Sew and Tell Friday

So, have you had a chance to make the pumpkin gob cookies    yet? (Click on the link for the recipe!)  I made a batch for our company that was visiting.  They look so pretty on my pumpkin platter (that I found at Walmart for $4.50) on top of my new table runner for my kitchen table.

                                                  

I found these leaf place mats on sale at Walmart, too, for $2 each.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them, but I bought them anyway.  Then I thought about how cute my leaf tablerunner that I bought from K-mart looked on my dining room table, and I got busy!  First, I laid out my leaves (I really like them kind of turned a little.  It makes it look like they fell off the tree and landed on my table.)  on the table until I arranged them how I wanted them.  Then I pinned them together and took them to the sewing machine where I tacked them down.  Easy Peasy!!!  See those gourds in my little basket?  I found those for a penny a piece!!!  Yes 1 penny!  Here's a few more that I gave to my daughter for her to decorate with in her home.

                                          

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Are you enjoying the Cross Country Quilt Designer Blog Hop?  I am.  It has gotten me in the Christmas Spirit like you wouldn't believe. The projects are wonderful, and the stories that each of them share every day brings back memories of my childhood I had forgotten about.   

It's perfect timing, the blog hop and the fact that Kim has a Christmas Countdown on her blog.  Who knew it was a little more than 40 days away until Christmas???  I sure didn't!  Oh well.  Tomorrow Terry and I are leaving for our annual Christmas Sewing Retreat.  This year we're going back to the Lakehouse.  Hopefully I will have lots of "Sew and Tell " Friday projects for you to see next Friday.  (Be sure to check at Amy's blog to see what everyone else finished for Friday.)

Until then, keep visiting the designers on the blog hop.  I have a list of them on my sidebar, so you can click on their link and it will take you to their blog.  I'll be blog hopping from my I-phone. 

Have a great week!

Amanda