In the middle of days of quilting the Minimal Shapes quilt, I needed a breather. So when I saw Kate of Katie Mae Quilts @katiemaequilts post a round-up of pumpkin patterns, I decided I suddenly needed to make her U-Pick Pumpkin pattern.
It's actually a pretty clever pattern, providing both a classic "plain pumpkin" and a variety of playful jack-o'-lantern faces. I had originally been drawn to a jack-o'-lantern, but in my excitement, I laid out squares for a plain pumpkin, and decided to just go with that.
The pattern makes a good-sized pumpkin - 18.5" unfinished. After using mostly scraps to make the pumpkin, I added a narrow border all around, creating a pillow cover that would fit a pillow I already had. Ideally, I would have added a wider border and gotten a puffier pillow form, but time was of the essence, and why not use what I already had?
I quilted the pumpkin front, made a simple envelope backing (love that big dot!), and finished it off with binding to match the background. Perfect for a quick Halloween-y finish!
And the squirrels won't dig in to eat the seeds from this one . . .
ReplyDeleteOh, delightful! Finished just in time to enjoy this fall, and hooray for having a pillow form that you could use.
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