October Mini Quilt Treat

The end of October

brings 

When my 3 girls were little they

loved Halloween. 

They would begin thinking about their costumes 

 for the following year on November 1st.

Over the years we had lots of fun 

making and creating their costume ideas.

Nothing ghoulish, just princesses,

pirates, Snow White, Bo Peep, and even Cleopatra.

Unfortunately, here in Colorado,

Trick or Treating usually involves

winter coats and snow boots.

Those lovely costumes 

get covered up and hidden.

My October mini is an embroidery

that, unfortunately,  

got covered up and hidden in my sewing room 

for a couple years.  Sigh....

Halloween Sampler

16" x 19"

The embroidery is designed by

Sandra Workman.

You can find it here.

The pattern includes an

iron on transfer for the stitching,

which made it very easy to get started.

It was stitched with DMC floss

on a striped grey and off white fabric.

I worked with one color at at time

rather than stitching one motif at a time.

It's an efficient way to approach it,

but maybe, not as much fun.

The finished piece worked up perfectly 

as a mini quilt for October. 

The narrow orange border with

the black ric rac sewn on top

gives the appearance of a scalloped edge.

By adding a couple of prairie points

and buttons, it adds some 3-D interest.

Halloween Sampler looks good on the fence.

Happy Halloween 🎃 

from all the Halloween Minis.

Until Next Time-

Kyle