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Halloween Projects

10/26/2011

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I am proud to announce that I actually finished a Halloween project before Halloween!  I think this is a new record for me, it seems anytime I start a holiday project, I finish it after the holiday is over with!  Actually, to tell the truth, I had finished this one a little over two weeks ago, but my lack of energy and ambition kept me from taking photos of it.  So last night I gathered my last bit of energy and took photos.  I looked at them this morning and was so disappointed, I redid the photo shot this morning.  To be perfectly honest, I'm not in love with the photos, but since I have reached that "I no longer care" phase, this is it baby!

I bought this Halloween bundle of fabrics from Venezie Designs and is the lovely
"Boo To You" collection by Riley Blake Designs.  I had no plans for the fabric, I just knew I wanted to make something for my home.  After receiving the fabrics and taking note of just how large the characters really are, I just started cutting.  The center fussy cut character squares range from 4" to 6" and then I just started cutting strips of all the rest.  No real plan, I just started sewing.  I added in some Michael Miller "Ta Dot" and a Kona Solid Orange left over from my Bottled Rainbows quilt. I had two blocks done when I realized that they both ironically measured the same size, so then I aimed for the other two to match that same size.  Once I had the four, and I realized that the length and width would work perfect for a table runner, so that is what I decided to do!
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I am happy to say that this is the largest item I have machine quilted, to date, and I was quite pleased with the results, even though I just used my walking foot and straight lines.  I am really happy with the quilting detail shown above, that I refer to as "the spiderweb look."  I kept the quilting simple to really showcase the fabrics, and I quilted each block differently, so each one is completely unique.  I am also happy to say that this table runner has no puckers front or back! Yippie!  I kept the back simple, and then machine stitched on the binding using a zig-zag stitch, this was also the first time that I did the binding completely by machine.  I think that the zig-zag stitching really added an extra element to the table runner, and I am excited to use this for many years to come!
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I had a few extra fussy cut centers left over, and some extra strips, so I decided to whip up two matching pot holders.  I used two layers of Insul-Bright with batting sandwiched in between.  They have that nice puffy look!  I also machine quilted these two, but did the binding by hand this time (I need something to work on while watching TV at night!)

I am linking up to Celebrate Color over at Stitched in Color because what could be more fall like than Halloween!
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9 Comments
Robin Correa link
10/26/2011 06:51:53 am

I love your Halloween projects! Great fabric and I really appreciate your spider web/starish quilting/stitching around the frames! Great job...

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Debbie link
10/26/2011 09:39:07 am

OH MY! Marci, this is wonderful! What a fun table runner & I love your spiderweb quilting especially!! And I really like the backing and the Ta Dot and the fussy cutting. sooo cute. And congrats for getting it done BEFORE Halloween! ;-)

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Jen link
10/26/2011 01:26:04 pm

Your Halloween project is adorable!! I love that your quilting looks like spiderwebs, awesome!!

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Katie B link
10/26/2011 03:50:01 pm

love that fabric, and the spiderweb quilting is perfect!

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Rachel link
10/26/2011 04:08:30 pm

Too cute!

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Leanne link
10/27/2011 12:36:48 am

Those are such fun! Your spiderweb quilting is a great addition, I am sure that they will help brighten things up for halloween. And your photos are good.

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Becky link
10/27/2011 12:57:13 am

Oh my gosh- SOOO cute!

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Jana link
10/27/2011 08:22:33 am

I LOVE your table runner and pot holders. They are wonderful.

I can totally relate to finishing projects after the holiday has passed. I have a couple that I started before last Halloween that won't be done for this year. You did great!

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RobinLovesQuilting link
10/28/2011 01:59:34 am

Aah! So cute! I love it!

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