Halloween decorating has started

Oh the joy of co-ordinating my Halloween makes with gorgeous decor!

The pumpkin runner is complete.

I just want to look at this from all the angles!

The pumpkin mat/trivet is complete.

These candles smell delicious. Martha Stewart white pumpkin is my favourite scent.

 

Pumpkin runner

Woohoo, ready to quilt this table runner. Some simple lines should do it...

Going around the applique, and leaving my feet out of the photo. Oops. I didn't edit the photo properly on my phone.

Here we are... stitched and ready to hand sew the binding.

Looking at the quilt on the wall and my table runner.. I am looking at what else I could make with my leftover pretty fabrics.

Maybe a pumpking placemat/trivet? Let's try it out.

 

Pumpin' the pumpkin runner

Hello! *waves like crazy*

I'm putting these little squares together. Chain pieced in my favourite way, just like with my Itty Bitty pieces.

What else can I make using these precious scraps from The Raven quilt? This needs some thought.

 

Pumpkin table runner

Ooh, this is a very pleasant part of the journey where I get to lay out the squares and play with arrangements. It comes so easily to me after creating so many quilts over so many years.

The browns don't look too brown.

I wonder if I need to cut more orange.

Yes, let's fit this in as well.

Bit more rearranging...

I can't wait to get this onto my table next to the big pumpkin quilt. What a statement!

I love home decorating.

Give me a few days to finish this.

 

My preferred needle turn technique

All these pumpkins have me going... my beautiful quilt hanging on the wall, pumpkins on the table... and I am inspired to make a table runner with the quilt scraps. 

I have tried many many methods of needleturn applique, but the FASTEST and the way that's programmed into my memory so much, just because I've done it so many times....

is the method using freezer paper.

The freezer paper pieces are removed through the remaining opening, as we go.

And then the last piece. 

I use YLI silk thread. 

It creates stitches that are barely noticeable.  I listened to others talk about using aurifil thread, but I didn't like it for applique in this way. The weight was so different. I really tried to persevere, but, I like what I like.

Alright! onto the next part of the table runner!