Pumpkin Patch

Finally sun in NC after 10+ days of clouds and rain.  Time to get out my outdoor decorations for Halloween.

These guys are standing with my wall hanging Pumpkin Patch, a pattern I released on last year.

You can find this in my Craftsy pattern store.   3 fat quarters (or pieces large enough for the pumpkins) plus some background fabric is all you need for the wall hanging.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Harvest QAL - Final Assembly instructions

You've made all the blocks - the flying geese, the pumpkins, the apples, the churn dash blocks!  Now it is time for the final assembly with plenty of time to enjoy your new wall hanging this fall.  I've my quilt hanging in our front hallway - it looks so festive.  (The mini even made my back porch festive as you can see in this photo of the mini hanging over the railing of my back porch.)

I've also made extra of the blocks and have some min's spread through my house.

Please do share your progress on blogs, facebook, instagram or email a photo.  I can't wait to see what everyone's done and will do a parade or a linky to celebrate later this month.

By now, let's get you those final instructions.

An important reminder -  the pattern you download is for your own personal use.  This means you can not duplicate it.  You do not have permission to give a copy or to email a copy anyone.   You can refer them to my blog and they can download their own copy.

The instructions for all weeks are available from my Craftsy store.  They are free for a limited time only so make sure you get yours now.

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Post your progress on your blog and please grab the button! 

Post your progress on Instagram and use  #elmstreetquilts.

Post your progress on Facebook on the Elm Street Quilts Facebook page! 

The full pattern is available in my Craftsy store as well for a small fee.






Have a wonderful day! Patty

Quilting Tip - Webbing

There is no better way to relax (in my opinion) than chain piecing.

Feeding fabric into the machine, two pieces of at a time, wrong sides together, one after the other.

Just you and the machine.

Humming along.  (Until you realize you ran out of thread in the bobbin!)

Chain piecing can be very useful when it comes time to assemble your blocks into a quilt.

See the magic trick being performed in the photo?  How the first set of patches are being held floating in the air with the second set of patches?

Webbing is all about not cutting that thread.



Let me start from the beginning.

Lay out your quilt blocks.  (I'm using a mini charm pack of Moda Canyon.)  

Once you have the pleasing arrangement carry them over to your sewing machine.

Sew the first two in row 1.  Then the first two from row 2.  And 'sew' on.

Look, I've joined the first 2 squares in each of my 5 rows.

Then without cutting the thread that connects them, I start over with row 1 under the needle and add the final charm square for that row.

Keep sewing, leaving everything connected.

When you are done, you've got all your rows together and all the rows are connected together.

Flip row 1 onto row 2.  Pin and sew.

Repeat until all rows are sewn together.

All done!

I hope you found this tip on webbing helpful.  I'll be linking up here.



Have a wonderful day! Patty