Saturday, October 27, 2007

Loving the Extended Fall



It's really quite late for us to still have beautiful fall colors. I am loving it! Friday after work I stopped at this little lake and stayed quite a while, until the sun set. The water was like glass! There were some ducks swimming around at one point, but I didn't get good pictures of them. I enjoyed the ambiance, however.

I don't have quilt pictures to show you, but I AM working on my blue/green HSTs! And I bought more green/blue FQs to use in my HSTs.

Report on our recent church bazaar (I posted photos of some of the stuff I was donating to the bazaar).. I bought myself a pretty bracelet. Of my four table runners/toppers, only one sold. The baby quilt did not get any looks and only one comment, which was quite unusual ("babies can't have quilts any more"). The baby onesie thing I made got a few comments but did not sell. I have not had good luck over the last few years selling my quilty items, so I think it's just not the right crowd. Next year, I'll make stuff I want to keep or give to friends and charities, and everyone will be happier.

7 comments:

Angie said...

What an absolutely gorgeous picture! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!!

QuiltMom said...

Hi Carol,
What a lovely fall picture- The leaves here in Western Canadian have mostly fallen from the trees but so far we have had only a skiff of snow that disappeared by mid morning. Your trees are still so beautiful.
I really liked your table runners and pink quilt- You do really lovely work. It is so hard to know what things will sell at a sale.
Did you find some fabric for the binding? You could always use a multicolored binding by making it out of the leftover bits from the quilt. A friend I have only makes bindings from all her left over bits- They are beautiful multicolored edges that have become her quilt signature.
Keep making your lovely quilts.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards from a Western Canadian quilter,
Anna

Tracey in CT said...

That is a gorgeous picture, Carol! We still have lots of fall color here in CT, too...very late for us.

I'm sorry that the church bazaar was such a dissapointment. I guess that it just isn't the right buyers for your quilty projects.

Tracy said...

Love the fall picture!

Sorry about the Bazaar. I think your items are beautiful.

Tracy

Elaine Adair said...

THIS IS A QUILT in the making! Ya gotta make one, based on this extraordinarily beautiful photo!

Andi said...

"Babies can't have quilts"??? Must be a response to the recommendation that no loose items should be in the crib. I used several quilts on the floor with my little one.

Chookyblue...... said...

gorgeous pic Carole..........it would have been so nice to sit and watch for awhile........enjoy the special things in life....