Every year I do a pumpkin art project with my students at school (I teach third grade). We make symmetrical pumpkins. As I hung them on the wall this year, it occurred to me that they would make a great quilt. So I got started! I pulled my favorite orange Island Batik fabrics of course!
I cut the orange pumpkin to go under the black (1/8 inside the outside line on that side). Then I used the fusible paper from the black to help me align the eye and eyebrow pieces.
I cut out the back of the fusible behind the big orange piece so it wouldn't be too stiff. This orange is from Island Batik's new Pumpkin Patch line! I just love it.
Here's the black half before cutting.
The final pumpkins!
The top is done! Ready to layer.
And it's quilted!
I had fun quilting pumpkins and swirls in the border.
I also had a blast with one of Marian's Halloween Faces for "The Challenge". This is about 8 inches square and so much fun. Who doesn't love a one-eyed lime green creature? Her directions were great and easy to follow!
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Suzy
Suzy thank you for sharing your talent with us
ReplyDeleteI love the pumpkins.
ReplyDeleteLove the pumpkins! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial. Your project is so cute--I'll have to try it. And bless you for being a teacher! I taught for almost 30 years (mostly 6th grade) and this time of year can be a challenge. :)
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkins are awesome! And you did a wonderful job with Marian’s pattern too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! love these.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! And I'd be that your students really enjoyed learning about symmetry with art.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing your Halloween projects.
ReplyDeleteyour projects are wonderful. I really love your pumpkins. thank you for sharing how you did them.
ReplyDeletequilting dash lady at Comcast dot net
Great pumpkins I just love them
ReplyDeleteYour symmetrical pumpkins are so unique and awesome! What a great way to help your 3rd graders understand symmetry, too, and get them in the "pumpkin" mood!
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkins are so very cool. But your challenge is very cute too.
ReplyDeleteLove the pumpkins and their different faces! Very cool how you did them! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love the green guy
ReplyDeletesharongalli@gmail.com
Very cute! Thanks for sharing and the giveaways!
ReplyDeletecork@pa.rr.com
This is such a great idea for pumpkin art. I love your quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove that effect with the pumpkins - really sets them out!
ReplyDeletelove the reverse effect nice job
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of the pumpkin quilt....that could be applied to a lot of different themes. THanks!
ReplyDeleteOh those pumpkins are super cute!
ReplyDeleteI love the different expressions on the faces
ReplyDeleteI love all the personality you injected into your pumpkins.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love your pumpkins. I'm not a big Halloween fan, but these two tone pumpkins seem to be calling my name. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI like all your fun pumpkin faces, and the little eye quilt is fun too. Thanks for taking the time to create and share!
ReplyDeleteLove your half and half pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteAdorable pumpkins - what a great idea!
ReplyDeletebasaran.family@rogers.com
NEAT PUMPKINS FOR AUTUMN!THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
ReplyDeletemsstitcher1214@gmail.com
Suzy, you keep me in awe at your wonderful designs. Both projects are great. I have seen a good many children's artwork that would make awesome quilts.
ReplyDeleteCreative pumpkins. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove those pumpkins! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCute and unique - like it.
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkins are great. I would have loved to be in your grade three class......LOL thanks for sharing. raydeer@memlane.com
ReplyDeleteOh golly, I could make an entire quilt with a dozen pumpkin faces and laugh all the way making it. Your pumpkins are AWESOME! lutzcats (at) yahoo (dot) com
ReplyDeleteThank you sew very much for showing us how to make these pumpkins! I love them and will definitely try them out!
ReplyDeleteLove Halloween. The creepy quilts are so fun.
ReplyDeleteLove Halloween. The creepy quilts are so fun.
ReplyDeleteI will have to do these. love them
ReplyDeleteReally cute quilt. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love your pumpkins. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteVery cute and clever. Looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteSwoot@att.net
Very cool I have wanted to do a 2 sided pumpkin. ... happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this pattern. I wish my boys were still small to design the pumpkins. This is a great family quilt pattern.
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are so cool!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilts you made, Especially the wall hanging of the jack o lanterns...You did a great job on it. I love Halloween fabrics too.
ReplyDeletethese are adorable
ReplyDeleteLove your Jack-O-Lantrens
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt. So cute!!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt. I, too, love Halloween fabric. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkins are so cute.
ReplyDeleteLove the expressions on your pumpkins. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your way of doing the pumpkins! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteLove your projects! The pumpkin quilt is stunning!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely lovely projects! Thanks for the inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteWow, Suzy, that is a really terrific way to do a pumpkin. I looked at the finished squares and wondered how you got the color shading but the explanations wowed me even more. Very nice and clever of you.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job. I hope your students appreciate the challenges that you are presenting them.
Thanks for the wonderful idea.
Kat
Great projects. I love the pumpkin quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love the pumpins, how fun!
ReplyDeleteClever and creative pumpkins. rozz01 at cox dot net
ReplyDeleteGreat pumpkins - such fun! Love your creativity.
ReplyDeleteDix
I love your projects, thanks for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteYep, I'm right there with you as far as fabric purchases. My bins overflow with Halloween fabric! LOL! Love these guys...what a fun quiltie. :-)
ReplyDeleteVery cute idea to do them "half and half", love your pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteI love your reversing pumpkins. What a great fun idea
ReplyDeleteLove the reversed pumpkins and the eyeball is cuu..te! You did awesome with that.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! Love your spooky projects! The pumpkins are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMy apologies for getting around so late with my comment... I love love love the pumpkins Suzy... they are adorable, I love the Ying Yang of them... also, love what you did with the green eyed monster, and thank you for the compliment. :)
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