Thursday, October 21, 2021

A Little Fall Fun

Went to the Chicago Botanic Garden today. Cloudy and cool (and a teeny bit drizzly at times) but it was nice to get out of the house. Enjoy my walk! 










Aren't these the sweetest??





Inspiration everywhere.







I played around and made some little pumpkin blocks last week. Start with a snowball block (See my pattern in the Schoolgirl Sampler book.)  For the mini pumpkin I cut a 3" orange square. Then sewed 1" light squares to the corners (stitch and flip method as shown above).  I used a 1" brown square for the stems and played around with the rectangles on the sides and then added borders.  So much fun.  





Finished the outer borders the other day. That rust fabric will be for the binding as soon as I quilt it. I think I have the perfect little hanger for it too -  if I can find it! You can find the pattern in my Etsy shop.




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10 comments:

  1. Liz B.Thursday, October 21, 2021 3:06:00 PM

    I love the pumpkin blocks, so sweet. It must have been lovely to walk in the Botanical garden, that border of fall colours looks really stunning. I like the violas in pots on the dresser too. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. AnonymousThursday, October 21, 2021 3:11:00 PM

    Enjoyed your garden walk. Your pumpkin blocks are adorable.

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  3. IoleenThursday, October 21, 2021 3:46:00 PM

    Thanks for sharing your walk, beautiful flowers. Love your pumpkins.

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  4. loriThursday, October 21, 2021 4:01:00 PM

    Beautiful

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  5. PatThursday, October 21, 2021 4:10:00 PM

    So enjoyed the gardens with you!
    And love your pumpkins!

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  6. Prisca2010Thursday, October 21, 2021 6:34:00 PM

    Thanks for sharing your walk! Beautiful 🥰
    The pumpkin quilt is adorable 🧡

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  7. Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quiltsThursday, October 21, 2021 8:11:00 PM

    Beautiful garden - thanks for taking us along - and cute pumpkin blocks perfect for the season.

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  8. quiltgrannieFriday, October 22, 2021 8:03:00 AM

    This brought back memories of walking through these gardens with you and Marian, such lovely memories. Thanks' for the directions on how you made your sweet little pumpkin quilt. I want to try to make one today.

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  9. CandeeSaturday, October 23, 2021 8:41:00 PM


    Love Chicago Botanical Gardens so much. I was there last week and was so impressed with how gorgeous everything still was this late in the season.

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  10. QuiltGranmaMonday, October 25, 2021 3:49:00 PM

    Sew cute! Thanks for the inspiration.

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