Fall is here!

I finally decorated the house for Fall.

In a new place, it is always hard

to figure out where and how to decorate.

In this house there is no mantel above the fire place,

but there is a side board by the dining room table,

so I decided it would be the perfect place

for a Fall vignette.

I grabbed some large sticks/branches (thanks to the hurricane)

and added some older sunflowers for a touch of color.

The bird cage holds a pumpkin (made here last year)

The table runner is also from last year, it works perfectly here.

The terracotta pumpkin is made for candle, and glow beautifully,

my in-laws brought it back from over sea.

I printed this lovely fall picture from Today's Fabulous Finds,

just the right touch of words!

I also made this cute garland from felt leaves.

I followed a great tutorial but I cannot find from which blog....

I spend a fair amount of time looking for it,

so if anyone knows it, please let me know,

I would like to give credit to the right person!

(I am a RnD scientist, I like when my work is properly referenced!)

*here is the tutorial! from Maureen Cracknell Handmade*

Anyway I used my slice cutter for the leaves shapes (paper),

cut one leaf from felt, use a contrasting felt color (without cutting),

free motion stitched both layers together to make stems,

them cut the background felt a little larger.

It went fast and it was fun.

I used a band of drop cloth to make some binding

to attach all the leaves.

It looks much better in real life,

today is a very rainy day...

you can also notice that whoever (previous owner!) painted did a bad job,

which means I will have some more painting to do!!

Overall, I am happy with the result,

Fall is here!

See that cake on the table, just over the quilt?

I will talk about it next time!

Well I am going to have a slice with a nice cup of tea,

yes it is that rainy!

Happy sewing!