Having A Wicked Good Time!

Happy Halloween!!!

It's time to have a wicked good time! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and it's so much fun to come up with some spooky fun and crafts to share with you. I want to thank Madame Samm and Wendy for coordinating this fun blog hop. I worked on a few projects for this hop. I'm hoping to have the patterns available for everyone in a day or two. You'll be able to find them on Etsy and Craftsy as instant downloads.  I spent the weekend at my mom and dad's and had fun sewing with mom. Our own little quilt retreat. I worked on my Wicked projects while there. Drew my patterns up while having coffee with dad in the morning and then spent the afternoons sewing. It was such a fun weekend and went by way to quickly! 

Before I share with you my quilty projects, let me share a picture of my sisters and I. Earlier this month we spent an evening at Canvas and Chardonnay in Rochester. What a fun night! We spent the evening painting a spooky Halloween picture for our homes. They are the same but different! Just like we are...

My sisters and I at Canvas and Chardonnay in Rochester. I had so much fun spending the evening with them painting! October is full of all sorts of spooky fun!

I was able to make two new tea towel applique designs and a black cat table runner!

A better picture of my owl and haunted house design...

A closer picture of my black cat... he has green glass eyes... the table runner is backed with black fabric. In order to show off the backing I folded the corners up and sewed them down using an
orange yo-yo and black button.

For a fun giveaway, I will give a PDF copy of my Halloween Owl and Spooky House applique designs to three lucky winners. Just leave me a spooky, quilty Halloween comment. (For 1 chance to win) For an additional chance, be a follower and let me know that you are. Please remember to leave me your email address if you are a no-reply blogger! 

I get to share today with these talented ladies...

Tea Time Creations

Moosestash Quilting

More Stars in Comanche

Shape Moth

Selina Quilts

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Robin’s Fabric Nest

Craft Nurse Quilt

Quilt Doodle Designs (you are here!)

Just Quilt It

Happy quilting,

October!

I love October! It's pumpkin season... that spooky time of year when little goblins lurk around the corners. The great pumpkin is dancing around the pumpkin patch. The air is a little cooler, apples are ready to be picked. Cinnamon becomes my favorite ingredient and fall time smell. I no longer have to think, will it be too warm to bake today. It's a great time to take the chill out of the house with baking. I've pulled out all of my favorite pumpkin and fall recipes! It's also time to cozy up the house with some fall decorating..... I'll start with my pumpkin coffee mug.... I'm drinking coffee out of it right now, a cinnamon sugar cookie blend, yum. I've also pulled out all of my quilty Fall items. Let me share a few past pictures with you...

"Happy Haunting"

'Mr. Bones Mug Rug'

'Frankie Mug Rug'

Mr. Bones and Frankie.... I love my haunted house display!

"Happy Haunting" another picture.... 

'Come Here My Little Sweetie' is a fun paper pieced block.
It is available for FREE on Craftsy.

'Autumn Dance'

'Pumpkin Mug Rug'

'Frankie' tea towel

'Boo' tea towel. This another of my FREE patterns which is available on Craftsy.

'Witchy Poo' tea towel. This would also be a fun design on a trick or treat bag!

These are just a few of the fun fall items I decorate my house with. All of these patterns are available on Etsy, Craftsy and also my website! (There are some cute little widgets you can click on the sidebar to take you instantly to my online stores

) My patterns are fun to do and many of them can be completed in an afternoon, well maybe not the embroidery ones.... Chances are good that you already have fabric in your stash to complete a fall project or two, just in time to decorate for fall! I hope that you enjoyed my little fall picture show and take time to check out my patterns! I'm off to get another cup of coffee in my pumpkin mug....

Happy Fall!

Happy Quilting,

A Wicked Blog Hop!

It's time to have a wicked good time! A huge Thank you to Madame Samm for another awesome hop and to Wendy at Why Knot Kwilt!  I worked on a few original designs. The first one being a haunted house!  Imagine the little ghouls and goblins that go trick or treating here! I enjoy to embroider and this was a fun project to work on in front of the TV.
After I got the center embroidered then I decided to make a no-waste flying geese border all the way around it.... so here's how I did it.... it's not a new technique, and I certainly can't take credit for it.  But it sure made making tiny flying geese blocks easy and accurate to do! I used 3 fat quarters from Thimbleberries to do my block.

I began by cutting 32  ~  1  7/8" black squares and 8 ~ 3  1/4" orange squares

Lay two black squares on one orange square right sides together and draw a diagonal line from corner to corner, you will sew a 1/4" scant seam on each side of the diagonal line.  (I have the diagonal marked here)

Sewing on the lines....

Then cut apart....

Iron... to the dark side....

Then lay a black square on your triangle section, again mark 1/4" seam on each side of the diagonal.

I have a stack of them to do to make a border!

Sew on the 1/4" seam line....

Cut apart....

iron... iron to the dark side....this will make 1" x 2" flying geese (1  1/2" x 2  1/2")

Then I trim my embroidery piece down ....

8 flying geese blocks will form the border on each side....

I fussy cut the corner blocks for the border.



Border is all pieced and the block is now ready to quilt.

All quilted

Sewing on the binding....

It's time to welcome the Trick or Treaters!!!



I didn't just stop there, I also made this cute mug rug. 'Frankie'

I also made a skeleton mug rug. I call this fellow 'Mr. Bones'.  I love his candy corn nose. I love candy corn!

I was planning on giving a  copy of Halloween house as a prize, but I'm still trying to write it! But I do have directions for both 'Mr. Bones' and 'Frankie'. So Wilson and I will pick two lucky winners for both patterns. To win... leave me a comment on your favorite Halloween treat. I love candy corn mixed with peanuts. For a second chance to win, be a happy follower and let me know that you are. Wilson and I will draw our lucky winners on Halloween! Yep Halloween! We have all sorts of treats to give away on Halloween!

I get to share today with these talented quilters!

The Quilting Alleycat

Words & Stitches

Geema's Wonderings

Quilt Doodle Doodles (You are here!)

Bacon Then Eggs

Inga

Briarside Lane

Quilts And Smily Faces

Why Knot?

Quilt Matters

Mad Quilter's Disease

Susie's World

Sew Paint Create

Happy Halloween!
Cindy