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The Pumpkin Patch Quilt-A Work in Progress

October 16, 2013

Pumpkin Free Motion QuiltingWelcome back to my Pumpkin Patch.  I hope you had time to give yesterday’s tutorial, The Perfect Pumpkin a try.   As you can tell by now–I LOVE Halloween and October and Autumn!  I love the color orange.  I hope you aren’t getting tired of orange–I have a few more orange projects to come this month!

In the quilt above, I employed variations of three quilt tutorials:  The Perfect Pumpkin (HERE), The Greek Key (HERE) and The Spider Web (HERE).  Then I added a few whirls, twirls and spirals to fill in the spaces–no stippling for me!  (Have I told you–I can’t stipple-even though it’s often described as a beginner pattern?!)

Pumpkin Free Motion Quilting

I know many followers of The Inbox Jaunt are stitching on long arm sewing machines–lucky you!  However, many of us are using domestic sewing machines.  I stitch on a Bernina 820 most of the time, though I still love my Bernina 150.  I only mention this to give encouragement.  In the words of Tim Gunn–“Make it work”.  That is–make it work with what you have!   I frequently am asked if I use a BSR–a stitch regulator.  I do not.  I learned without one and when I tried one, I thought it threw off my own rhythm.  Many people like them, so I think they are worth a try, but remember –they are not necessary!

Pumpkin Free Motion Quilting

If you need a little refresher on setting up your sewing machine, see my post Seven Steps to Free Motion Quilting HERE.

Pumpkin Free Motion Quilting

I’m off.  I think I will finish my Halloween projects this week so I can start on my other favorite holidays–Thanksgiving and Christmas!   Sew many ideas….Sew little time…

Lori

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33 responses to “The Pumpkin Patch Quilt-A Work in Progress”

  1. lauraluvsloons says:
    October 16, 2013 at 6:44 am

    I loved doodling your pumpkin yesterday and can’t wait to try it on some pumpkin orange fabric. Thanks so much for you great ideas and inspiration.

    1. lauraluvsloons says:
      October 16, 2013 at 6:46 am

      I forgot to mention that I am FMQ on my Janome Horizon without a stitch regulator.

  2. andrea_r (@andrea_r) says:
    October 16, 2013 at 6:46 am

    How much marking did you do on this table topper before quilting? 😉

    1. Yvonne says:
      October 16, 2013 at 7:12 am

      That is my question also, did you draw it all out? What batting and marking pencil do you like?
      How is your finger healing Lori?
      Thanks for the tutorial, I had fun practicing the pumpkink yesterday on my Babylock Tiara!

      1. Lori Kennedy says:
        October 16, 2013 at 8:52 am

        Hi Yvonne,
        I draw the square and circles for the large pumpkins–just to check that the composition is somewhat balanced. I don’t do a lot of marking–I’m too impatient.
        For small projects, I use Warm and Natural and for bed quilts I love wool. We will be talking about batting this Friday–and marking pencils next Friday.
        I don’t have a favorite marking pencil right now. I use chalk a lot because it wipes away so easily.

    2. Lori Kennedy says:
      October 16, 2013 at 8:49 am

      Hi Andrea,
      I drew the square and then divided in quarters. Then I roughly drew a circle for each of the larger pumpkins. I do this so I can see there is some balance. That’s it…I use the basic formula for the pumpkins that I illustrated yesterday-and then I echo quilt and fill in with the swirls. Hope that helps.

  3. Irene Shooter says:
    October 16, 2013 at 7:11 am

    I’m with you, I love fall and the beautiful colors. Pumpkins are a favorite and I plan to try your free motion instructions on my sewing machine. Wish me luck!

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      October 16, 2013 at 8:49 am

      Luck! But if the weather is good, go for a walk first–quilt at night!

  4. Sarah Scott says:
    October 16, 2013 at 7:30 am

    I am new to FMQ and love this pumpkin patch design!! So cute!! 🙂

  5. Pat says:
    October 16, 2013 at 7:51 am

    That is one wonderful pumpkin design.

    What are your favorite markers for fmq? I’m always afraid the marks won’t come out.

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      October 16, 2013 at 8:55 am

      Hi Pat,
      I don’t have a favorite marker–I have a love/hate relationship with all of my marking pencils. We will be talking about marking tools a week from Friday–on Open Line Friday. Until then, I would say that I use chalk most frequently. It wipes away easily. I don’t do a lot of marking. Just outlines, and guidelines.

  6. pamelajeannestudio says:
    October 16, 2013 at 8:39 am

    I love pumpkins and orange too. This is gorgeous!

    1. Diane says:
      October 16, 2013 at 5:20 pm

      Yeaaa I found Pam’s blog and FB page via your wonderful page!
      Guess this is a twofer!!! Have a laugh — caught on to doing the pumpkin right away — the Greek key not so much . . . guess I’m just a rounded person . . .

  7. thelovelyphotog says:
    October 16, 2013 at 10:51 am

    This is a beautiful quilt! I love the color & design <3 Fall swoon 🙂

  8. carla says:
    October 16, 2013 at 12:47 pm

    Really incredible – hopefully I’ll be that good sometime soon!

  9. Pomegranate Quilts says:
    October 16, 2013 at 1:01 pm

    This isn’t quilting. This is… magic.
    I am speechless.

  10. Laura says:
    October 16, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    Not a quilter, but I did make butternut squash soup this morning – and, of course, I always read your blog which makes me think I might be a quilter!

  11. Queenie says:
    October 16, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    These pumpkins are sooooo cute!! This will be perfect through Thanksgiving.
    Have a great day.
    Always, Queenie

  12. Lori in NC says:
    October 16, 2013 at 3:44 pm

    This is so cute! I can’t stipple, either. I hate that there’s no go stopping point – either a place to stop and rest your hands, or to stop and think about how you’re going to get out of that corner you backed yourself into. I’d much rather do something swirly or loopy.

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      October 17, 2013 at 9:24 am

      You are absolutely right–the problem is there is no place to take a “breather”. Also, I get the “rules” about stippling stuck in my head and that almost makes me “nervous”. It might be that “rules” are a left brain activity and FMQ is a right brain activity and I can’t do both at the same time.

      1. Ruth says:
        October 18, 2013 at 2:02 pm

        I read somewhere that when you are stippling, if you accidentally cross a line, just call it something other than stippling – problem solved 😉

      2. Lori Kennedy says:
        October 18, 2013 at 2:10 pm

        Wish I’d thought of that–I wouldn’t have been so worried about the “rules” then!

  13. Leslie Schmidt says:
    October 16, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    This quilt is darling! I do my free-motion quilting on my Bernina 153 with no BSR. I have a problem with my starting and stopping, even with needle down. I seem to jerk when I start up again. Your stitching is so fluid and beautiful. I hope some day I can approach that level of technique. Thanks for the tutorial.

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      October 17, 2013 at 9:22 am

      Leslie, It sounds like you are well on your way to great quilting. Now that you’ve identified your problem, you can focus on starting slowly–don’t “gun” your foot pedal as you start…

  14. Joanie says:
    October 16, 2013 at 6:01 pm

    Beautiful quilting and design! I saw it on facebook today and just loved it!

  15. Renee says:
    October 16, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    I love the pumpkins and all the fill quilting!

  16. Pamela Wynfield says:
    October 16, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    Lori, you are an artist!

  17. Sabrina says:
    October 17, 2013 at 11:36 am

    This is so amazing!!

  18. Lea says:
    October 17, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Wow! It’s absolutely gorgeous.

  19. MissesStitches says:
    October 17, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    I don’t use my BSR attachment, because I find it obstructs my view too much. With a simple darning foot, I can see my quilt much better. And after having somewhat mastered stippling, I’ve decided I just don’t like it that much. I’d much rather do another FMQ design.

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      October 18, 2013 at 12:55 pm

      I’m with you–down with stippling! I love the darning foot,too. I use an offset darning foot for even better visibility. Have you tried that? #24 Bernina.

  20. ROBIN, HUNTSVILLE TX says:
    October 21, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    Beautiful! Your work is outstanding!!

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