Wednesday I decided it was time to quilt a couple of neutral background pieces to make into 2 pumpkin table runners. These finish at 10" x 30". The pumpkin applique pattern can be found HERE, I just gave the link to her tutorials page as Andy has tons of fun stuff there.
Once again I quilted the background and then machine blanket stitched the pumpkins. I did make two identical ones but the other didn't get it's threads buried yet :) When it came time to bind I dug around in my stash and found this cool plaid that just screamed USE ME!! It just goes perfect with the batik orange/gold pumpkins.
When I was at the MN Quilt show in Duluth earlier this month I picked up this cute wall hanging pattern from Cottage Rose Quilt Shop. She has two sizes of pumpkins and wall hangings in the pattern. Yesterday afternoon I chose the larger pumpkin but only made 5 blocks instead of 10 to make it my own. Yes it was quick to make I cut and pieced it during the afternoon. My top (yes it is only a top as of yet) measures 27" x 32". The only thing I wished were different was my choice of green for the stems. They blend in a bit much for my liking.
It's been a busy week but a good one, however the time flew by faster than I wanted it to. So much to get done!
The fun--- Earlier this month my oldest grandson(6 yrs) spent the day with me. He wanted to help make the string blocks. He picks the strings out and I sew them onto the phonebook pages. After I trimmed then he wanted to pin them onto the design wall. We added 2 blue, 3 pink and the 2 yellow ones (which didn't get trimmed before he had to go home) to the already made ones.
Edited to say: I just learned that blue is the color of the month for RSC17 over at SuperScrappy-look at that I am ahead of schedule, LOL
Edited to say: I just learned that blue is the color of the month for RSC17 over at SuperScrappy-look at that I am ahead of schedule, LOL
He is just fascinated with seeing them come together, but he is even more fascinated with the sewing machine! So I decided in the afternoon I would let him pick 6 charms that I had precut from my scraps. And he arranged them himself just how he wanted them;) After reminding him of some important things about the machine that I had told him a few times earlier this year, I sat him in front of the sewing machine. The speed was turned down to the lowest setting, which is painful for me-but perfect for him to learn to sew with. Of course I sat right next to him and watched ready to hit the stop button if needed, and to help guide the fabric once in a while. Yes we used the stop/start button instead of the foot pedal. The finished project consisted of a quilt for his stuffed puppy. Then he said 'he needs a pillow' so we proceeded to that. For six years old I think he did really good!!! We'll work on color placement some other time;) Our daughter said he made sure to tuck puppy under the quilt that night, he was pretty proud of his efforts.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
