Fall Colors

The forecast "pineapple express" seems to be slow arriving. The last I checked, it wasn't due until Tuesday. It rained a little last night, but the day was lovely. We needed to drive out to a couple of wineries to pick up wine shipments. We are members of three wineries, two of them local. The third ships the wine to us, but we are required to pick up the other two. It's really just a good excuse to visit the wineries and taste some wine.

The vineyards are always beautiful this time of year. We're told 2014 will be a good harvest. The leaves are turning, and folks were flocking to the tasting rooms today. Those of us who live in the area know that this beautiful weather won't last much longer. It was a little hazy today, but I think you can get an idea how beautiful it is. These images were taken at the Domaine Drouhin Winery in the Dundee Hills of Oregon.

Here's a pano. Remember to click on the image to make it larger.

We stopped along the road as we were leaving the winery to take this one last shot. So pretty.

When we got home, I went to work on my "Leaves" table runner. I finished putting the borders on it.

Then I added the leaf backgrounds.

Then I added the second applique layer to the insides of the leaves.

I was wishing for a little more contrast on that last one. I'll probably top-stitch it in a pinkish thread to bring out the different fabrics.

Here's how the whole thing looks.

Tomorrow I'm making dinner for the family to celebrate Erik's birthday, and so I don't know if I'll have time to do any sewing. When I get back to this again, I'll be top-stitching the applique pieces. It's tempting to sandwich it and let the top-stitching serve as the quilting, but I think I'm going to use a blanket stitch. Then when I'm ready to quilt it, I'll straight stitch around each piece. That will give it more texture. I'll probably do a vine of leaves around the outside as well.

So that was my day. How did you spend your Saturday?