Trick or Treat
Add comment September 6th, 2008
Time to get sewing for autumn holidays. The first to come will be Halloween. No tricks – try these treats. Yummmm!! Sweets with NO calories! Aren’t these Sweet Confections pincushions the cutest! Use Halloween colors and arrange a few on a plate, add a spider or two and you have a wonderfully creative Halloween centerpiece.
The sweet treats are ready. Now to dress the table with Bats in the Belfry table runner and placemats. This pattern by Sue Shipman of Friendship Designs is spooky enough as it is but you could add a few embroidered insects fot the bats to eat and really get the Halloween ewww factor!
Who doesn’t like making new friends? Friends of Halloween would dress up a side table. Make a few of the spiders and spread them around the candy bowl to add some spookiness to the treats.
Have you made any of the patterns from the “Straddling Series?” If you haven’t, the Straddling Witch is one to try. All the quilts in this series are the same size. The quilts have pieced background and applique figures. The straddling figures are all assembled in the same manner. You’ll feel like you are working with an old friend when you make more than one. There are over a dozen from witch – oops! – from which to choose. And if you fall in love with these cute characters there are a few notepads available each featuring a different straddling figure.
Well, after all that you are finally ready for the trick-or-treaters. You could make a wallhanging to hang on your door to let them know you are welcoming them. Welcome Halloween has all the requirements: a full moon, a bat, a ghost and a pumpkin!
There are many more Halloween patterns available, so do some browsing at Quilters Warehouse. There you will find quilt patterns for any whim, need or desire.