Love Autumn Days!

Here is little something to whip up today!

 My house was taken over by leaf's!

So what is one to do?

Make them for everyone else!

Here is a little tutorial.

 Started with a placement from Walmart.

 Trace the leaf onto scrap batting, using a sharpie marker.

 I did not want to add a binding later.

So after it was traced on one side,

I held it up (towards the light), aligned the leaf to

 trace it on the reverse side.

(there is a reason for this--you will see later)

Gather fall scraps. Cut into strips.

Most of mine are 1-1/2 inches.

But you can have up to 2-1/2 if you want. 

 Lay 2 strips facing each other, somewhere

around the center. Sew 1/4 inch down one side. 

 I like mine to be slanted on the leaf.

Make sure the black marker is covered with fabric at both ends

 and also that it will be covered when you open

at the seam.

 Keep sewing your way out (flip and stitch technique)

 till you go off the leaf and then start back in the middle and work your way out to the other side.

Make sure whole leaf is cover with fabric. 

Turn leaf over and trim about 1/4 inch

from the black line. 

Should look like this.

 Up Close.

 Lay right sides together with backing fabric.

Sew around the leaf on black line,

leaving about a 2 inch opening to turn.

right sides out.

After turning, whip stitch opening closed.

I finish it off with a 1/4 to 1/2 inch seam around the 

whole edge. 

Here are some gifts that will be going to

friends and family!

But I can't stop there.

I wrap a sewn leaf or two around

 a bottle of

Turning Leaf Wine.

What a great Hostess Gift!

Till We Quilt Again,

Helen