Saturday, November 29, 2025

creativity shared.... pumpkin from scraps Finished!

 


welcome to my creative world... it's been hard to overcome a lot of physical issues but I did finish this Autumn quilt, my interpretation of a pumpkin photo, in little saved Fall scraps! I LOVE IT! 

Quilts don't always come out the way I see them in my mind but this one came out even better! 

this was a photo showing the decision to use one of my fave orange fabrics on the binding

and what I chose to make with the blocks from a few weeks ago

binding sewn to back, brought around to the front to topstitch in place
Some closeups 
I decided to have fun topstitching the binding to the front, with different stitching. To get the curvy lines stitched on, I used 1/4" tape to make a sort of guide. I'm still working with that tiny janome gem and it's a struggle to do what I want, the free motion, useing glitter threads, and lining things up.


these are all from the fall tiny scrap collection (the bag is now marginally less stuffed)


The stem is two scraps overlapped and cut into a stem shape, love the dimensionality do you?

so...in November I made a needlebook, a tote purse for walks, this and am started on this scrap project
finding the right shade of aqua/turquoise was hard. These lovelies were given to me and I don't know by whom!!! (shame) I deconstructed the other blocks with my seam ripper, and kept these. I will probably do simple sashing with one or more of those fabrics from my stash
will I put sashing stones in the intersections? How big will it be? I plan to make it useful in some way
will the person who stitched these blocks please stand up for credit??? The fabric is so pretty... hope I turn it into something as pretty! 

I thought it might work for the Stay at Home Round Robin in 2026... hmmmm?

Speaking of gorgeous fabrics, my friend Miss Pat sent me a box, which lifted my spirits tremendously
3 (!!!) flamingo patterns, an elfa mat, and SO many pretties... I washed them and am sorting them now
Just a few....



Flowers, Dancers, Masks

Skies, Colors, Stars

Tropical scenes, Sheep, Dog bones and dogs, MORE plus of course since she is a good friend....

COWS!!! along with pretty colors to use, all small squares to yardage! HOW Thrilling! How to thank her.... 

what about a  mat/mug rug
so here goes
you might notice I'm finally finishing my socks... went round the heel and am in the final furlong!

Alas these languish on the design wall, two finishes, two not finished




fell in love with this little fellow: 

https://youtube.com/shorts/kC82b9ET7CQ?si=khH5vFIyanpbCpGt


what sewing items do you want for Christmas ???  Are you making anything special this year? Next up for me a tree skirt. (I seldom wear skirts nowadays lol)

to see a turkey down, look at Thursday's post.... and join me if you want to do a happy post next week! 



13 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Your Autumn Pumpkin quilt is indeed outstanding art! And I enjoyed that delightful little video, too.

Kathy said...

OMG! I made a triangle block quilt with those same fabrics! I did NOT send my leftovers to you, but such a surprise to see those same fabrics, used in the same way! Also--love that pumpkin quilt!

Magpie's Mumblings said...

Your pumpkin turned out amazing!! I like the way you managed to include the light source and shadows.
It's wonderful to get a squishy package in the mail isn't it. As for what sewing things I might want for Christmas, I'd be happy if I got anything sewing related at all.

Carolyn said...

You are right that the finished quilts don’t always turn out the way we had envisioned them, but your pumpkin is wonderful. I love the way you did the stem, and the quilting really conveys the pumpkin shape!

Sara said...

The pumpkin quilt really did turn out beautifully. For several years, my husband has bought me a generous gift certificate to my favorite local quilt shop as my Christmas gift. Usually I use it for something big, like a kit I wouldn't have treated myself to otherwise.

Duke said...

Your pumpkin quilt is sooooooo adorable!

Jeanie said...

Your pumpkin quilt is fantastic. I really love the orange and blue together. It works so well. You have had a productive sewing month. I'm not very good with that kind of thing so I bow down in admiration! And thank you for stopping by my blog!

Susie H said...

Your pumpkin is beautifully done. I love how you quilted the segments on the pumpkin. Great idea, fabulously executed!

Tigger's Mum said...

Very saturated colours - so you - in that pumpkin. Lovely.

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

I've returned several times to look again at your marvelous, inventive, colourful and gorgeous pumpkin. I showed it to Tony and he said you can see she's artistic, can't you. And I said yes she sure is!

DVArtist said...

OMGosh! This is stunning. I love how you put colors together to create such amazing quilts.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Your pumpkin quilt is delightful! I had to enlarge the final photo and look around at all the fun prints. It looks like it was a lot of fun to play with! And I loved the frog video, too - so sweet.

MissPat said...

Your pumpkin is delightful. I'm glad my late birthday package lifted your spirits. It was fun to go through my scraps and stash looking for themes I know you like. And the flamingo patterns came from the stash of a dear quilting friend who died last year. She spent the winters in FL, so she accumulated a lot of tropical themes. Maybe Santa will bring you a new sewing machine for Christmas so you can do more of the creative sewing you so enjoy.
Pat