Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

It’s Thursday again? Already??? Sheesh! Where does the time go? And it’s about a month until autumn. WHOAH!

After a busy summer, I always look forward to fall, when things tend to settle down a little bit for a while and I can get my head back into quilting. The cooler temperatures also make it more comfortable for working with fabric and batting as I am one of those sad sad souls who does not have air conditioning in Mount Cluttermore (AKA my studio). And besides, who wants to sit around when it’s summer outside with a big heavy quilt on your lap as you work on binding??? Definitely not me. Summer is a good time to work on smaller projects that finish quickly (like our recent Small Project Summer Challenge her on the blog). Who really even has time to dive into a big hot and heavy project when it’s in the 90’s anyway and the beach is calling?

I must apologize as I was planning another autumn quilt tutorial, but I didn’t quite get it finished before sitting down to write the blog. Bummer. But no worries, we’ll simply push that tutorial until next week.

As I have fall on my mind, let me show you my favorite autumn VRD Rose Card patterns. Yay! Patterns!

Here’s my list:

Autumn Leaves………..a no-brainer for fall.

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In my little valley in Pennsylvania, fall brings lots of bees….and honey, too.

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There was a Cidermill right up the road when I was a kid and there was nothing as good as a cup of fresh pressed cider with your favorite donut, especially after the local Halloween parade.

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You can’t have mulled cider without Cinnamon Stix.

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The cooler weather makes me want to spend more quality time with my Machine.

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Autumn in Pennsylvania is glorious. If you have never seen it, you should.

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Fall can be quite breezy here, which makes the windmills go round and round.

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Colorful leaves fall off the trees. Time to rake them up and jump into them.

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When you explore the forests and meadows around my home, you will always find some friendly mushrooms.

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The geese begin flying south in late summer/early fall.

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The summer birds Fly Away until they return next year.

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Time for sports – time for fun! Tailgate party, anyone?

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Gingersnaps are a fabulous fall snack with tea, coffee, or milk (or maybe breakfast? Shhhh…..).

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Pumpkins, gourds, melons, and more – time to Harvest the garden.

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There are many people locally who raise bees and sell honey. There really isn’t anything like local honey.

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Honey Buns on a Sunday morning before heading out on a fall adventure.

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It gets darker earlier, so we need more light.

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Walking at dusk, you will need a Lantern or flashlight.

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Geese are incredible flyers who fly hundreds of miles between their summer and winter homes.

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Leafs drift down, down, down to the ground, ground, ground.

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When it’s breezy, don’t be surprised to be caught in the middle of a Leaf Swirl.

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Stop at a little dairy aisle in the fall on one of your rambles – fried mushrooms sound mighty good.

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There are all kinds of autumn events and activities downtown on Main Street.

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Where I live, the trees are mainly maple and maple trees are some of the most colorful fall trees.

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Corn mazes? Need I say more?!?

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Geese are migrating north.

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A little Edgar Allan Poe is a must-have read in autumn.

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Autumn skies are some of the most colorful throughout the year.

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I heard this quote in a movie once – “There are no perfect lives, but there are Perfect Moments.”

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Fall in Pennsylvania is Picture Perfect with all of the colorful trees.

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Back to school we go!

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Have you ever Pressed Leaves? I used to do tons of leaves and then I used them for art collages in my pre k classroom years ago. We would always read the book Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert and then we’d make our very own Leaf Man.

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One of the most classic autumn runners at VRD! 5 little pumpkins sitting on a fence…..

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Carving pumpkins and then putting them all in row outside was always a special time when I was a kid.

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Going to the Pumpkin Patch and picking out your very own pumpkin is probably a rite of childhood.

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Speaking of pumpkins – there are so so many pumpkin foods everywhere in the fall – Pumpkin Pie, roasted pumpkin seeds, pumpkin spice lattes, etc., etc.

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Hmmmm. A Pumpkin Spice latte sounds pretty good right now…….

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In late summer and early fall, there’s a county fair or rodeo somewhere in my area every weekend.

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Trees in glorious color, leaves crunching underfoot, and the heady smell of earth …. that’s fall.

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I love to take Snap Shots every autumn of the colors all around me. Fall palettes make wonderful quilts.

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I don’t know why, but in the late summer/early fall there are Spiders everywhere.

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Time to wind bobbins and find my fall-colored Spools of thread and make some new fall quilts.

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It’s time for fall sports – get Sport’n!

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Here in PA, summer drifts into autumn, sometimes into October if we are lucky.

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Time to put away the summer decor and drape the house in the colors of fall.

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Enjoy your front seat view of autumn Through the Window.

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It’s always wonderful to take a drive in the fall to enjoy the peak color of the season, which is usually around the middle of October here.

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Well, I hope you enjoyed this curated collection of autumn VRD Rose Card patterns. Perhaps you found a new-to-you pattern to make this fall. Or perhaps seeing my picks for fall will inspire you to choose a new project to begin – this list is a good place to start. And just a quick reminder — all VRD patterns ship for free.

It was fun going through our 700+ VRD patterns to find just the right patterns to share with you. Happily, many of these patterns sparked memories of my childhood or even something I did last fall. Maybe they will remind you of your fall traditions, too.

See you right here next week for a new VRD quilt tutorial.

Until then, grab as much summer as you can as it’s fading fast in fall –

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia @ VRD