Flow With the Seasons

 I have a very dear quilting friend

whose stitching philosophy

is to work on seasonal projects

during the same season.

That way she's working with the

colors and styles that represent

that particular time of the year.

I understand her thoughts,

 It surrounds you with 

seasonal expressions. 

Although, I have to admit,

 I'm usually a season or more behind

or on a few occasions, I'm actually ahead.

 Depending on how you look at it!

But this time

I was right on.

I finished working on 

my "Autumn" pillow

designed by Crabapple Hill.

If you remember I started this a 

few weeks ago while

 sitting and waiting for Running Man

to finish running 50 miles.

I had gotten to this point 

by the time he crossed the finish line.

For the last couple of weeks

I've been enjoying the rest of the stitching

 

as the fall colors have begun to appear

in my neck of the woods.

The design incorporated a few bits of wool

for the leaves and rosehips.

It gave the pillow solid spots of color

on the outer edges.

The directions also suggested a 

small wool scalloped border

which I tacked down with french knots. 

 I used a small hand dyed brown piece that

had been lingering in my wool bin.

I liked how it framed the embroidery.

I had three pieces of fabric that I wanted to use.

One for the border,

the marble for the cording

and the dots for the backing,

but sometimes you just have to improvise.

It was a sweet project to work on

and now it's ready to enjoy

during the "current" Autumn season.

Until Next Time-