Thimbleberries Pumpkin Quilt

Hello! I have another quilt to share with you today. I've been on a roll lately, trying to finish up "UFO's" as we call them in the quilting world - Unfinished Objects. We all have a ton of them, and I've set my mind on finishing some of mine. This particular quilt top had been done for probably 10 years - just sitting around waiting to be quilted. I wasn't sure how I felt about it, so it just sat. This is a pattern from Thimbleberries, although I don't know the name of it. But anyway, I finally pulled it out, added batting and a backing and went to town quilting it free motion. I figured even if I messed it up, it wouldn't be too big a loss, since I wasn't crazy about it anyway. But it ended up that I kind of like it, so it will go on one of our walls, or draped over a chair during the fall.

Papertrey August Blog Hop Challenge

Hello! I am participating in the Papertrey August Blog hop this month - finally! The theme this month is all about texture and fall colors. Here's they way Nicole put it on her blog:

"This month's inspiration is all about autumn patterns, textures & textiles.  Think warm & cozy woolens, houndstooth, tweed, burlap, felt, corduroy. herringbone and even argyle.  You can create your own custom patterns & textures with stamps or impression plates.  Or you can incorporate actual fabrics, felt, yarn and other textiles in a creative way.  Have fun experimenting and perhaps stepping out of your creative box."

These are the two inspiration pictures for the blog hop:

 And here is my interpretation of the challenge.

I used a kraft card base and a fine linen front, impressed with the woodgrain impression plate. The leaves are cut using the Leaf Prints dies, canyon clay and dark chocolate PTI felt, as well as some houndstooth wool from my stash. The chevron stripe is cut with the Chevron die out of the same houndstooth wool. The sentiment - from Falling Leaves - is stamped on kraft felt and topped with a rust button from my stash. I was surprised at how well the stamping over felt went - this was the first time I've tried it. Thanks for stopping by - I'd love to hear what you think of my card - Have a great day!