work you did :) :) Can't wait to see what wickedness you get into ;) Thank you so much for sharing!!

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  37. Rosemary B here:
    Lovely projects. Love the pillow and your leaves are just spectacular
    Thank you so much for the free patterns and for sharing your creativity

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  38. Wow!!! What a beautiful pillow...love it!!! Thanks for sharing and for the pattern!

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  39. OH, My Goodness, Cyndi! Your pillow is so beautiful. You should be very proud of the design. Love it and thanks for sharing the pdf.

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  40. Your pillow is fabulous!!! Thank you for the pattern for your adorable pumpkin!

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  41. That is a beautiful pillow! I love the colors!

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  42. Beautiful work! Love the pillow. Thanks for the instant giveaway.

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  43. what a marvelous pillow slip! love how you made it ... the wok is gorgeous! thanx for the perfect pumking temp.

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  44. Wow...your pillow turned out great but what a story!

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  45. I love the rich colors and textures in your pillow cover! So Pretty. Thanks for the pumpkin pattern!

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  46. I love how you made your pillow - just perfect and so unique. Thanks for th free pumpkin pattern. Judy C in NC

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  47. Your pillow is gorgeous , love how you made it !!Thanks for the pattern too :-)

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  48. Beautiful! i love your twilled projects! Thanks for the pattern too. :-)

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  49. Boy you work well under pressure. Love the pillow and thanks for the free pattern.
    thanks for sharing your talent with us
    in stitches

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  50. So pretty!! Thanks for sharing the pattern! :-)

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  51. I am totally impressed with this block/pillow. It is gorgeous. Twilling?? Now that is a totally new thing to me. Do you have a previous post or another blog or a website where I can learn what twilling means? I appreciate having the pattern you sketched out for us; thank you. You replicated the colors in the dogwood to a "T"! Marvelous!

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  52. Thank you so much for the lovely pumpkin block.Your pillow design is just amazing. I've only just found your blog through the hop & love your designs.
    lyn.robyn.smith@gmail.com

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  53. Love the handmade fabric. It is lovely. The pillow and the pumpkin are both wonderful.
    Thanks for the pattern download. I'll download as soon as I get to a computer with printer.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  54. You did an amazing job on your cushion, it is gorgeous! Thanks for the pumpkin block.

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  55. Now that is Fall pillow slip! I love the colors. Great job! Thanks for the very cool pumpkin block!

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  56. I meant to say Pumpkin Pattern! Long day!

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  57. OMG that is absolutely adorable! How very creative. Love everything about it. I hope no poison ivy was caught during the creation of this masterpiece!

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  58. Wow!! Your pillow is gorgeous!!!! Thanks so much for sharing the pumpkin pattern with us!!

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  59. This is one of the prettiest "Leafs Me Happy" projects I have seen. Your work is really beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with everyone, and thank you for the cute pumpkin pattern!

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  60. Very pretty! Thanks for the pattern, too!

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  61. LOVE you cushion! Thanks for the pumpkin pattern!

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  62. Wow! Made your own fabric. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

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  63. Thanks for sharing with us! It looks like you nailed the Fall theme with your pillow-slip.

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  64. Thank you for sharing with us. Your pillow is wonderful.

    My giveaway is still going on over @ The Learning Curve, http://jeannegwin.blogspot.com/2012/10/leafs-me-happy-day-3.html Come one - Come all and enter to win 6 FQ's of fall-ish fabric, you have until midnight Wed, October 10 to enter.

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  65. Fabulous pillow cover! Love that you designed it yourself. thanks for sharing.

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  66. Fantastic! Beautiful pillow cover. Thanks for sharing...Judith, Texas

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  67. Thank you so much for the cute pumpkin applique pattern. Your leaf pillow is beautiful!!!

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  68. The leaf pattern is beautiful. I live in eastern OK and understand what you mean about what we traditionally think of as fall colors not having popped out yet. It is actually getting cool here - at least for the time being. The pumpking pattern is delightful and you are very generous to share it with all of us - a big thanks. I too a twilling class at my LQS a year ago and have forgotten everything I learned. I did not complete my project. I guess I need to get back to it. I found the project some time ago and now I forget where it is. I'll find it again.

    Thank you for participating in the blog hop and sharing your creativity. I'm sure that you inspired not only me but also many others. You are very, very generous in sharing with pattern with us. I'm sure you will be richly blessed. My thanks.

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  69. I love your leaf pillow slip. Perfect for anytime but great during fall.

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  70. Your pillow and block are just lovely. Thanks for sharing the pumpkin pattern.

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  71. Love the pillow and pumpkin mini, Cyndi! The stitched leaves are fantastic and the runching is a gorgeous finish. Well done!

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  72. Love the pumpkin pattern. I am doing a twilling workshop at my guild's quilt show this month and will be showing your great patterns. Hopefully you will get some hits on your blog.

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  73. What a beautiful pillow! Love the twilling you did. Thanks for sharing!

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  74. Wow! Gorgeous! You are very talented! Thanks for the pumpkin pattern & for inspiring us today! I'm a new follower!

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  75. That is an awesome pillow! I'm working away on my "Wicked" piece of work and can't wait for that hop to start!!

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  76. Hiya! The dogwood is one of my favorite trees too. It's also the state tree of North Carolina. Thanks for sharing your lovely pillow and thanks for the pattern. Blessed be, hugs!!!

    playamom57 at yahoo dot com

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  77. This pillow is most amazing!! You did a wonderful job on it and I keep coming back for your designs. Thank you soooo much for sharing your patterns with us.

    Sincerely,
    Tricia

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  78. I absolutely adore your pillow, you've put so much work into it. Very talented.

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  79. Fantastic leaf pillow, I want to make one. You are amazing, thanks for sharing, I will try your pumpkin pattern, so excited.

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Thanks for leaving me a message. I always read them and hopefully answer as many as possible. Cyndi