Oh my, all I've wanted for weeks is for the sun to come out and warm the place up. It finally does just that, to the tune of 100 degrees and wilting flowers, and now all I can think about is fall...
Orange leaves, bittersweet, masses of bumpy gourds on wooden carts at the pumpkin patch, and pumpkin spice lattes... opened windows for sleeping, fire pits and s'mores, new autumn designs, and new linen to stitch on.
Fall is perfect.
And when R&R Reproductions told me about a beautiful new linen color in their lineup, I got a really fun idea: I wanted to come up with a new autumn-themed design to go with the linen! And I wanted to have a pre-autumn celebration giveaway!
This is the little design I came up with to go with this brand-new linen from R&R Reproductions:
Stars Hollow Blend
Isn't that fabulous? Love love love the name!
And here's another fun new item: Just Another Button Company has come up with the most wonderful little coffee bean pins!
Now here is the giveaway part: One winner will receive a piece of 36 ct. Stars Hollow Blend linen to stitch Brew-Haha!, along with the overdyed threads (listed in the post-script) to go with it, and some coffee bean pins!
All you have to do is answer this question:
What does your perfect fall day look like?
The winner will be chosen from the comments left here or on my Plum Street Samplers Facebook page, and will be announced next week - some time after I return from Chicago. Probably next Tuesday. :)
And surprise! The Brew-Haha! chart is yours for the downloading! You'll find the link at the bottom of this post. :)
Good luck, and I hope you all have fun with this little giveaway - even if you're in the middle of a heat wave!
P.S. The Brew-Haha! chart calls for DMC, but Dyeing to Stitch in Virginia Beach has come up with a fun conversion to overdyed threads in these colors: Classic Colorworks' Timber (3021), Eggshell (Ecru), Pumpkin Harvest (3776), Brandied Pears (434), Straw Hat (3863), and The Gentle Art's Gingersnap (400), Endive (3011), Grecian Gold (680), and Nutmeg (3826).
P.P.S. This is the bottom of the post. Download Brew-Haha! :)
ETA 7/15: The original color conversion called for Classic Colorworks' Gingersnap, but the correct color is The Gentle Art's Gingersnap.
Leaves are turning from golden yellow to a burgundy so dark it is almost black; going on a ride with my husband to the Sierra foothills to get apples, have some hot cider sitting by the fire to keep warm, there is a first sprinkling of snow on the ground ~ perfect day
Posted by: Sharon Shetley | July 22, 2015 at 06:29 PM
Merci! LOVE this funky & fun Pumpkin man. Perfect Fall day~ sleep in (after staying up late the night before stitching) all cuddled up with handmade quilts, stay in PJ's until at least 11 am. Coffee with caramel machhiato creamer and 8 sugers, pinterest and magazine reading with Gladys & Honeybear snuggled by my side... shower around 1pm, dress in yoga pants and make a qwik starbucks run, pick up the kiddos from school. Stitch through dinner (leftovers for the fam) and take a steaming hot bath before bed , ahhh
<3
Posted by: rebecca franks-fjelstad | July 22, 2015 at 09:15 PM
My perfect fall day is a family tailgate before, or after, a football game! It has been a family tradition for over 43 years, starting the third generation.
Posted by: Judy Lykins | July 22, 2015 at 10:27 PM
Perfect fall day is a long walk in the woods crunching all the colored falling leaves!
Posted by: Averyclaire | July 23, 2015 at 08:04 AM
Thank you for the chart. My perfect fall day is cool and crisp and clear. Beautiful colors as the leaves turn and sometimes a bit of woodsmoke in the air as folks light up their wood stoves. That was what it was like when I lived in Maine. Here in Pennsylvania probably no woodstoves goings but the rest is true. I love to go to the farm stands and buy apples and fresh pressed cider. And search for the perfect pumpkin. And in the evening settle in for some stitching.
Posted by: Beth L. | July 24, 2015 at 08:24 AM
OMG, I love love love this chart!!!
My perfect day would be walking with hubby and a dog (we're looking to adopt) through the woods down to the lake. Then coming home and enjoying some hot spiced cider. My favorite time of year!
Posted by: Lauralee | July 24, 2015 at 09:23 AM
Thank you for the wonderful chart! I think this will be fun to stitch. A perfect fall day is when the leaves have all changed colors, the air is crisp, the sky is blue and sunny and we go to a local craft fair or apple stirrin festival were we have some delicious hot cocoa or hot apple cider. At home, I have something yummy cooking in the crockpot for dinner. We eat dinner and then I get cozy on the couch down in the family room with my fleece blanket, some stitching, a hot cup of coffee, and a movie on TV with the gas fireplace going. Or we have a bonfire in the evening, cook some hotdogs, make s'mores and the kids run around having fun. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year.
Posted by: Christel W | July 24, 2015 at 10:04 AM
Love it!!
Posted by: Darlene | July 24, 2015 at 10:47 AM
The perfect autumn day has us pulling on sweaters for the for the chill in the air and brilliant colored leaves reflected in a flooded cranberry bog with the freshly harvested cranberries floating on the surface .
Posted by: Cheryl | July 24, 2015 at 11:14 AM
Ahhhh...Autumn. My favorite time of the year! The coolness of the air is so inviting and I find it exciting that the yard work, weeding and gardening are done for the year! The house is filled with the warmth of the oven and wonderful smells of baking. Best of all...I now have time to settle into my stitching chair and enjoy linen and thread till my hearts content!!
Posted by: Judy Kepler | July 24, 2015 at 11:31 AM
my perfect fall day is just cool enough for jeans and a light weight jacket, sunny, the tress bursting with color...a walk along a still pond and the trees reflecting off the surface of the water. maybe sitting by the pond with my husband just relaxing and enjoying the sights and sounds.
Posted by: Deborah Lynch | July 24, 2015 at 11:07 PM