~ Next To Be Quilted ~ Bumpkin Pumpkins ~

Do you ever make a quilt top that you love and it becomes a UFO because you can't decide on the quilting?  It happens to me way too often.  That's why I have, at last count, 30 quilt tops waiting to be quilted.  They are tucked away with backing and binding waiting on me to make a decision.  So it's time to just get them finished.  No time like the present, right? So two days ago I pulled out the one I felt was the most important.  My Bumpkin Pumpkins quilt is one of  my published quilt patterns available in my Etsy pattern shop.  I absolutely love this bright and cheery fall quilt.  But I'm still drawing a blank as to what quilting design would look best.  So....it's still hanging just like this on the frame.  Maybe I should just put it on the frame and fly by the seat of my pants.   Sounds like a good plan.   If I'm still drawing a blank later this afternoon that's exactly what's going to happen.

There's plenty of white space for willy nilly background fills.  That sounds doable and easy.  I could give this whirly looking block a little movement with some free motion quilting.  And maybe those pumpkins would look cute with different quilted faces on each?  Hmm...I might be onto something.

And the Flying geese need a little help to fly south for the winter.  My first thought is to do simple free motion arcs from corner to corner but I do that on so many of my quilts.  Perhaps a little more quilting motif brainstorming is needed.

The multiple border is the part that is really giving me troubles.  I'm drawing a TOTAL blank.  I could quilt them separately or together.  Overthinking might be the biggest problem!

My go to quilting design is feathers, feathers and more feathers.  But would feathers work on a Autumn/Halloween-ish quilt?  Well phooey, looks like it's off to Google and Pinterest for a little more quilting inspiration.

 

Hope to see you soon with some quilting in this monster.  

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~ Farmhouse Pumpkins ~

Happy Friday!  Happy Quilters!  The Black Gingham has taken over my entire studio.  Here's my latest black gingham creation, Farmhouse Pumpkins.  A big ole thank you to Judy and Denis Stanton for allowing me use their old farmhouse for taking pictures.  Judy jumped right in and started bringing in extra props for the photos.

Not only am I working out of my normal color pallet, this quilt was sent to a professional longarm quilter.  Paula Spalding of Old Farmhouse Quilts did an amazing job, and quickly.  Paula does beautiful custom quilting but I wanted this one done as quick as possible so I chose the adorable little pumpkin vine quilting.  I could get used to sending out quilts for quilting(feeling spoiled).  If your interested in finding a new longarm quilter you can find Paula on her Facebook page by CLICKING HERE.

With fall in full swing there was tons of photo taking opportunities.  The leaves are starting to change colors and scatter about.  I'm looking forward to raking up a big ole pile for the garden.  Of course I'll play in them first!  Who doesn't love a big ole pile of leaves!

The Farmhouse Pumpkins pattern can be found in both my Etsy and Craftsy shops.  

Black gingham can be a little hard to find.  So I did a little research for you.  I found some on Etsy here.  And some at the Fat Quarter Shop.

~  Lea Anne ~

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~ Bumpkin Pumpkins ~

It's here! It's here! It's here!  Fall is here!  The cooler temps are SOOOO wonderful!  This change has sparked something inside me to work out of my color comfort zone.  My latest quilt Bumpkin Pumpkins is not my normal happy bright quilt.  

Grays and blacks have long been off my list of workable colors.  And to be honest orange rarely sees a rotary cutter in my studio.  This might be my favorite quilt this year....how odd is that!?

Change is a good thing, it keeps things interesting.  Maybe that's just what was needed to start off the holiday season.

If not for the gingham I don't think I would love this quilt as much as I do.  Most of the fabrics in this quilt are Lori Holt fabrics from her Autumn Love and Bee Basics lines.  The Black Gingham was hard to find.  I couldn't find any online so I went to Joann's and purchased an entire bolt.   One week later I stumbled upon a quilt shop on Etsy with a nice black gingham.  If your interested you can find it here.  And one at Fat Quarter Shop, click here.

One of the original ideas for this quilt is this striking black and white version.  Isn't just elegant?!

Then I thought about purple.  Well my friends.....I still can't bring myself to work with purple.  But it does take on kinda spooky feel with purple.

Bumpkin Pumpkins pattern can be found in my Etsy and Craftsy shops.  

~  Lea Anne ~

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