Cats Fall Fav's!

 Hey quilter's...hope you're having a great weekend. It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is upon us and Christmas is right around the corner. Time sure flies by as they say. I wanted to share a few of my fall favorite recipes with you that I've been hosting on my cooking blog. I do a lot of "multi-tasking" these days and a fast but d'lish recipe is always a welcomed in my home. Today, I featured "Pumpkin Pecan Pie"...oh yes...a combination of my two favorite pies. It's not only d'lish but it's a great make ahead pie plus you're getting the taste of both worlds in one pie. Great time saver so you can get back to sewing...right? :-) I know we all need to break out of our sewing rooms and feed the family...I'm still working on that! My other favorite is Stuffed Shells...oh my gosh...addicting and a great side dish as well. I also featured a "Rustic Pear Tart" (pic below) if you really want to impress your guests. They are all super easy...less stress for your Holiday entertaining. I thank y'all so much for following and check back soon for some fun gift ideas. If you need inspiration...check out Missouri Star Quilt Company (link upper right on home page) They have great daily deals that are amazing!  Remember...save those scraps...sew we can "Scrap in the New Year 2gether!" 

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Rustic Pear Tart...

Berry Street Santa's Snippers Give-a-way w/ Missouri Star Quilt Company!

 Hey quilters..hope your weekend is fulled with sewing joy. Tis the Season when Missouri Star Quilt Company will gift the affiliates a fun item to give-a-way. One to keep and one to give-a-way to one lucky winner. All you need to do is follow Missouri Star Quilt Company and me on Instagram (my instagram link is upper right on home page). The rules are included on todays post. These scissors are 8 1/2" and feature festive images of Santa, gingerbread men, ribbons and more. The ergonomic grip is super comfortable for all your sewing/crafting/quilting needs. If you're like me...having a pair of scissors for your Holiday wrapping or crafting that are comfortable & sharp is a must. What a great gift idea too! So, pop on over to my Instagram page to enter. These scissors will definately put a little jolly in your Holiday Season. Hurry...deadline to enter is Nov. 20th...Sew fun & good luck! 

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Berry Street Santa's Snippers...

Festive Wishes Christmas Scrap-a-long!

 Hey quilter's...hope all is well and the weather is being kind. Yesterday, I felt like Linus...dragging a quilt through out the house. It made me realize that I prefer warm weather. Not hot...just perfect 78* :-) Yes..I'm one of those. I guess I'll just stay in and sew! I'm excited to share "Festive Wishes Christmas Scrap-a-long" with y'all. It's a spin off the previous design "ABC Scrap-a-long Song!" that I'll be sharing in January. I love when you can create a new design just by changing the fabric. I love "Festive Wishes" by Island Barik/Lumin Fabrics so much! I've made stockings...gift bags for this Christmas season but can't put away those lovely scraps. So i designed a fun...fast and fab Christmas quilt that you can sew this coming year as desired. I'll be sharing how fun the fabric collection is and design is by "fussy cutting" the center squares within each block. The design is so versatile..one 7" block creates the secondary block design...scrap & precut friendly so you can create your own spin on the design. Easily enlarge the design just by adding more borders. Then come January we can "Scrap in the New Year Together" by incorporating the Berry Crush fabric scraps within the same design. I've already started coordinating my scraps of Festive Wishes and I'm having a blast. The Holly...Snowflakes...Ornaments...Deer are perfect for fussy cutting the center squares. I'f you're like me...I get a bit sad putting away Christmas and that's one reason why I love to sew Christmas gifts all year. Christmas fabric brings me Joy and the Festive Wishes collection has all of my favorite hues.Plus...we'll have our 2026 Christmas quilt finished a head of time & have a fun time 2gether  through out the year! I'm excited to share fun...fast and fab scrap-a-longs with y'all in 2026 and my new collection of Children's Learning Quilts. It's hard to believe that Christmas is not that far away so gather up those scraps & let's scrap in the New Year 2gether! Keep checking in 'cause I have some exciting thigs happening soon! Tis the Season for fun! Thanks so much for following and talk soon.

Blessed Quilting From My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Festive Wishes Christmas Scrap-a-long!

Berry Crush...ABC Scrap-a-long Song!

 Hey quilters...hope your weekend is off to a great start. I know it's November but I couldn't wait to share a "sneak peek" of what's happenning in the New Year. Y'all know I participated in the recent "Berry Crush Blog Hop" with Jennifer Thomas new collection Berry Crush for Lumin Fabrics by Jerry Khiev. This collection is stunning! Well, those tiny beautiful scraps inspired me to design my new scrap-a-long that will be starting in January. That's right...we'll be "Scrapin' in the New Year" together! I know when cutting fabrics you create more scraps & those scraps create more scraps. Right? Seriously, it gets nuts in my sewing room. I now have 2 scrap baskets (organized of course) :-) I also wanted to create a design that was easy to follow and enlarge if needed. I reently was playing in EQ8 and fell in love with this block but wanted it to be a bit more beginner friendly. So, I modified the design and I love it. The block still creates the "secondary block" and the border as well. Looks complicated but it's very beginner friendly. Would you believe it's only a 7 x 7" in square that created this design that finishes to 36 x 43. Great  size for a fast gift. As always...you can easily enlarge by adding more borders and if you want omit the letters for an adult version. The design is very versatile to personalize for any decor. The design inspiration and name "ABC Scrap-a-long Song!" is from all the memories of driving home from work and entertaining my sweet daughter in traffic. We would sing the "ABC's" together and at the end of the song, I stated "won't you sing them again with Mommy!" She would crack up and say "again." We'd laugh together so hard that I'd have tears. It's funny how something so simple can create memories to last a lifetime. I thank y'all so much for following a long on this journey with me of creating Children's Learning Quilts to pass down for generations. So... gather up your scraps 'cause I'm very excited about "Scrapin' in the New Year" with y'all. Talk soon!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Berry Crush...ABC Scrap-a-long Song!