Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Playing with Pumpkins

I've been on a pumpkin kick the last few weeks - I wonder why?!  :)  I guess it's that time of year!

It started with an orange string block a few weeks ago that turned into a pumpkin.


And then there were a few more!

The three string blocks were pieced on phonebook paper and it worked out just fine!  I'm glad I tried it!  The fourth block is made from the little orange crumb pieces leftover from the string blocks.


Three of the pumpkins are becoming a table topper for a friend with a fall birthday.


The other will stay here at my house to dress up the little chest by the front door for October/November.

I'll add some additional blocks on either side of the pumpkin to make it about 18 inches wide.

And that's not all!  I made a couple of these pumpkins (Block A in Carole's Autumn Jubilee QAL).

We'll see what they become!


Hope you're enjoying some Sunday stitching!  
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13 comments:

Yvonne said...

Those pumpkins are just darling - both the white and orange ones.

Vicki in MN said...

Oh I love the diagonal pumpkins! I had to piece 4 more pumpkin runners on Friday, I love working with fall colors.

Jayne said...

I really like how you tilted the strips on your pumpkins! Super cute runner!!

Julierose said...

I love how that pearl bracelet fabric plays around in your pumpkin patch--lovely work on these--such fun to string quilt--my favorite, too..hugs, Julierose

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

love your pumpkins I thought you were making a whole pumpkin quilt there at first - I had seen one on Bonnie Hunters site once I think. These are great looking blocks

Sylvia@Treadlestitches said...

Awesome pumpkins! I'm in pumpkin mood today, too.
Cheers,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches

gayle said...

Love your pumpkins!
I made a pumpkin table runner a year or two ago, but I gave it to my daughter. Maybe it's time to make another one...

Run 'n Stitch said...

What fun. I think I'd like to try this too.

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

I adore your pumpkins - every last one of them!

Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

MissPat said...

Love your string pumpkins. Great idea. I made Carole's pumpkin blocks last year (or the year before, time flies), but never got anything made with them. Maybe this week. I know right where they are.
Pat

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

They are perfect pumpkins!!!

JanineMarie said...

All of your pumpkins are so pretty, but the white ones are really special to me. The real ones have been rare and expensive in our area until this year. Now they are everywhere, and I love them. But I had never thought to use them in a quilt (which would be a better color scheme than orange in my house). Thanks for the idea!

Linda said...

Your pumpkins are so cute, and lucky friend! I never thought about making a white one, and I love that.