getting excited about October

Every year, I promise myself that we're going to make the most of October. I'm going to start some of those Halloween quilts I've got planned and we're going to carve pumpkins, and visit the pumpkin patch, and bake yummy things... and before I know it, it's Christmas and we've skipped half of the things I had wanted to do.

I'm going to do better this year. We've already baked our first pumpkin recipe --

According to the kids, they were oily and "not as thick as the ones on the box." I don't think I'd make these again. But that's one of the great things about having four kids -- whatever we bake is gone in the blink of an eye and I've got an excuse to make something else.

We had a fun ghost hunt the other night...and that's just the very beginning of what's going on this month.

The Leafs Me Happy blog hop kicks off on October 1. I'll be showing off my own block on the 2nd.


Ebony's Big Little Book of Fabric Die Cutting Tips comes out at the end of the month. I'll have a copy to give away to one of my readers.

I should be able to show off the Nancy Drew quilt soon -- there's a fun giveaway to go with that, too!

Weekly Stash Report

Fabric Used this Week: 10  yards
Fabric Used year to Date: 52 3/4 yards
Added this Week: 0  yards  
Added Year to Date: 440 yards
Net Added for 2012: 387.25   yards

Yarn Used this Week: 0 yards
Yarn Used year to Date: 830 yards
Yarn Added this Week: 0 yards
Yarn Added Year to Date: 3900 yards
Net Added for 2012: 3070 yards

I made a big quilt, start to finish, this week. That's all -- but I think that might be enough! To see more weekly stash reports, click over to Patchwork Times.