Bet you didn't expect to see that in a blog post title today! But I thought it might be kinda fun. I shared the final projects on my
Pick a Pumpkin day (which included a giftaway!) . . .
But you didn't get to see the *process*.
I shared that originally I was just going to do the valance and added the placemats on the spur. But that's not quite true. Originally _first_ I'd thought to do a wall-hanging . . .
Designed it in EQ and everything. Not sure what changed my mind, but it was after I'd done the first two pumpkins . . .
I thought about the Five Little Pumpkins song. Only in my head it was four.
But wait, you might say, that's not the border you used on the final!
You'd be right. Because I had the row of pumpkins stitched and ready to add the backing, and I decided the sashing/border fabric wasn't what I wanted. When I was looking for my batting, I opened a bag that had the gold leaf print, and I knew that would be perfect (plus I had enough to do both the valance *and* the placemats). And it would fit in the RV's decor. And gosh, I actually thought, Oh well, let's just get on with it and be done. But I couldn't physically make myself go any further. I tried, really I did, but I just couldn't do it! So then there was this . . .
A lot of ripping. Good grief!
But I was very pleased with the change. So then I was looking for an appropriate backing. Because this is what happens when you take on a project, flying by the seat of your pants, without a thought-out plan in place before you start working on it. I had a piece of a fun print I'd used for some autumn mug rugs . . .
And it was the *perfect* size with a small exception. Yeah -- that tiny rectangle missing from the bottom corner.
What do you do when the perfect print falls short, literally?
Throw a pumpkin label on it! And they all lived happily ever after.
Almost. A quilter *was* harmed in the making of this Pick a Pumpkin project.
But I'll live to quilt another day. The Nook, however, needs some serious attention before I can go back in there and let the creative genius flow . . .
Yikes; it may be a while before I tackle anything else . . . !
And look . . . there was one more pumpkin cookbook Kindle freebie. I know you desperately wanted one--you'll be rockin' the pumpkin recipes next season. LOL! This one is
Pumpkin Cookbook: Seasonal Pumpkin Recipes by Martha Stone. Pretty straightforward, non? I just browsed through the pages really quick, so I can't do more than say it's pumpkins and and it's free!
Q: Why was the Jack-o-lantern afraid to cross the road?
A: It had no guts!!
Okay...maybe I'm ready to retire pumpkins for the year. Or maybe not? I believe I've got some seasonal baking left to do . . . pumkin la vista, baby!
:)
