what a win-dfall . . .

Winner, winner! 

I know a lot of folks like to say, "winner, winner, chicken dinner!"  I just cannot bring myself to do that.  I served as a legalman in the USNavy.  Big Chicken Dinner was our euphemism for a BCD or Bad Conduct Discharge.  There's *nothing* winning about that in my book!  But I digress.

I won a lovely package from The Teacher's Pet!  This is the same shop from which I got the free patterns to make "Ewenice" (which I blogged about here)!  Anyway, let's check out this loot, because you know it's going to be good, when the sender labels the outside packaging this way . . .

Right away, I saw that beautiful bundle of wool—especially that multi-colored herringbone—and thought it was delicious!  And then I thought PUMPKINS!  

But there was so much more!  A sweet bundle of flannels, a cute bag, other fabrics, tea . . .

And a panel. This panel is SO cute!!  Check this out . . .

Right??  I see a quilted baby alphabet book for Ezra!!!  It was a fun win—the box really was stuffed—and opening it made my day!

Sometimes, when I can't (or don't want to) get into the Nook or into handwork, I like to pull up EQ and be fanciful.  Last October, Moda a block a day quilt for breast cancer awareness.  It was in their pink grunge line, and I downloaded the blocks.  But October is also down syndrome awareness month, and since I have a darling niece, Liesl, who rocks that 23rd chromosome, I wanted to do something using those blocks, but supporting her. I quickly decided that I did not want to make thirty blocks.  

I wanted something a little simpler.  So I picked two blocks that looked fun, found a way to put them together, and here we go . . . 

I do love getting lost in EQ! I could play with colorways forever. Probably won't have this together for this year, but looking ahead to October, 2022!!

:)

slipping away . . .

This is the last slow stitching Sunday in October . . . and there are only nine left in 2020.  How's that for an opening line?!

Between the birthday weekend and getting ready for the Blog Hop, by this past week I was ready to just chill.  LOL! But I pretty much had something every night last week, so not a lot to show. I will share this darling photo of my niece, Liesl . . .

October is Down Syndrome month and the colors of solidarity are blue and yellow.  My sister had the yard signs made this year. So sweet!  If you're familiar with the Stitch Pink BOD that Moda is doing right now, I'm thinking I'd like to work that out in blue and yellow for Liesl!

I spent Thursday evening with the grandgirls.  They'd had a busy week, too, and Edith was a little grumpy. Of course, even in her grumpiness, she's pretty darling.  I tried to capture a shot of the three of them . . .

Yes, that was about the best.  Here's Edith in the prior shot . . .

It only got worse going backwards!  The shot after the first photo found her laughing, but there was also a lot of movement (aka blurriness) in that photo!

Friday we ran a lot of errands and got things ready in the camp for the group that came in. We've had a bit of a cool snap and colors are finally starting to change here.  It's most noticeable around the pond:

There's a lot of sumac down there, and its leaves go red. It's so pretty, especially since it reflects in the pond. 

Saturday was a rainy, football kind of day.  I made a pot of stew and cookies to bag for the "Cookie Walk" booth a our church's fall festival. I thought about the Hospital Sketches project I started in wool last year. Then I realized that I'd tossed all the freezer paper tracings I'd done for the remainder of the blocks. (I've done three of the nine.) UGH!

So I went back and spent the Alabama game retracing all those pieces and kitted it all up so I didn't make that mistake again!

I let the random generator pick a winner from my blog hop post.  It selected Gail, who blogs at Shedding the Wolf.  I've been in contact with her!  Congrats, Gail!!

I've made slight progress on my Give Thanks stitchery.  But it's progress, nonetheless!

This will be my quiet time stitching for this afternoon/evening.  I'm already looking forward to it! I'm also linking up to Kathy's Quilts and her Slow Stitching post. 

Enjoy your Sunday!!

:)