I have been busy working on my Sew Spooky blocks designed by Cheri Payne. They are really a lot of fun to make and I am a bit sorry the blocks have ended.
Mrs. Pumpkin Head is a little lumpy looking as she still has her freezer paper dress on.
It's taking me a little longer as I'm hand stitching around most pieces and doing a little embroidery here and there. I must admit I enjoy the "feel" of the pieces made with freezer paper over those with the fusible backings. There is something soft and more homey about them. I guess that is because they are more like the quilts I grew up with and those were never stiff and certainly never beautifully quilted with all the feathers and designs you see today.
What a great way to use up scraps and smaller pieces of material. And make a mess in the sewing room.
That bag, btw, is one I bought at the Salvadore Dali museum in St.Petersburg, Florida. I consider it one of the highlights of my travel to have gotten to see his great works there. Presently, it is my library book bag.
Again, Cheri Payne generously shares these patterns under Files at the Facebook page, Quilts by Cheri-Friendship Group. I love how she encourages individual creativity to change up the details and add your own touches if you want. Of course, some people are turning out works of art which is wonderful to my old eyes.
Also wonderful to my old eyes is the bloom on these wonderful sedum these days. Sedum really can't be beat for late fall blooming and is a most hardy perennial.
My goal today is to finish all the touches on my spooky blocks and hopefully begin to sash them. I've decided to use black for that.
Happy Stitching All!
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