Saturday, June 9, 2018

Orange scraps make great pumpkins

I love it when I can use up some scraps/strings in my table runners.  I did not have to cut a single orange or gold from yardage to do these pumpkins.  The black of course came from yardage. In fact I have used up all of that fabric. 

The pumpkin blocks were started during our camping trip to Paducah in April.  Then they sat in a tote while I worked on other things after getting home. Yesterday I pulled them out and started in finishing them and before the day was done I had three flimsy runners done.  Ahhhhhhhh.

These were inspired from a pattern of a pumpkin quilt/wall hanging by Cottage Rose that I picked up last summer at the MN quilt show.  Here is my wall hanging that I did last year.  After making it I kept thinking this would made a great runner.  These are some really fun and quick blocks to make. I will be making a wall hanging also.  Now they can wait their turn for quilting;)

This is technically a UFO since it was started and then sat waiting to get finished.  So I will link to Tish's UFO party.   And since they were made using scraps I will link to Cynthia's Oh Scrap.  It's a rainy day here, I think I will go sew some more!

19 comments:

  1. Those table runners just glow with the black background fabric. Those sure will brighten some fall tables!

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  2. I appreciate and read each and every comment!

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  3. I love the scrappiness of the pumpkins, and they work so well against that background fabric. It's fantastic. You are a piecing machine!! I always enjoy seeing all the projects you make Vicki.

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  4. These are great! Good addition to your fall line up.

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  5. I love the pumpkins! Such cute runners; they won't stay in your shop long! What are you making next??

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  6. Pretty blocks and beautiful runners, well done!

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  7. You really are knocking out some runners this month! It's amazing that you got three from just scraps!

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  8. Is it Halloween already? Where did the summer go? Oh no, it i just you, so far ahead from all of us, showing off as usual :-) And with pumpkins so juicy, I would too, no matter the season :-)

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  9. Hurray for scraps! These look fantastic and should all sell before fall arrives. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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  10. Love the pumpkins! Creating something so pretty and using up your scraps / stash must be a wonderful feeling.

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  11. I love how you're making those pumpkins! I'll have to remember that!

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  12. Hi Vicki! These are SO darn cute, and sort of freebies of sorts. I think I might even like these better than the wall hanging . . . well, no but at least as much as. I am proud of you for getting these done early! Pumpkin spiced coffee comes out earlier and earlier each year - probably in July this year. HAHA! Happy Sunday! ~smile~ Roseanne

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  13. Scrappy pumpkins are the best! The different fabrics give them the depth of real squashes :) And that mottled black background is great, so versatile! I'll bet you're kinda sorry to have used it all up. I know I always regret running out of a really good blender.

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  14. You have "grown" pretty pumpkin patches.

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  15. I love the way those pumpkins just pop against that black background! Yay for UFO's! Oh wait maybe I shouldn't be cheering for UFO's as much as Yay for working on them :)

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  16. You are the table runner queen. Love these.

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  17. Beautiful tablerunners and what a great way to use your scraps!

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  18. How cute! love those pumpkin blocks!!

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  19. To use scraps will always be so nice, I like your pumpkins very much!

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