Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! 

p.s. Check out this link to Thanksgiving poems and blessings--a variety of ways to consider thankfulness.

Spice Up Your Thanksgiving Celebration !

Thanksgiving is in 2 days. The grocery stores are packed. And you're looking for something a little different, something a little fun...something to add a little sparkle to your holiday feast. Look no further than our Thanksgiving Pinterest board! We've got unique food ideas, easy decor, and even turkey day games! Here are a few of our favorites.

Pie Crust Art

Find it here.

Fresh Votives in Glass Jars

Find it here.

Add a little "healthy eating" to your Thanksgiving meal

Find it here.

Games for when the eating's done

Find it here.

Bacon + Stuffing. Need we say more?

Find it here.

Turkey Hand Towel

Find it here.

A thankfulness pumpkin

Find it here.

Looking for more food and fun? Check out our Thanksgiving Must-Dos Pinterest board!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you have relaxing Thanksgiving holiday weekend filled with family, friends, and your favorite turkey day side dishes (plus pumpkin pie!). 

And...if you need turkey cooking advice, go here.

For a few turkey laughs, go here. 

For some last-minute decorating and food ideas (thank you, Pinterest!) go here. 

5 Favorite Table Runners for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is still two weeks away. It's too early to start cooking. Which means...more time to sew! Freshen up your Thanksgiving table this year with a new table runner. We're sharing five of our favorites here, pulled from our "Table Runners We Love" board on Pinterest. (Be sure to check it out for many more runner ideas!)

1. Skinny Simple Table Runner: Try this using our Nature Trail collection.

Find the pin here.

2. Charm Leaf Table Runner: Use the coordinates from the Sea Turtles collection for beautiful leaves.

Find the pin here.

3. Shaded Table Runner: Choose the perfect shaded values from Ro Gregg's Marblehead collection.

Find the pin here.

4. Turkey Table Runner: Pick a variety of fun small prints from the Classique collection.

Find the pin here.

5. Herringbone Table Runner: Find a huge palette to work with in the Leather collection.

Find the pin here.

Visit our "Table Runners We Love" Pinterest board to see more table top ideas, both for Thanksgiving and beyond. 

It's Turkey Time!

It's two days before Thanksgiving, and sewing just might be taking a back burner to cooking. We've compiled some helpful advice for the big day. (And if you're looking for creative decor and delicious recipes for the big day, check out this post.)

Brined Roast Turkey with Sage Butter Rub from finecooking.com

21 Turkey Tips Every Cook Needs from finecooking.com:
Picking the right size for your group
Brining dos and don'ts
Should you stuff it?
Special turkey treatment (including a growing trend...cooking a deconstructed turkey!)

And from that domestic diva, Martha Stewart, Everything Thanksgiving, including:
How to grill a turkey
8 turkey tips
36 Thanksgiving leftovers recipes

For the semi-serious cook, Thanksgiving, Solved! from epicurious.com:
Turkey 10 ways
Step-by-step turkey cooking, covering shopping & prep, moisture & flavor, stuffing & roasting, and gravy& carving 

And for day-of emergencies, if the Internet fails you, don't forget about that beloved resource, the Butterball experts! 
Now available by phone, online chat, or email!

Good luck! We'll be back after Thanksgiving with more fabric-related posts.

10 Thanksgiving Ideas You'll Love!

Did you know that 95% of Thanksgiving hosts spend the weekend before the holiday preparing for Thursday's feast? Grocery shopping, baking, last-minute sewing projects, centerpiece assembly...so much to do!

Okay, so we made up that statistic. But chances are your mind will be on turkey day this weekend. With that in mind, we present 10 of our favorite Thanksgiving themed pins. Enjoy!

1. An easy pieced runner to celebrate the day

Find the pin here.

2. Helpful tips on how much food to serve for your group size

Find the pin here.

3. Ah, Brussel sprouts...you get such a bad rap, but you're actually quite delicious!

Find the pin here.

4. Dresden turkey block

Find the pin here.

5. What? Easier mashed potatoes? No peeling? We're sold!

Find the pin here.

6. Dress up your table with these easy printables

Find the pin here.

7. These are just too funny...deviled eggs recolored (but fortunately not re-flavored) for the season!

Find the pin here.

8. After dinner fun and games...

Find the pin here.

9. Seasonal appliques

Find the pin here.

10. This one takes the cake...literally! Salted Caramel Apple Snickers Cake. Yum!

Find the pin here.

See more on our Thanksgiving Must-Dos Pinterest board.

6 table runners for turkey day!

Thanksgiving is a little more than two weeks away...is the annual turkey dinner at your house this year? If it is, it's time to get started! (Not on your menu...save that for next week!)

Nope, it's time to get started on a harvest-themed table runner to dress up your table. We've searched the Internet and come up with 6 that we really like, along with some fabric recommendations. 

Happy sewing! And remember, the beauty of a table runner is that you can stitch it quickly--plenty of time to have it finished and on your table by November 27!

 1. Ombre table runner from The Destashification Project

Find the tutorial here.

Suggested fabrics to use: Shadows

2. Quilt as you go table runner from Diary of a Quilter

Find the tutorial here.

Suggested fabrics to use: Topaz

3. Woven squares table runner from The Recipe Bunny

Find the tutorial here.

Suggested fabrics to use: A New Leaf

4. Leaf applique table runner from Seasoned Homemaker

Find the tutorial here.

Suggested fabrics to use: Autumn in the Forest

5. Half-square triangle table runner from The Sassy Quilter

Find the tutorial here.

Suggested fabrics: Batiks

 6. Disappearing ninepatch table runner

Find the tutorial here.

Suggested fabrics to use: Marblehead (featured in photo above)