Once again I was inspired by a Pin- http://pinterest.com/pin/207024914090401810/- I thought it was a such a fun quilt for the Fall with all the pumpkins on it. Yeah... apparently the name of the quilt is Fresh Squeezed, as in citrus/oranges. But with a simple little modification, the elimination of a leaf and addition of a stem, it becomes pumpkins! At least, I hope it does :)
I started this last year, then lost interest after Halloween. Now I am getting into a Fall state of mind and enjoying going through some old WIPs and finishing them up in time for the season this year. I still need to add the white border to either side of this little quilt top, then I can baste it and quilt it. I'm thinking of getting creative with the quilting- green loops, maybe some leaves, in the white spaces above the pumpkins to look like vines that the pumpkins are growing on, on the pumpkins I am thinking of trying to mimic the lines/ridges on a pumpkin, and - inspired by Angela Walters latest piece of advice to "make a rule, then break the rule" - quilt one pumpkin with a jack-o-lantern face. Really hoping this turns out as cute in real life as it looks in my head.
Linking up with Lee over at Freshly Pieced.
This is adorable. I wonder if I could adapt it to be pears. My sister is in love with pears, and a wall hanging would be perfect for her.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm sure it could be adapted for pears. Maybe a sqished, ovalish snowball block topped with a longer half snowball block...
DeleteSuch a cute idea! Love your version, and the jack-o-lantern idea is awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have to admit, I'm pretty excited by the jack-o-lantern idea too - actually makes me happy that I did not finish this last year, as that idea never occured to me then.
DeleteAUghh....Fall thank you for the inspiration! I also like Angela's advice...I made a note to self to make a rule and then break it!
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Haha, you're welcome :) I think I am one of the few who is willing to give up Summer in August and move on to Fall (helps that our Summer starts around March here!)
Deletevery cute! i think your quilting idea is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I started the quilting today and am loving it so far!
DeleteThis is really cute, what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteAdorable! How cute to quilt a face on one of the pumpkins. I haven't begun to think about Fall but it is just around the corner isn't it?
ReplyDeleteThanks! I like to think Fall is just around the corner, but down here it won't really come until Novemberish (if we are lucky) - fall decorating is the best I can do to get in the spirit of the Season!
DeleteYour quilting ideas for this project sound amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I started the quilting today. So far the pumpkins look cute, I'm a bit worried about quilting with green thread on the white though- nowhere to hid mistakes there!
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