Spooky Sew Progress

 

My first four blocks for my

Spooky Mystery ~ Started Here 

I have not really chosen any one stack of fabrics.

As I cut and sew, I am picking from all in my stash as my quilty muse speaks.

It likely means my finished quilt may be very different from

the sample for the pattern.

There are two more weeks of blocks now available on their website:

Fort Worth Fabric Studio ~ Stay Spooky Mystery 2023

I am stitching on my cross stitch and sewing more blocks.

More photos soon.

What are you working on this week?

Stay Spooky and Sew Fun! 

My Halloween Quilt Parade Comes Early ~ 2021

The Halloween Quilt Parade is coming early to my blog this year.

Here is how I made my Bewitching Quilt  in 2018 

when I put my own twist on  this free pattern ...

Jolly Bar Meringue Quilt Pattern @ Fat Quarter Shop

I also made this pillow from the pattern.

Construction details for how I made this two sided pillow, 

Spider Web Pinwheel Pillow ~ Posted Here

Happy Halloween Quilts to you! 

Time to Weave a Wicked Web

Halloween is Coming ~ Time to Weave a Wicked Web!

Click Here for All Free Tutorial Posts

I have been inspired to share my Spider Web QAL Tutorials again

because I saw a wonderful new version of this quilt ... 

Spider Web Quilt @jaromy3 on IG

who has graciously given me a shout out.

Sew I am posting for those who may visit my blog to easily find my tutorials.

Happy Sewing! 

Bats & Boos & I Am In, Too!

 

First Bat Block Done! 

I was not going to join in another sew along.

Then I saw all the cute blocks and quilts in the making and I could not resist. 

Click Here For All Info ~ Free Stitch & Sew Along

I am only participating in the quilt sewing at this time

although the cross stitch pattern is looking very cute, too. 

I shopped my stash to sew along with this free mystery pattern

Fabric Requirements PDF Here 

Free Patterns and Quilt Kit and Supplies Here

My first block is done:

This makes a 10.5" unfinished block.

This block was fun to make.

There are mirror image units in the bat wings that do require a little extra attention.

Three more bat blocks to sew for Step One,

Then on to Step Two ~ Pumpkin Block which has already been released.

Are you sewing along?

Happy Halloween!

 

Happy Halloween Quilts!

I am enjoying my Halloween quilts and such this cold and frosty Halloween. 

I did not get a new Halloween quilt or project finished this year

but I have plenty to make my home festive. 

The snow is on the pumpkins Here in the northeast

and there is no trick or treating this year by city decree.

Mr Scrapatch and I are treating on these tasty

Ma-Ka-Rohns 

which I ordered online.

This one is "Butterfinger" from their special Halloween box

which are candy inspired.

These are very, very tasty!

I could eat the whole box in sitting but we are saving and savoring them

one at a time and will share with our family tomorrow.

I think these may become a holiday tradition in our house

as I see a yummy looking Thanksgiving box is now available.

If you want the Halloween ones, you best order quick in the link above

as they will be going "poof" in a few hours.

May you and yours have a Happy and Safe and Healthy Halloween!

Witchy Stitchy Blog Hop ~ My Day!

Here is my new Witchy Stitchy Table Runner!

This quilt was made with 

7" Triangles on a Roll HST Papers from Fat Quarter Shop

and this free pattern and tutorial:

High Roller Runner @ The Jolly Jabber

My orange Quilty Kitty Nutmeg and I had fun playing with the HSTs 

and devised our own layout.

This quilt was made with one

 "Fab-Boo-Lous" Jelly Roll @ Fat Quarter Shop

and a half yard of the little witches fabric and one of the main print fabrics.

The white in the center is
 Creme Seeing Stars Grunge by Moda 
from my stash,

The binding was also a fabric from my stash from Bewitching by Deb Strain. 

This jelly roll is now on sale!  

We were very happy with the results.

We played with the extra jelly roll strips from the front and made a pieced back.

We did straight line quilting on our Janome  with bright orange King Tut thread.

This quilt has been black Quilty Kitty Maestro tested and approved.

My quilty kitties and I like to make quilts to be used and enjoyed ...

Quilty Kitty Katniss has been enjoying this runner on the back of our sofa.

Katniss loves a quilt on the back of the sofa and says she thinks this should be called a
"sofa runner" and not a table runner
and that every cat should have one. 

We made this quilt for the 

Please visit all the witchy stitchy stops today:

October 8

Selina Quilts

Vroomans Quilts

Days Filled With Joy

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here) 

Just Because Quilts

Brenda's Quilt Blog

This fun blog hop is hosted by the lovely Carol

 @

Just Let Me Quilt

The outdoor photos of this quilt were taken when my guy and I went apple picking
 at or favorite apple and cider orchard ...
Carlson Orchards
on a sunny hilltop on Harvard, Massachusetts.

Thank you for visiting is today!

A Happy Jelly Sewing Day

Jelly Roll Sewing ~ Part 2

Today it was very hot and summery for the first day of fall.

It is also very dry here and I spend several hours outside watering and tending the gardens.

When I was inside, I was sewing the second part of my

National Sew A Jelly Roll Day Project Started Here

Tomorrow I hope to be quilting this one.

These are only sneak peeks, really.

You shall have to come back in October for the finished project.

It shall be "Fab-Boo-Lous"

:-) 

Peek-A-Who? Blog Hop ~ My Day!

Here is my Bewitching Pillow Cover!

It is Wickedly Reversible! 

I made this pillow for the 

Peek-A-Who? Blog Hop

Here are the pieces to my pillow  ...

 a framed pinwheel block that was a leftover from making the quilt.
and a piece of a panel from my stash plus some stash strips,
extra binding fabric, a 20" pillow form,
and my snap pliers,

Most of these fabrics are from
Deb Strain for Moda Fabrics
Some are Eerily Elegant and some are Bewitching.
I love her fabrics, particularly her Halloween designs.

I am not going to do a tutorial for this pillow.
It is basically framed blocks.

I am going to show the details that make this pillow 
sew very special.

I added batting and quilted a free form spider web
on the pillow top before I added the border strips.
This was in part to practice the spider web before I quilted the quilt.
This made for a very nice puffy pillow front.

To make an opening for inserting the pillow form I used my Dritz Snap Plier
and bright orange plastic snaps.  I use a
 Babyville Boutique Snap Pliers and plastic snaps

This is very easy to do,
even if you have a bandaid on your right index finger
from breaking off your machine needle into your finger.

Ouchie!  all these years of sewing and I was dumb enough to somehow
put my finger under the needle late one night.
I yanked my hand back so hard that I broke the needle off in my finger
and had to use tweezers to pull it out.
With lots of antibiotic cream, it is healing rather well.
Back to sewing ...

To make the pillow I sandwiched the top and back,
right sides out and added binding as I would for any quilt.
I used the extra two-color binding strips that
I used to make the flanged machine binding on the quilt.

Tutorial for how I make my two-color binding Here

First I sewed it to the back of the pillow.

Then I turned the flanged binding to the front
and added piping by inserting cotton clothesline rope
into the binding.

Then I stitched it closed with my zipper foot.

This makes a crisp pillow edge.

Pretty and easy to remove for cleaning with the snap opening.

This large pillow cover measures 20" square.

The fabrics for the top of my pillow are

Bewitching and may be found HERE

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog today.

Be sure to peek into all the stops on today's
Peek A Who? Blog Hop 

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Just Because Quilts
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Patchwork Breeze

Life in the Scrapatch((you are here) 


Here are the  Giveaways 
for this blog hop ... 

A lovely Gift Certificate
from the always generous

Fat Quarter Shop


Enter Here:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

and

This beautiful blue ...

Bundle of Fabrics from 

 Timeless Treasures

It's value is $60.00! 

Enter Here: 

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

Timeless Treasures giveaway has pictures of the bundle of fabrics. It's value is $60.00.

Best of luck with the winning! 


Thank you for visiting me today.

This pillow was made to match the quilt in the background.
I am sorry I cannot show you the quilt, yet.
That quilt was made for a quilt along 
that has been rescheduled by the host site.

I hope to show this quilt soon, even if it is after Halloween.

Before you go please be sure to visit,

Marian @ Seams To Be Sew

for a special treat, a free pattern!

Happy Quilty Halloween!