PUMPKIN PROGRESS

Pumpkins galore at my house! My goal this past week was to finish preparing blocks for "The Great Pumpkin Quilt" and I have had success. I decided that I had too much fabric out of the shelves and needed to get things back in order. That means I had to get all those pumpkin block part fused and ready for stitching. It was fun deciding what fabrics to use for each pumpkin. Some of the oranges I purchased on vacation earlier this month did not get used but most did. I found some more oranges in an unfinished project box, so I had way more than I needed. I like to hand applique but decided this pumpkin quilt would never get finished if I did it that way. Fusing for machine stitching was the way to go. The fusing method I use does not make the quilt blocks really stiff. Here is a picture of my progress. Remember that the blocks will have sashings between them....probably a brown. The humongous block across the top was a lot of work and is a bit more free form than the pattern but I am satisfied.

Another thing I am working on is a jig saw puzzle. It is something that both myself & husband like to do. We kind of fizzled out on the current puzzle. I suppose that working three of them during Tropical Storm Fay was enough for a while. I decided to get busy on the current puzzle so it can be worked and put back in the box. Our favorite puzzles to work are the Charles Wysocki type or a similar looking puzzle. Folk art with lots of unique buildings, horse drawn carts, etc.

We are now watching to see what Tropical Storm Hanna does. It has taken a turn towards the east coast of Florida where we live. We hope it stays out on the ocean but we will probably get some rain from it. Just what we need. We are getting rain showers now from Hurricane Gustav even though it is heading towards Louisiana. That is a monster storm and the Gulf Coast certainly doesn't want it. Time for those people to get out of Dodge as fast as they can! I heard on the news earlier today that the bus companies that contracted with New Orleans to bus people out before a hurricane are not all coming through.

Stay tuned to my blog as my 50th post is almost here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen