Friday, October 2, 2020

October 2020 Book of the Month

Do you love precuts? Especially 10" squares? Then the Quilter's 10" Square Precut Companion (affiliate link) from Jenny Doan is the book for you!

It's been awhile since I've had an official book of the month, and this one has such great ideas for working with 10" squares, it was just too hard to pass up.

Personally, I'm don't have a stash of precuts and prefer to pick fabrics from my stash and cut my own. It's just how I operate. For some, picking up a pre-selected group of fabrics and starting in on a quilt immediately fits them perfectly. And either way one goes about choosing fabric is perfectly fine.

Check out these quilts in the Quilter's 10" Square Precut Companion book:

Disappearing Pinwheel Churn Dash

Slice of Life

and Building Blocks

Hmm, hard to choose! I wish I was that creative with 10" squares. Now we'll just see if I have time to work on one - I'll keep you posted.

Happy Quilting!

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Monday, September 21, 2020

Pumpkin Peek-a-Boo!

Look who's playing peek-a-boo in the pumpkin patch!

pumpkins and a black cat wall hanging in a pumpkin patch by QuiltFabrication

Yes, a little black kitty, possibly the brother or sister of the Pumpkat Patch kitty.

black cat hiding behind six pumpkins for a table runner pattern by QuiltFabrication

Or maybe it's the same kitty - who knows? Sure looks like the pumpkin patch is a great place to be, especially for the Hello Fall Blog Hop hosted by Carla of Creatin' In The Sticks. If your a new visitor - Welcome!

A little more about Pumpkin Peek-a-Boo. The idea for this cute kitty and pumpkin wall hanging has been hiding out in EQ for about 2 years, with many, many versions. Finally, this year after a few more changes, I have found that kitty playing peek-a-boo in the pumpkin patch!

black cat tail curls around a yellow orange pumpkin

Isn't he so cute, peeking out from between the pumpkins? And I just love how his tail curls around and hugs the pumpkin - oh so cat-like!

With my love of kitties and fall colors, Pumpkin Peek-a-Boo combines the best of both. I am so happy Pumpkat Patch has a friend to hangout with, as this was designed as a companion piece to the table runner.

Will they get along? I should think so, as the overall design of maple leaves and pumpkins set on a cream background provide the pumpkin patch setting. Plus the quilting is identical on both, with triple crosshatching in the background, and brown veins in the leaves and pumpkins. In the border, Pumpkin Peek-a-Boo has a few more quilted maple leaves to chase and play with.

orange yellow green and red maple leaves at the top of Pumpkin Peek-a-Boo wall hanging by QuiltFabrication

Measuring approximately 34" x 40", the fat-quarter friendly Pumpkin Peek-a-Boo wall hanging pattern is available in my QuiltFabrication Etsy shop at a special price during the four days of the hop. With detailed diagrams and instructions, Pumpkin Peek-a-Boo is suitable for the confident beginner quilter and above.