November 1, 2022
I definitely wanted a poppy in the November block and it only took me a few minutes to find a free pattern online. It was smaller than I usually make but I added to the borders and it worked out fine.
The block was really quick to make – I had the top finished in one sitting and the quilting took another session.
October 31, 2022
Since Kathryn’s calendar block had a decidedly Hallowe’en design I decided to make Hallowe’en table runners for Christy and Elizabeth. Although the pattern is the same I mixed up the fabrics to make them look different from one another.
I found the pattern online and I’ll be keeping it handy as it would work for other seasonal runners; I’m thinking a definite Christmas theme and perhaps an Easter theme if I have enough spring-like fabrics.
I couldn’t send a box of treats to the Thomases without adding a Hallowe’en themed project as well. I found these two in a bin so sent them on their way. The purple one is from my Quilters’ Block-a-Day calendar and the cat is a project that I did with in my Thursday sewing group.
October 1, 2022
It wasn’t until after I had the pattern picked that I realized there was a lot of October to get through before Hallowe’en pumpkins really were the “thing”. So I added a backing that might be mistaken more for a fall and/or Thanksgiving theme.
This was a fun one to make and one of the fancy stitches on my machine took care of the quilting in the border.
In 2016 when I finished I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends I had a few blocks that didn’t fit in. I should have pitched them at the time but they went into a bin of orphan blocks and other things I didn’t really know what to do with. Recently I was digging into the bin for something else and came across these old blocks.
As with the wall hanging I made I had trouble fitting the blocks together in a way that I liked and that still left me with the hexagon shape. I put them together as best I could and then went looking for backing fabric.
I was pleased to find some of the original, uncut fabric that matched the blocks so I did a U-turn and made the pieced blocks the back and put the original fabric on the front.
I’ll use this for the table on the deck on Texada.