Just look at all of those pumpkins out there in the field!
This 51" x 69" lap quilt started as a spin off of my Pumpkat Patch table runner,
since I've always loved the combo of pumpkins and leaves. In case you didn't already know, I do like cats too, and have played around with more pumpkin/cat settings, though they still need work - hah!
Anyway, I love how these pumpkins just pop off the black background! Of course, with all that orange and green, they'd pop off a grey or a cream background too!
That's one of the solid color pumpkins, while here's a pumpkin that's scrappy:
Combining the two styles in the quilt really adds to the interest, keeping the eye moving around that pumpkin field, wanting you to pick out your favorite!
As for the quilting on this: swirls in the scrappy pumpkins (thanks Vicki of Vicki's Crafts and Quilting for that idea!), curved lines on the solids, and veins in the leaves and stems.
The background is a fairly large stipple, mainly because I wanted this quilt to be soft and snuggly, and anything fancy would be hard to see on the black. The quilting is easier to see on the really pretty backing fabric.
Are you ready for a Pumpkin Harvest in your house?
Happy Quilting everyone!
This turned out really great! I love the look with the black background, and the triangles as a border is a fabulous finishing touch.
ReplyDeleteOrange on black is always so stunning! Great pattern!
ReplyDeleteI love that you put the two different style pumpkins in this quilt.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun quilt! I love the pumpkins and especially love how the green HSTs on the edge seem to just be floating in the air! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brenda! I think of those HST's on the edge as small leaves that are at the edge of the pumpkin field, like a fence.
DeleteThe pumpkins turned out beautifully! Love the leaves with them!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan! This is a fabulous finish for today. I really love the black background fabric. I know it's typical for a Halloween theme, but it really allows all of the different orange fabrics shine while adding just a bit of a 'dirt' look. And the HSTs around the border make me think there are more pumpkins over there in another row . . . we just can't see them yet. I love this! Happy Friday to you. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteThanks Roseanne! I love that black background with those little gold squares - it was perfect for this quilt. I could have gone trendy with grey, but the black just makes those pumpkins and leaves pop! As for the border HST's, I think of them as leaf bits that make up a kind of fence for this pumpkin field.
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That really turned out cute, Susan. The variety in the pumpkins does make it interesting.
ReplyDeleteSusan, What a lovely quilt, I like that you used scrappy pumpkins as well as solid pumpkins. I also love the green leaves that just make this quilt pop. Beautiful work and great looking pattern.
ReplyDeleteThe new design is lovely -- and Pumpkat made me smile!
ReplyDeleteI really love this quilt! Great job Susan!
ReplyDeleteI'll say it again, what a wonderful quilter you are Susan. But aren't pumpkins just the cutest sunniest things to sew.
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