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.
Adorable pattern. The perfect fall day is nice and cool and the leaves have changed colors so hubs and I can drive down Natchez Trace.
Posted by: Melissa Cook | July 14, 2015 at 06:09 PM
The perfect fall day... first a walk with my four-legged pal Woody and enjoying the fall colors in the leaves with a crisp breeze blowing, then settling in for Ohio State football - my husband watching while I peer occasionally over the top of my stitchy glasses at the tv while I work on this fun new design. Thank you for this great gift!
Posted by: Mary Jane Moder | July 14, 2015 at 06:12 PM
Taking my grandkids to green bluff to pick out their very own pumpkin to carve for Halloween. Getting them hot apple cider and me a pumpkin latte!!! Listening to the excitement all the way up there about how big of a pumpkin they are going to get. Then coming home and settling in the a cup of coffee and my cross stitching as I see it, it is a win win situation . Grandkids happy and tired and grandma getting to spend the rest of the day in her comfy chair doing what she likes best!!!😀
Posted by: Brenda Olson | July 14, 2015 at 06:13 PM
My perfect fall/autumn day is one I experienced in my childhood... When I was about 8-9. I remember we lived in Germany as my dad was in the forces, we often went out walking at weekends with our dog Bernie, a daschund. I remember going to our local woods next to the cemetery, it was so beautiful. Autumn is such a picturesque time, the colours of all the leaves on the ground, reds, oranges and golden all swirling around. I loved how they crunched under my feet as I walked. I used to pretend to bury our dog under huge piles of leaves... Then watch him shake all the leaves about when I whistled him. These were such happy memories for me, so this day was my perfect fall/autumn day :)
Posted by: Jacquie | July 14, 2015 at 06:15 PM
My perfect Fall day? Hot apple cider and visiting the pumpkin patch, with my sisters and our kids-all 7 of them. Hopefully that patch is surrounded by bright yellow, orange and red leaved trees. Of course I live in California so this would take some planning. :-)
Posted by: Liz Hallahan | July 14, 2015 at 06:16 PM
My idea of a perfect autumn day would be a lazy day in the backyard, bundled up in a sweatshirt, cuddling the little dogs, and watching the leaves fall. Then finish up with a hot bowl of soup and the smell of the evening fires.
Posted by: Connie Beach | July 14, 2015 at 06:17 PM
Perfect Fall Day--Fire in the fireplace-laughing and chatting with friends and family sipping a warm beverage-reading-stitching--an evening walk through the falling leaves.
Posted by: melissa | July 14, 2015 at 06:22 PM
My perfect fall day is a crisp day with the leaves changing colors,and a cool breeze,perfect for a walk!!
Posted by: karin levy | July 14, 2015 at 06:25 PM
Today it's 111 (heat index) here at the mission where I'm volunteering for a few weeks. So I'm delighted to turn my imagination to a crisp fall day! We live on a small lake and I love fall days when I can sit on my deck with a quilt to snuggle under, a fire to toast my feet beside, and a captivating book to get lost in! blessings, marlene
Posted by: Marlene | July 14, 2015 at 06:26 PM
My perfect fall day would be any Halloween! My husband and I create a haunted cemetery in our front yard, with tombstones, skeletons, and a ghost. Scary music and a fog machine add to the creepy atmosphere. I carve several jack-o-lanterns as well. I love it when the children come to our house for trick or treating. The little ones are so cute dressed up in their costumes!
Thank you for the great chart!
Posted by: Ann Knudsen | July 14, 2015 at 06:32 PM
My perfect fall day is getting my winter feral cat shelters made up and that the little darlings actually sleep in them before the first snowfall, all while trying not to sneeze my brains out from my fall allergies to dead leaves while doing it. Thank you for the chart it is adorable.
Posted by: Laura Jamieson | July 14, 2015 at 06:36 PM
Thanks for the great chart. A perfect fall day is blue sky, sunshine, beautiful fall foliage and a chill in the air while browsing around a festival. Then home for a yummy warm bowl of soup. And into a comfy chair for an evening of stitching.
Posted by: Judy | July 14, 2015 at 06:37 PM
My perfect fall day is crisp and sunny!!!! A day where I can wear a nice sweater and a pair of boots. a day at the apple orchard picking apples. A nice drive to look at the leaves. maybe a nice dinner at a restaurant with a toasty fire in the fireplace. All of these combined make up the perfect fall day.
Pam
Posted by: Pam | July 14, 2015 at 06:48 PM
My perfect fall day would be spent up at our cottage in northern Ontario. I would wake up to pancakes for breakfast and then go for a long bike ride. Lunch would be over the outdoor fire (maybe pie irons) followed by a nice long nap and some reading in our sunroom. After dinner a bonfire and then inside for some pre- bedtime stitching by the fireplace. Lots of hot chocolate and cookies as well!! Perfection!!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
Posted by: Heidi | July 14, 2015 at 06:55 PM
My day would be sitting on my patio in the shade on my chaise lounge playing with my 2 yr.old(yesterday) granddaughter. Afty. And if and when she fell
Asleep,,stitch. Love that little girl!
MaryJo Ut.
Posted by: MaryJo Moulding | July 14, 2015 at 06:57 PM
My perfect fall day is sunny and still a bit warm. I would be going to the corn maze with my grandchildren. A special treat after all that walking would be apple cider and glazed donuts.
Posted by: Denise Powers | July 14, 2015 at 06:57 PM
My perfect fall day would be when the air is just becoming brisk. It isn't cold enough for a jacket but just long sleeves. I am sitting on my patio in my rocker sipping on a hot cup of Hazelnut coffee. The leaves are all ablaze with the colors of brilliant red, squash yellow and a butterscotch gold. Just gorgeous. As I sit there with my babies lying at my feet, I don't have a care in the world but to live in that very moment. I am so ready for fall.
Posted by: Beth | July 14, 2015 at 06:58 PM
Covered Bridge Festival always starts on the first Friday of October and lasts for 10 days! So my favorite Fall day is getting together with friends, driving together to the Festival and breathing in the autumnal air. The smells are fabulous! There are wonderful food stands, cinnamon rolls, the smell of wood smoke from the fires cooking the navy bean soup, pies and icecream. Hot chocolate if it is cooler outside. The smell of hay, the leaves, the beautiful colors of leaves on the trees, driving through the country, the stands with all of the Fall decorations. The antique stands are so interesting! We are gone all day long and have a wonderful time. Then we head home, exhausted but satisfied, showing our family all of our "finds". What a fun day!
Posted by: Connie Bechtold | July 14, 2015 at 06:59 PM
A drive through Autumn leaves to State College, PA, tailgating while my son mans the grill and cheering Penn State on to victory.
Posted by: Edie | July 14, 2015 at 07:01 PM
My perfect autumn day is going to the pumpkin patch and picking out pumpkins for each of my kids and grandbabies.. I also get small pumpkins to hollow out and fill with my grandmothers recipe for "pumpkin Mash" (mashed potatoes and Hamburg) and make that for supper after going to the pumpkin patch
While supper is cooking we decorate outside for Fall 😃
Posted by: Debbie Kos | July 14, 2015 at 07:06 PM
My perfect fall day: I'm dressed in a sweater, jeans and boots. I'm in southern
Vermont with my friend Meleen and the green mountains of Vermont are covered in orange, yellow and red foliage. Some warm tea and a fresh, warm spiced donut go well together for our early morning outing!! It's a perfect day!! I could go on, but will stop. Thx for the chance to win and also for the free design!
Posted by: Kana Conger | July 14, 2015 at 07:09 PM
Oh, I love a nice fall day with a slight cool breeze. A big cozy sweater and my Uggs. A nice walk with my dog and then home to curl up in front of the fireplace with my dog, my stitching, a nice book and some hot chocolate with marshmallows! Goodness, I can't wait for Fall!
Thank you for the chart! It is adorable and I can't wait to stitch it!
Posted by: Kris Stutz | July 14, 2015 at 07:15 PM
My favorite fall days is and has been for at least 15 years going to the Annual Wine and Harvest Festival in Cedarburg, Wisconsin - beautiful colors, wine and fine artisans from all over the country!! Hayrides, games for the kids - a wonderful time for all!
Posted by: Kathy | July 14, 2015 at 07:16 PM
My perfect fall day would be sitting on the back porch, stitching a Plum Street Sampler.
Posted by: Janice harwell | July 14, 2015 at 07:27 PM
Walk with the dog and warm Apple cider. 🍎
Posted by: Theresa | July 14, 2015 at 08:02 PM