So I told myself that I was going to try and stretch the summer season a bit this year but my friends keep enticing me into Fall projects...what's a girl to do but sew pumpkins??
Luckily, I had all these oranges already pulled for Patty's QAL when I saw Carol's cute row pattern. You can see my assistant Kitty Kitty is pleased with the fabric pull. Always good when your fabrics match your cat :)
I made the "pumpkin without heart" but I think it has plenty of "heart" hehehe.
Go check out Carol's pattern and all the other great rows happening in their qal...there is even a baby chick...hmmmm...
So I mentioned that I pulled some orange fabrics to make some pumpkin blocks. I decided I needed nine little pumpkins...4 short and stubby ones and 5 tall thin ones.
I am using my friend Patty's pattern from her QAL going on here: http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/
Her QAL pattern has great directions and a
really fun quilt, you should go check it out!!
Never one to follow directions well, I
kind of have my heart set on pumpkins and churn dash blocks so I am taking
those patterns and making a slightly different interpretation.
But in doing this, I am missing out on several other fun blocks that she is visiting within her quilt, so be sure to check out how you are supposed to do it :)
Ok...now this might be a bit much eh? It's because my day to share isn't until October 6 so I can't show my progress.
Really, though...this is a good shot of the back, the fabric I chose to back my quilt with really hides the white Aurifil quilting...the texture is there though. I keep petting it as I bind!! :)
A little more info on the backing...it is a *gasp* sheet from Target. I saw a post from Amanda that prodded me to give it a try and so far, I like it. It quilted up beautifully and is incredibly soft.
I will admit to being a long tailed cat in a room of rocking chairs nervous about washing (it's a 60/40 blend) it but I will report back once that is done. I have heard lots of pros and cons on using sheets for backs but have never personally tried it. Can't beat the price, it was on sale and if I use both the fitted and flat sheet, that's 11 dollars a back. Had to squeeze this one to make it fit though as the quilt is 88" x 66" and it is a flat twin sheet.
Am I crazy...or am I about to finish some of the many tops to donate that I have hanging around because I couldn't afford backing fabric?? Or both...
I pulled some orange fabrics today so that I can make some pumpkin blocks...not sure where I am going yet but pretty sure I need a large-ish batch of these...
I am using my friend Patty's pattern from her QAL going on here: http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/
Her pattern has great directions and a really fun quilt, you should go check it out!! Her charts make my little engineer heart sing :)
Never one to follow directions well, I kind of have my heart set on pumpkins and churndashes so I am taking those and making a slightly different interpretation. Now I must decide on a background...hmmmm...
Hi, Little Girl!!
We received our chick order today...they are a nice, lively feisty bunch...yay!
We have mostly Buff Orpingtons with a few Isa Browns this go. I have missed the Buff Orpingtons, they are my favorites. We started getting Isa Browns because that's what the local feed store provided in the Fall. We switched to Fall from Spring several years ago after experiencing some nasty Springs with power outages. This year, Buff Orpingtons were on the list for Fall...so we made sure to order some!
In case you wonder, the Isa Browns are actually the better layers, I just really like the looks (fluffy big bottoms :) ) and personality of the B.O.'s better...
