Patchwork Pumpkins

I am pleased as punch that my idea actually worked out.  Over the summer, I made a cupcake wallhanging that I just adore but it doesn't scream "Fall".  I mentioned in my cupcake post that I wanted to make a few more of this style of wallhanging and mentioned pumpkins; my follow through is pretty lacking though.

Not this time!  I am crazy about my Patchwork Pumpkin wallhanging!  I admit that it still needs to be quilted and I plan to do the same to the pumpkins as I did with the cupcakes.  I'm going to stitch and flip with tabs to hang it with.  I plan on getting this chore done this weekend and get it hung on the wall by Sunday night.  I'm going to back it in orange polka dots.

I wanted this wallhanging to be more "Fall" than "Halloween" so I searched for the right pumpkin border.  That was tough.  Everything was either too realistic for my wallhanging or Jack o Lanterns.  I wanted a whimsical pumpkin.  I couldn't find what I had in my mind so I settled on mini pumpkins.

It will do.  

I was going to applique a pumpkin, similiar to the cupcake but I ended up taking the patchwork pumpkin that Lori used in her quilty barns and made it a bit larger to fit my idea.  I'm thrilled it all worked out like it was in my head.

Enjoy your day!!

Jen :)

Some Frosting

Schibbles, wall hangings.  I like working on those.  They are quick and easy and I tend to actually finish them.  HA!

Before we left for Disney, I sent Mary a couple of wall hanging sized quilts for some of her quilting magic; frosting as she calls it.

McGuffey Schnibbles out of Sweetwater's Lucy's Crab Shack line.  

Mary quilted it with a swirly, crabby design.  Truly!  There are little crabs quilted in this one.  It is too cute!  

And my scrappy crossroads

That one was done in just a swirly design that I just love.  I can't wait to get binding on both of these.  They will be put away until next Spring/Summer.

Thank you so much Mary!  I love how your version of frosting is very low calorie.  :)

Enjoy your day!

Jen  :)

More Minis

I've been working on bulking up my "mini" wall.  I made a "J" for Jen, of course.  I need to now make an "A" for Amelia.

This one I whipped up the day after we got back from Disney.  Just to ease back into everything.  I need to quilt it.

Cute?  I think so.  I have been focusing on getting some backings ordered and created to get some quilts quilted.  Mary quilted some wall hangings for me but I need to get some bigger lap quilts done.  My banister is pretty full of everything.  Some things just need to get addressed.  So I have yardage coming for backings and 1 that I need to sew up and I will be getting them out there to get done.

I also joined a mini quilt swap out on Instagram and I'm doing a private mini quilt swap with Ellyn.  Both of those need to be completed by early December.  I have an idea for both of them.  I need to dig in the stash or do some real shopping.

My Nested Churn Dash too.  Blocks are done.  I'm working on getting it into rows.  Who am I kidding?  I have one more row (there are only 3 in the darn thing) to sew and the top will be done and I'm ignoring it all.  LOL.

Enjoy your day!
Jen :)

Charming Stars Sew Along

Charming Stars.  It's been on my invisible to-do list for quite some time.  Terry is hosting another sew along and she picked Charming Stars (free on the Moda Bake Shop).  Since I've been waiting to make this quilt as a whole; I made a few blocks and made myself a table runner - I thought I would join in.  Plus, I have a very healthy collection of charm packs that I need to start using instead of hoarding.

I'm using Odds and Ends by Cosmo Cricket.  Eh.  I'm not loving the fabric line but for whatever reason, I have 3 charm packs so they won the coin toss.  In another "twist", I'm using a minty-aqua as my solid instead of cream.

The quilt has 16 blocks and our September "goal" for the sew along was to get 4 blocks done.  I got 6 done.  My own monthly goal is to get 2 more blocks done so that I'm halfway through those and making pinwheels with my trimmings.  I'm going to use them somewhere in the quilt.

Once this one is done, it will make a good couch quilt.  I will then make this quilt again, using charm packs that I really like. :)

Enjoy your day! - I owe you some Disney trip photos.  Coming up soon.  I was a bit lax this trip in taking pictures but I do have some to share.

Jen