Rollin' Out My Pumpkins

I've teased about sharing my Miss P flimsy with you, but she's still sitting in the laundry room waiting for a good press, in large part because of these boxes. We've been busy pulling together this year's Quilts for Survivors shipment. Last Sunday they were displayed in the church along with a garland of some of the blocks that we'd made and this week everything came down and was boxed for Jean and her husband to drive them north to Timmins. Big job! Simultaneously, I was organizing a special 100th anniversary dinner at our church so things have been just a tad off the rails.

Needless to say, my house could use a little attention. It's wonderful to have all of those quilts and flimsies (41) and the 34 quilt blocks packaged up and out of the house but it's already October and there's nary a sign of a mum or a pumpkin on my front porch. 

So, I pulled out my rustic Cinderella Pumpkin placemats for a quick seasonal fix. These were finished up in November/December last year so this autumn will be their inaugural run. Still really love them.

In part because each pumpkin is made from a different fabric thanks to a very generous Roberta who let me raid her beautiful stash. It's hard to pick a favourite, but that's part of the fun.

You will recall that they were originally supposed to be all in one runner but I changed that to placemats and added that little picot 'shelf' for each pumpkin to sit upon. It's made from the same brown that I backed them in and is a nice touch; they needed a little something extra. 

And you know that I just love those little pumpkins quilted throughout - such a terrific panto. Roberta used a variegated thread and it adds to much depth.

This will be a great way to start getting me into the mood for Thanksgiving - next weekend, yikes!....M