Time to cozy in

While driving down Blueberry Road last night, just before 6:00, it occurred to me that the beautiful autumn sky will be much darker at the same time next Friday. Luckily, my camera was close at hand so I could share the view with you. Regrettably, the light had faded too much for my trusty point-and-shoot camera to capture the line of Black Angus cattle at the edge of the corn field. (I love the color of ready-to-harvest corn: not quite tan; not quite gold and find myself drawn to it in many of my projects.) That sky absolutely begs for rye bread rising and warm fall flavors on the menu. Such a dining experience didn't happen last night, but it will tonight for Evan's birthday dinner. Cabbage and squash and stuffed steak rolls with fresh rye bread. Maybe even a pumpkin cake. All the colors and flavors of autumn.

First though, a quick update on the flannel quilt progress. The rest of the blues are cut, thanks to some good old tunes.
I'm using an actual pattern for this quilt and am doing fairly well at really sticking to the directions instead of my usual, "let's just see what happens" method. I think this is going to be beautiful in the blues and browns. Just wait until you see the floral border fabric that will pull the entire quilt together-- it's smashing! The pattern is "Christmas Past" from Primitive Gatherings' Primitive Christmas Book. Every single design in this inspiring book begs to be made, which is what I say about everything Primitive Gatherings publishes. And, now that I think about it, another trip to Menasha may be in order before this fall leads too quickly into winter. Maybe even a side trip to Penzey's in Appleton. Time to get out the calendar and plan because it won't be long before it's more appealing to stay home and cozy.