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Hocus Pocus Quilt

I gave up blogging because I could not figure out how to get my photos to show up within the post.  But now I'm ready to try a different way to access and post photos....

In the meantime I've recorded and posted my sewing and paper crafting makes on my Instagram (annies_musings).

My most recent quilt finish is this Hocus Pocus pattern designed by Margot Languedoc Designs.

I changed some details of the pattern to reflect my own style for this quilt.

For me, I wanted the pumpkins to look more real and more patchy.  I first added some subtle pinwheels to some of the pumpkins.  I then added small pieces of fabrics over the top of the original piecing and raw edge appliqued them to the pumpkins.

I also changed the small star blocks into sunflowers and gave them stems.  I think the sunflowers each need a leaf, but they aren't getting one.  Maybe in the future at some point, but for now I just needed to be finished with this quilt.  (I do not have UFOs)

Lets talk about the BIRD!  I stitched that pumpkin first to see how the bird would work out.  I'm so not disappointed.  He's my favorite part of this quilt.  

You probably can't see it, but his little eye is a stitched heart.

This is my only quilt that I did not quilt myself.  I only enjoy straight line quilting and I was at a loss for how I would quilt this design.  

The quilting was done by Mickey in her shop, Sew Many Pieces, Hubertus, WI.  She stitched a pumpkin design using monofilament thread.

I had the quilt finished before Thanksgiving, but you have to get in line for longarm quilting by an outside source.  I'm okay with that.  I'm all ready for Fall of 2025!

Pumpkins and Leaves

A new Fall runner for me.

My quilt guild handed out patterns for the pumpkins as our block of the month.  Please don’t tell my guild, but I liked these blocks so much that I kept them for myself.  It took me another month to decide what to put with them and how.

I finally decided on these paper pieced leaves.  Pattern by Full Bobbin Designs, on Etsy.   I adjusted the pattern very slightly.  Just to break up the larger leaf sections on each side.  I think they still need a little more division...next time.

It was a toss up on which way the outside leaves should face.  Facing inward won out.



Also a question of whether the pumpkins faced the same direction or opposite directions.  Opposite directions won out since where it is placed has entryways on both sides of the island.

Something most likely will always be placed in the center of the runner, so the pumpkins are divided in that way.

The moral of this quilting adventure is that I’m glad I was selfish and kept these pumpkin blocks for myself.