Fall Is Here

It finally happened.  The weather is cooling.  The days are shorter.  And even though the warm days will be here for a few more weeks, there is a change in the air.
The pumpkins that I grew this summer, are mounded up in a wagon by my front door for a Fall greeting.

The corn stalks that grew in my garden this summer were formed tepee style in the front planter with  more pumpkins around the base.

The planter is looking very sparse right now.  I am in the process of changing it.  I have removed several plants, and pruned everything way back.  I still have Iris' to divide.
The front porch is is all ready for Halloween.

I don't usually do much for Halloween.  Especially since my kids have been grown.  But having small grandkids makes it fun to have a few things out.  Like a Dancing Frankie Baby, that sings The Monster Mash,  with eyes that light up.

And a blow up Shrekenstein.

The Great Pumpkin Light will go up in the next week or two.  Always something we look forward to.
The back patio got a little bit of Fall too.

Oopsie, the laundry had not been taken off the line yet when I took this picture.  This is the time of year that we really live out here on the patio.  The summer was way too hot to enjoy this space.
I always love to take out my Fall quilted table toppers, quilts, and runners.  Most of which were made many years ago.  But I still love them.
The Ghost Quilt is hung in the entry way.  You can see the reflection of it in this shot of the entry way mirror.

The table runner on the table above was one of the first I made.  It has many mistakes, but I still love it.
Here is the log cabin ghost.

I hang these small quilts with straight pins.  They don't harm the wall, and you can't even see the hole when you take the quilt down.
The table topper in the family room was made probably about 14 years ago, when I first began to quilt.  It had a funky primitive turkey on it, and I always hated that ugly turkey.  So I ripped that applique turkey off last year, and added a couple of simple pumpkins to it.

I dropped my new candle!!!  Those big candles are expensive too! Darn it!
The Halloween Cat, is a pattern that is called Button Ups.  There is a larger quilt that serves as the backdrop for each monthly quilt that is added on top.  It buttons onto the top of the background quilt.

The quilt you seen hanging over the back of the chair in the family room was made for me by my best friend Jae.  The one on the wall over the sofa I made about 10 years ago.  And the pillow in the chair I made in a class.  It is a Thimbleberries pattern.  We also make a large quilted bag, that I love, in this class.

On the hearth is a pillow I bought last season.  It is sitting atop an antique minnow bucket.  The pumpkin wall hanging that I have laying against the gold floor pillow, I made a couple years ago, and is one of my favorites. 

 The braided rug I bought in Big Bear about 10 years or so ago.  I love it. I have had to resew it in a couple of spots, and it washes up nicely.  I love the vibrant fall colors.

The kitchen doesn't get too many changes.  A Williraye or two, a flickering lamp, a fabric basket I made, and lots of pops of red.  The door to the laundry room is sporting the wall hanging I quilted just a month or so ago. 

I love to bring out my big  pumpkin soup tureen every year!

A Fall banner hangs in the laundry room.

The barn red chest is topped with both ceramic and real pumpkins.

The living room gets a bit of Fall festivity too.

See if you can spot Dusty in this next shot?

I always like to keep a basket or something on this ottoman.  Ducey just loves to sprawl out here, and I am forever removing white dog hair!

In the following days, I still have some Fall things I want to do.  On Sunday, we are going out to the country to get a giant pumpkin!   And tomorrow is my dear Nana's service.  I will be back early in the week.
As always, thanks for stopping by, and thank you for all of your kind words, and stories.  I appreciate them all, and each one of you too!!
XO  Kris