Work In Progress–The Pumpkin Mini-Quilt

October 2, 2013

Pumpkin Log Cabin Quilit

Every year on our quilt retreat, a small group of us make a “mini-quilt” in addition to the Big Project being taught at the retreat.  This year, our theme was pumpkins.  It started with some strips of orange fabric and a Halloween cat fabric for backing.

Pumpkin Log Cabin Quilit

We all just free-formed our quilts, using the log cabin (my favorite) as the basic pattern.

Pumpkin Log Cabin Quilit

After I finished my pumpkins, I auditioned them on several backgrounds…

Pumpkin Log Cabin Quilit

Pumpkin Log Cabin Quilit

My sister assembled her pumpkins in a strip…

Pumpkin Log Cabin Quilit

I went with a dark background and an informal two-by-two arrangement.

Pumpkin Log Cabin Quilit

And guess what??? I machine quilted the mini quilts for my two sisters and they stitched my binding!!!  Woo-hoo!

I have more orange fabric…and there is still 29 more days until Halloween…I’m going to stitch a whole pumpkin patch!  Won’t you join me?

Lori

You might also like:  The Witch Quilt

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18 comments

  • OH!!! The Halloween cat fabric!!! I *love* it!

  • Gorgeous, now you make me want to quilt. I need to get my garden finished so I can do other things.

  • Violet Craft’s Madrona Road collection (Michael Miller) has a nice handwriting print called Memoir. It is black on white and white on black.

  • billiemick

    Too cute!

  • Gilma Simeone

    I Love the wonky pumpkins! I will have to make a pumpkin patch of my own! I also love the witch quilt! It’s sort of like a halloween, sunbonnet sue!

    • A

      Funny about the the witch quilt being a form of Sunbonnet Sue–that is the one quilt I don’t like… now I have to reconsider!

  • So much fun!!! Very inspiring and the perfect quick project for fall :^)

  • A whole pumpkin patch ? would love to !

  • Love your pumpkin blocks! Thanks for the inspiration.

  • These are delightful! I loved opening you post to these cheerful pumpkins! It has already made my day!

  • Chris

    I love the fabric with the writing on it can you tell me the name of it please I have been looking for something like it. I love that you get to go away with family each year xx

    • Chris

      Hi lori I have found some script fabric it is michael miller old script black retro vintage hand writing text font. It’s not the same as you had but all I have found so far as I’m in the uk, if I find any more I will let you know. Xx

      • A

        Hi Chris! Love the Michael Miller Fabric! I am going to order it today! Thanks for your help!

    • From what I can find, it looks to be from an out of print line by Nancy Wolff called “Cats on the Loose” . The fabric might be called Kitty Talk – Crazy Kitty Words. I found some that sold on Etsy in black with white writing.

    • A

      That was a small cut of fabric we got from one of the ladies at the quilt retreat. I would love to get more,too! I have posted a note on Facebook to see if anyone can help us find it. The typewriter fabric is from Andover-by Alison Gilmore and is a 2013 print. If you find any handwriting fabric, would you please let me know?

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