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Crafty Round Up for mid-October

 Hi friends!!  I figured I needed to come share my sewing/stitching/quilting updates with you because it's been a while.  So, let's get started...

First up is quilty goodness.  And it comes with a story.  Christmas 2021 I bought myself a block of the month subscription from Fig Tree Fabrics for her Manchester by the Sea Mystery BOM program.  If you are not familiar with Joanna and Fig Tree Fabrics, go check her out.  Her stuff is GORGEOUS!!!  I've bought her fabric forever for clothes for the girls.  Joanna does the block of the month programs and sends out fabric and patterns each month and you end up with a beautiful sampler quilt.  Manchester by the Sea was scheduled for April 2022 thru March 2023.  I got a beautiful envelope of fabric and instructions to make blocks each of those months and did not touch a one of them until we came back from Disney last month.  I'm a member of her BOM group on Facebook and have seen the finished quilts for this and know it's wonderful.  It also has a block in it that says 2023 so I figured I need to get started on this so I can at least make it with the correct date block LOL  So, I pulled all the envelopes and brought them to Georgia and have managed to do months 1 and 2.


Also in Fig Tree quilting, I am up to date on the Midnight in the Garden BOM.  I received notice this morning that Month 3 will be delivered Friday!  This is so pretty!


Since I've been sewing in Georgia, the view from the window is all trees since we're in the mountains.  The colors are gorgeous and it's made me want to pull out Pumpkin Festival by Coriander Quilts. 



 I cut up the jelly roll for this one last month on National Jelly Roll Day and made a couple blocks.  Today I plan on sewing some more blocks and maybe cutting out all the pumpkins.  the fabric for this is Shades of Autumn by My Minds Eye for Riley Blake.  



On the cross stitch front, I finished the squirrel from Waxing Moon's Bittersweet Trio.  I plan on framing this and giving it to the squirrels (Harley and Mallory).  Not sure what fabric this is other than a 28 count something.  I used all the called for floss in DMC and Weeks Dye Works.


I put Grant's stocking on my list of things I need to get working on.  I decided to do Stocking Sunday and devote Sundays to it.  However, last Sunday I didn't work on it cause we were coming back to Georgia and I hadn't brought it with me.  I will put some stitches in it tomorrow to make that up.


Friday I am starting a new SAL with Jenn and Sarah from Stitchy Friends.  We are doing the 2023 Wee Santa from Heart in Hand.  I think I have all the called for floss for it.  If not, I'll work with what I have and sub the rest.

Well, that's all for now.  It's cool here in the mountains so I'm making some gumbo for dinner and need to get started on that roux.

Until next time....

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