I know! In making this ‘scrap’ quilt out of ‘the Halloween fabrics I had’, I’ve somehow acquired several new Halloween fabrics, and honestly have enough to make a couple of quilts now. I was supposed to be de-stashing!
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I have the same dilemma with Christmas fabrics…I am afraid I am going to have to buy more…oh, well! lol
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Oh, and I hadn’t laid out the blocks above in any sort of order. At least not on purpose. I realized I did move them around a bit to put like items next to one another, to see see what coordinated well. But I didn’t intend them to be in those spots. Especially as I would lay it out the other way; 4 rows of 3 blocks, and would have the pumpkins all have the same ‘ground’ level, even in different rows.
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lol whew…I should have thought that…you have a way of “balancing” your blocks beautifully! I was thinking WHOA…maybe she is tired…lol…
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Hmmm… Maybe I go for making 4 more highly strategic blocks, and do a 4x4 layout. I’ve got 1 white + 2 ivory backgrounds, 2 dark grey backgrounds, and 3 light grey backgrounds (all in the top 2 rows). Then I’ve got 1 scrappy cat, 1 black background, and 2 scrappy pumpkins.
Maybe make 2-3 with black backgrounds (to help tie in the Cups & Saucers), another cat of some sort (either with or without a pumpkin), and 1 more dark grey background.
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lol sounds like more fabric to me…
It’s looking sooo good!!!
I like the variety with the 12. The two you took out mighr make a great table runner, placemats or wall hanging, with some added fabric.
The over all vibe is perfect! We need Halloween all year.
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D’oh! I completely forgot I have a bunch of Economy Blocks too! They could either be the center of a bigger block (like the witch silhouette in the Butterfly Block above), or combined in groups of 4 to make 12” blocks.
Like this…
I tried mixing them so each block got 1 orange, 1 purple, 1 light grey, and 1 dark grey, but it really didn’t work.
If I turn 8 into 2 Economy Blocks, and used the leftover to make another Butterfly, I’d have 3 out of 4 more. And I never made August’s block, so that could be the 4th…
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@MistressJennie that quilt will be awesome!!!
@MistressJennie all those blocks look so great together!
@AudiobookLover, you mentioned a while ago using some quilt software called Electric Quilt 8. How do you like it? Would you recommend it? I’ve been dreaming of creating some of my own quilt patterns, and am super curious about it.
Has anyone else tried it? Thoughts?
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I used Ada’s morning nap time to fudge together 3 more blocks. I turned 8 of the Economy Blocks into two 4-Patch Economy Blocks, and then I used the other random one to create a Star Block. That makes 15 blocks. So I can either do 1 more for a 4x4 layout, or 5 more for a 4x5 layout.
This also allowed me to use an orange that was only in 1 other block, and created another with a medium grey background, helping to tie things together more.
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I am loving this quilt more and more…your star is perfect…and a bit spooky as well…wow…
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I love these blocks and all the spooky fabrics and colors. Very awesome.
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I do recommend the EQ8 software. It’s a really handy (and fun) tool to have! One of the things I really like is that I can import my fabrics into the software in order to better visualize what the actual quilt will look like. It makes it easy to move fabrics around and get an idea on the best layout. My biggest problem with the software is that I’m not as proficient as I’d like to be because I haven’t put in the time to learn much beyond the basics. But that’s because the basics are mostly all I ever need. I feel like it’s pretty intuitive and there wasn’t much of a learning curve involved in familiarizing myself with those basics.
The software includes blocks that you can play around with to create your own layout, as well as the ability to create your own blocks (which is something I don’t have very much experience with). All around, it’s a great way to experiment with different patterns and layouts.
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If anyone needs to stock up on charm packs, Missouri Star Quilt Company is having a sale today only where you can buy one, get one for a penny!
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I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric. I am not buying any more fabric.
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I wish I hadn’t looked, ugh. All those lovely batiks! I can’t handle the shipping, anything cross the border is a double whammy of postage + exchange rate.
I’ll be fine working from stash though. You too Carol, lol.
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I was wondering what the international shipping prices look like. When I visited MSQC, I spoke with one of the employees who told me they have buses of people who come and visit from Canada. He said that a lot of the people will stock up on as much as they can (though it sounded like there is a cap on the dollar amount they can bring back to the country) and they end up saving by going that route vs. buying online and paying shipping.
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