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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