Leafs Me Happy

Like so many have stated this past week , fall is my favorite time of year , I love the crisp fall air , the changing of colors and the slower pace that fall brings so when Madame Samm announced the Leafs blog hop I knew I just had to join in . Thanks to Madame Samm and  Cherry of Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio for being our hostesses and for all the work that they have done to make this all possible   . Here in Nova Scotia the leaves are turning beautifully , not at peak just yet but gorgeous all the same, so before I share my blocks with you I thought I would share a couple of photos of the colors we are experiencing at this time.

Isn't that a gorgeous color . How about this scene , just couldn't resist sharing this one.

These photos were taken yesterday afternoon when we took a drive through the back roads something I love to do .
So on with the show , I did make a few projects to share so you just might want to grab a cuppa as this might get a little picture heavy. My first projects involved a process called Flower Pounding  that I learned many years ago at a retreat ,I had the treated fabric in my stash for at least 10 years and decided this would be perfect to showcase some fall leaves .

My first set of leaves , fun but not enough so onward ....

Still not quite enough so why not some fall flowers .All of these leaves and flowers are from my yard , the process is pretty simple , you just need the pretreated fabrics , the flowers and or leaves and a hammer ,you never know what the results will be but it is fun :-)

Sorry I forgot to take a picture of this before finishing it off . ,these blocks are 12" with the borders added .Below are the finished Falling Leaves blocks .

 My next project involved tracing off a leaf shape then dividing the leaf into sections and using some wonderful batiks that I won a short while back from Linda of Lindas Quilt mania ,actually the above borders are also from the bali pops from Linda , thanks so much Linda . I got the idea from a photo in Fons and Porter and the project was a web bonus by Laura Wasilowski  called Autumn Leaves .

I appliqued the sections on with  a satin stitch . I then made this into a pillow. 

This is called Vase of Flowers by Lori Smith , also a Fons and Porter project .I decided to share this one as it has fall colors .

Finally I wanted a little table mat and this project  is also from Fons and Porter Quilting Celebrations for Fall/winter 2011,it doesn't fit into the 10.5"or 12.5" size but it is called Autumn Leaves .

I hope you have enjoyed my little fall display and if you are a follower and would like to make a comment telling me what you like best about fall I will put your name in the hat for this small original flower pounded mug rug or whatever you would like to use it for .

Thanks for the visit and be sure to hop on over to the others that are taking part in todays Leafs Me Happy Hop and if you have missed the other days you can get the master list by visiting with Cherry .

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