Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!!!!!

Green Bay Packer Fans were the hottest costume this year!

I hope your bags are full of good candy!!!

Enjoy the night,

Leanne

Warm Woolen Mittens

It's dark, it's raining, the wind is blowing, the leaves are falling off the trees and the temperature is dropping....yes, I think winter will soon be here!

What comes with winter?

Snow!

What do you wear in the snow?

Mittens!

I made these penny rugs on the way home from our long weekend trip up north.

It's a 6 1/2 hour drive so I had LOTS of time to stitch.

I was stitching a penny rug with circles when I thought I should make something new.

Mittens! I love Mittens! What goes on mittens but stitched snowflakes and of course they need a string to keep the pair together.

Do you remember when our mittens had strings attached?

The string would go up one sleeve of your jacket around the back and down the other sleeve.
We never lost our mittens.

The penny rug looked a little bare so I stitched the words "Warm Woolen Mittens" and sprinkled a few stitched snowflakes around.

I love it!

The penny rug turned out just like I wanted.

Get your warm woolen mittens ready....

Winter is near!

Making Dolls

I just love making dolls!I have 3 boys and this is how I get my girly fix!
Did I tell you I love shopping for fabric?
And I love, love polka dots!
I had so much fun painting the faces of these dolls!
They seem to come alive when you put the sparkle in her eyes.

The above dolls are made from a pattern by Sweet Meadows Farms...I love her patterns!
If you would like to purchase any one of these dolls I have them for sale on ebay.
You will find more pictures and their descriptions.
If you would like to purchase one from my blog just email me at
harvestmoon at wi dot rr dot com.

This is my raggedy witch! I just love her hair and her little trick or treat bag.

Look at all those smiley faces!

Have a great day,
Leanne

A Rainy Day and Stitching Go Together

It's a rainy day so I can't work out in the yard...

and boy does our yard need work...

but with a little care it's starting to look real nice.

I can't wait to plant some flowers but...

they are talking snow tonight...

yes I said SNOW!

Now I know inpatients don't like snow!

I've been planting the same flowers in the same color for about 10 years...

hot pinks and white.

This year I'm changing my color pallet to...

red and purple with yellow and white.

I already bought some flowers...

red geraniums and little purple wave petunias

but I'm keeping them inside until we get some better weather.

Meanwhile...

I just can't stop stitching...I think it's the perfect craft to do when waiting for Jack to finish up baseball practice or lacrosse practice or piano lesson...yes, our spring is full of activities.
I thought I would try something new...
all the stitching is in soft white...
I like it...
it gives the penny rug a fresh more summery look.

I'm always getting ready for fall...I can't believe I just said the "f" word when we haven't even seen summer yet.

But I love sunflowers and fall is my favorite season...

I thought I would make a larger penny rug in my favorite penny rug color...

lime green...

I think it needs something in the middle...

or maybe not when you put something on top it will look perfect.

Enjoy your day,

Leanne

So I'm on this diet...

but I haven't lost any weight. Enjoy the laugh!

Leanne

Olympic Rings Penny Rugs

I've been stitching while watching the Olympics. I wanted to put some of my new penny rugs on ebay and when I was taking pictures I thought... Hey! I have all the colors of the Olympic Rings!
I've been watching the Olympics almost every night so I'm getting a lot of stitching done.

Enjoy your day,
Leanne

Still Hand Stitching Penny Rugs

I'm still stitching penny rugs.I really like sitting at night and stitching but to tell you the truth...
my fingers are a little tender from not wearing a thimble.

I would really love to be sewing on my machine but it's in the shop...for 3 weeks. I have some dolls all ready to be sewn and I bought a few new doll patterns that I can't wait to try out.

So as my machine sits in the shop I will look at all the fabric sitting, waiting, longing the be sewn into some cute little dress for a raggedy doll.
Back to my stitching...
or maybe knitting...
or maybe I'll rip the wallpaper down from my kitchen...
Leanne