Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Cinderella...

Cinderella pumpkins that is!  This wall hanging is made from a pattern by Karen Walker of Laugh Yourself into Stitches.  She was a guest speaker at our guild this past winter.  There was a  big snowstorm brewing out west so she came a day early to avoid having to cancel.  And then the storm hit here so she had to stay a day longer.  Thank you, Karen, we appreciated your coming!  And she had some lovelies to show us and patterns to sell, so I picked up this one.



I did change up the borders a bit from the pattern.  I had enough of the tiny half square triangles by then and I just wanted to get it done.   Would I do this pattern again-oh yes indeed as I love the outcome!!

 Now I draw your attention to the brown jagged top of the pumpkin-YIKES those are little 1" half square units(unfinished)!!  Talk about tiny-just hold your mouth right while sewing them little buggers!!!  But those little buggers lined up perfectly in almost every pumpkin.  I guess the stars were aligned just right that day, LOL


I had loads of fun quilting the pumpkins and their leaves complete with curly cues.  I used a Glide thread called Cleopatra for them.  The rest of the quilting I used Glide warm grey, it sets off the quilting nicely on the black fabric.   I did use a ruler for all of the straight line quilting and Quilters Rule nested ovals for the pumpkin.

A top view of my Hydrangea tree.  I love that it blooms white and then turns to a pretty dusky pink.



For your viewing pleasure.  So many people loved seeing my owl pictures in my Sunday Mini Vacation post, that I thought I would share this morning's pictures.  My DH was sitting down to breakfast at 6:30 AM today and what should he see but one of the owls again.  Sitting on the rock wall of our waterfall at the pond just a few feet from the house!  He wanted the frog in the pond.
 

And then he perched on top of the bird feeder again.  Monday night, just as it was getting dark, one perched on this same pole and in came another to sit right beside him.  So rare that we get to see them, it's just precious.   Once again at 8:30 AM today him was sitting on the rocks in front of the pond just for my viewing since I had missed the 6:30 showing.  Again he was wanting that frog-no luck, he soon flew off.

 I'll be linking up with some of the inspirational linky parties!  You can find them on my left side bar.

22 comments:

  1. I love your take on the Cinderella pumpkins! I saw that pattern a couple of years ago and still haven't bought it thinking I don't need another to do. But! After seeing it again I'm headed over to purchase it, I can work it in somewhere.

    Qwls are always so interesting and to have those two so close is so special.

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  2. The pumpkin quilt is so pretty. Your quilting is always so perfect. I love the ovals on the pumpkins.

    The owls are a real treat.

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  3. That pumpkin wall hanging is great! The quilting really sets it off.

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  4. Pretty pumpkins, even if those HSTs are a challenge!!!

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  5. I can't decide which is more enticing...the Cinderella pumpkins or those beautiful owls!!! I wish I had one of each! LOL
    I admire your patience to sew such tiny pieces. I doubt I could do it, especially so well. LOVE how you quilted them, too, with the ovals & the curly Q's. Very nicely done!!!

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  6. The wallhanging is perfect for fall and it looks fantastic. I love how you quilted the little vines/leaves on the pumpkins. And those owl pics! So cool you got to see them so close. I could look at those all day!

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  7. Good Morning Vicki,
    That owl is going to keep trying to get that frog until he is successful. Those owls do a great job of keeping other pests away from your flowers and gardens, don't they?! LOVE the pumpkins! I don't know what the border was supposed to look like, but those cute pinwheels in the corners just speak to me. Really nice job on the quilting - your leaves and spirals are the perfect touch. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  8. Quite a precise job on those tiny pieces! And the quilting just adds so much detail to your quilt.

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  9. Pretty pumpkins, love the dark background. The owl, so regal looking

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  10. Luv those pumpkins!!! But that owl......wow!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!

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  11. Just ordered that pattern. Really like her blog and other patterns!!!! Thanks!!!

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  12. Wow! The owl pictures are wonderful! That must be completely amazing to be with them! I really liked the pumpkins too. The quilting is so perfect for them. I'm off to visit the designer you mentioned. :-)

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  13. I love the pumpkin quilt! So cute and you're quilting is just perfect! I hope you're going to find a fun place to hang that in your lovely home! It will work beautifully with Freefall, I think!

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  14. I love those low, sleek pumpkins! That's a fun pattern. Thanks for sharing more owl pictures, too. Last night we saw at least 6 river otters on our dock, mere shadows in the dark. Too dark for photos, unfortunately, but it was really neat!

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  15. Those pumpkins and the quilting...just beautiful! And how very cool that the owls came so close to your house.

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  16. Love your quilting on the pumpkins.... and the pattern is darling too. Very clever to do the ovals on the pumpkins to give them a little look of texture and dimensionality.

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  17. You make the cutest pumpkin things! This is the best one yet! So neat to see the owls, too. We heard some at our house the other night, but couldn't figure out where they were since it was after dark.

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  18. Yes, LOVE the owl photos!!!! That pumpkin quilt is too cute!

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  19. Your quilting looks amazing. How special to have the opportunity to watch those owls. Lucky you!

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  20. What cute pumpkins. Your quilting really brings them to life.

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  21. How cute! I love the squatty pumpkins!

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  22. Lovely Pumpkin wall quilting with wonderful quilting! Not only you got to see the owls, you even got to photograph them too. That is really great!

    -Soma

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