Hello fall, I missed you.
I had my first pumpkin spice latte yesterday. For me, a pumpkin spice latte kicks off autumn. Granted, we may have a couple more 100+ degree days before autumn can get a good grip, but September 22 is, officially, the first day of fall. Yay! Here is an easy Pumpkin Spice Recipe for you to try.
Pumpkin Spice Compound Butter
- 2 Sticks of Unsalted Butter
- 2 Tablespoons of Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons of Pumpkin Spice
Allow the butter to come to room temperature. Mix in the powdered sugar and pumpkin spice with a hand mixer or fork. Place on wax paper or plastic wrap and roll into a log. Chill in the refrigerator. Spread on toast, pancakes, biscuits, or baked sweet potatoes. Yum!
This isn’t a cooking show! Enough. Let’s get to the lovely quilted pumpkins, fall quilts, and the monthly FREE pattern download. Bring forth the pumpkins!
Autumn is my favorite season. You can tell by how many fall quilt patterns we have! Here are just a few pumpkins to get you in the fall mood. First up is Autumn Breeze.
Next up is this Happy Jack Bite-Size pattern. He comes as a kit as well, Happy Jack Kit. A quick little project, this 12″ mini quilt will brighten any spot in your home.
The third pumpkin quilt is our Charming Pumpkin Runner. This pattern includes instructions for two runners and can be made from a single charm pack (5″ squares) plus background and border yardages. Aren’t the 3D leaves fantastic? They’re just cut from flannel and stitched on like the veins of a leaf. I like to embroider, but Lora free-motion stitched her vines with her longarm machine.
Free Pattern Download
Finally, our monthly FREE pattern download. Feather your nest this fall with this beautiful feather runner or mini quilt wall hanging. Feather size is 4″ x 8″. The finished runner or mini wall quilt is 10″ x 26″. Download will expire 90 days from original post. Link expired.
The pretty feathers are paper-pieced. Yes, the P word. Don’t fret. We’ve got your back. We have a few paper-piecing tutorials on Youtube. Check out the Material Girlfriends Patterns channel on Youtube and type paper-piece if you need a reminder or are new to paper-piecing. Be sure to follow us to receive a notification for when we upload a new video tutorial.
But, how do you select the fabrics? Well, I used batik scraps. But let me clue you in on how to find a fresh color palette. I love Pinterest. I have a board that I collect color images with color swatches. Check out these color palettes. Can you image your feather runner made in these? I need to make another one.
We can hook you up on some batik bundles. Check out MaterialGirlfriendsShop.com for some pretty groups of batik fat quarters.
Additionally, did you just love the driftwood hanger and macrame accent? Check out Etsy.com/shop/BlueEyeDesignz for the hanger and feather dangle. Although she makes them as jewelry holders, I bet if you contacted her, she could customize one for you.
Upcoming Shows
Both Lora and I will be heading to three shows in October. Be sure to catch us at the Sierra Gold Quilt Show, Pacific International Quilt Festival, and the Independence Hall Quilters Mountain Heirloom Faire.
Quilters’ Color Therapy Booklet and Sew Along
Lastly, we have a brand new booklet to introduce. It is called Quilters’ Color Therapy, The Use of Color Psychology in Quilting.
Color Psychology is the study of color’s impact on human behavior.
Color and its effects on the brain, and on an individual’s behavior, have been studied for years by various groups from scientists to marketers. Your personal feelings of color are rooted deeply in your upbringing, experiences, culture, age, gender, and situational factors. The meanings of colors are going to fluctuate and change as you do. With this booklet, learn to use Color Psychology purposefully to help you feel and express your emotions through color and quilting.
Basically, the booklet includes color psychology information on a rainbow of colors as well as a Block of the Month pattern. It includes all the instructions for the quilt (queen size 87″ x 87″, kit available), plus a few optional in-depth color therapy mini-projects.
We are certainly excited about this project. Lora and I are planning a Quilters’ Color Therapy Sew Along beginning January 2022. Keep an eye out for more information and registration information next month. I hope you can join us!
Absewlutely,
Lisa W. Norton and Lora W. Zmak
