Autumn

Finishing the Pumpkin Patch Runner

fall pumpkin table runner project illustration

Are you excited to combine all your blocks into a table runner? Sew one, two, or three more leaves falling above the pumpkins, the directions are given in the finishing pattern. Get the pattern free until October 31, 2022, by…

Tilted Pumpkin Quilt Block Tutorial

Titlted pumpkin

Welcome back to the Pumpkin Patch Block Sew Along! Today’s pattern is a tilted pumpkin – because not all pumpkins are perfectly shaped. It’s good to draw interest to some parts of quilt projects. The stem of the pumpkin has…

Sew the Carrots Go Round Block

quilt block paper pieced carrot

  The Quilt Block Mania designers for November are creating food-themed blocks. The photo below shows the inspiration for choosing colors. I thought of heirloom carrots, which I’ve attempted to grow, but the weather in our area of Michigan gets…

Halloween Banner

table runner with the word BOO on it

Last year I almost finished this fun banner for Halloween, but just couldn’t get it done. Last week I pulled it out of my box of UFOs to add the binding and 4 tabs on the back for hanging. I…

Boo-tiful Quilted Items

Vintage art owl on jack-o-lantern

The spectacular beauty of October is ending with a week of rain and wind; but I decorated for Halloween using many of the quilted items I have made over the years.

Sewing a Fun Halloween Quilt

Witches around a bubbling caldron

Two weeks ago I had great fun as I sewed the blocks of a Halloween quilt designed by Carol at “Just Let Me Quilt.” Carol is passionate about Halloween decorating. She and her friend, Joan, began the “Cackling Stitches Group”…

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