OCTOBER
Hide and Seek
PIECED BY Kerry Green • FINISHED SIZE of paper-pieced block (including brown sashing): 12˝ × 12˝
October is the month of harvest and Halloween. You can play around with the four blocks that make up this design and devise your own hide-and-seek arrangement.
Materials and Supplies
CD content is available to download from http://tinyurl.com/11026-patterns.
•Orange print fabrics: variety to total ¼ yard for pumpkins
•Black print fabric: variety to total ¼ yard for background
•Green print fabrics: scraps for pumpkin stalks
•Gray prints: assorted scraps for bat
•Gray solid fabric: scrap for bat’s face
•White fabric: scraps for “BOO!” letters and bat’s teeth
•Brown fabric: ⅛ yard
•Black six-strand embroidery thread for bat features and “BOO!” letters
Cutting
BLACK PRINT
•1 rectangle 1˝ × 4˝ for bat teeth sections D2 and D3
WHITE
•1 rectangle 1˝ × 4˝ for bat teeth sections D2 and D3
BROWN
•2 strips 1¼˝ × 5⅜˝ for sashing
•1 strip 1¼˝ × 11˝ for sashing
•2 strips 1½˝ × 11˝ for sashing
•2 strips 1½˝ × 13˝ for sashing
OTHERS
•Cut all other fabrics as each section is assembled.
INSTRUCTIONS
All seam allowances are ¼˝. When possible, press seams between sections in the direction that best reduces bulk.
Assemble the Block
TALL PUMPKIN
1. Assemble all sections.
2. Join section A to B to C.
MEDIUM PUMPKIN
1. Assemble all sections.
2. Join B to C to D.
3. Join A to BCD.
SMALL BOO PUMPKIN
1. Assemble all sections.
2. Join C to D. Join CD to E to F.
3. Join G to H. Join GH to CDEF.
4. Join A to B. Join AB to CDEFGH.
BAT
1. Assemble sections A, B, C, and E.
2. To make pattern pieces D2 and D3 for section D, sew the black and white 1˝ × 4˝ rectangles along the long edge. Press the seam open.
3. Cut at a 45° angle to create pieces for D2 and D3 as shown.
4. Pin fabric for D1 in place on the foundation. Attach D2 using a pin pushed straight through the center seamline on the pattern, ¼˝ in from the diagonal of D2. Stitch the seam, sliding out the pin as you sew. Repeat this step with D3. Assemble the rest of section D.
5. Join A to B to C to D to E.
TIP
Using tick marks to assemble blocks is shown in detail at Sew-ichigo.blogspot.com > Tutorials & Tips > Matching Ticks.
6. Trim the blocks to 5⅜˝ × 5⅜˝.
7. Arrange the pumpkin and bat blocks in a 2 × 2 layout. Sew the brown print 1¼˝ × 5⅜˝ strips between the blocks in each row.
8. Sew the rows together, with the brown print 1¼˝ × 11˝ strips between the rows.
9. Sew the brown print 1½˝ × 11˝ strips to the top and bottom of the block. Sew the brown print 1½˝ × 13˝ strips to the sides of the block.
10. Trim the block to 12½˝ × 12½˝.
Embroidery
1. Use 2 strands of black embroidery thread to backstitch the mouth and sleeping eyes on the bat. Use satin stitch for the nose.
2. Use 4 strands of black thread to sew French knots for the eyes on the “BOO!” block. Use 2 strands of black thread to backstitch the mouth.
Halloween Boo! Banner
MADE BY Kerry Green • FINISHED BANNER SIZE: 7˝ × 2¼ yards
Hanging a banner is an instant way to create seasonal decor and add some cute spooky fun so you’re ready for Halloween every year.
Materials and Supplies
CD content is available to download from http://tinyurl.com/11026-patterns.
•Orange print fabric: variety to total ¼ yard for pumpkins
•Black print fabric: variety to total ½ yard for background
•Gray print fabric: variety to total ¼ yard for bat’s body
•Gray solid fabric: scraps for bat’s face
•Green print fabric: scraps for pumpkin stalks
•White fabric: scraps for “BOO!” letters
•Lightweight fusible woven interfacing: ½ yard
•Backing fabric: ¼ yard
•Orange 1˝-wide rickrack: 3 yards
•Black 1˝-wide cotton twill tape: 2¼ yards
•Water-soluble fabric marker for transferring embroidery markings
•Black six-strand embroidery thread for bat features and “BOO!” letters
•Pinking shears (optional)
•Basting/temporary fabric glue, such as Roxanne Glue-Baste-It (optional)
Cutting
BLACK PRINT
•4 strips 1˝ × 5⅜˝ for sashing
•8 strips 1¼˝ × 57⁄8˝ for sashing
•4 strips 2˝ × 67⁄8˝ for sashing
•1 strip 1½˝ × 5⅜˝ for sashing
•2 strips 1¾˝ × 6⅜˝ for sashing
•1 strip 2½˝ × 77⁄8˝ for sashing
•1 rectangle 1˝ × 4˝ for bat teeth sections D1 and D2
WHITE
•1 rectangle 1˝ × 4˝ for bat teeth sections D1 and D2
BACKING
•4 using small banner pattern (page CD55)
•1 using large banner pattern (page CD54)
INTERFACING
•4 using small banner pattern; trim ¼˝ seam allowance from the sides and the lower curved edges (Do not trim the top edge seam allowance.)
•1 using large banner pattern; trim ¼˝ seam allowance from the sides and the lower curved edges (Do not trim the top edge seam allowance.)
INSTRUCTIONS
All seam allowances are ¼˝, unless otherwise stated. Wherever possible, press seams in the direction that best reduces bulk.
Assemble the Block
1. Use the October block instructions (page 80) to make 2 bats, 1 medium pumpkin, 1 tall pumpkin, and 1 “BOO!” pumpkin.
2. To the medium pumpkin, tall pumpkin, and 2 bat blocks:
•Sew black print 1˝ × 5⅜˝ strip to the top.
•Sew black print 1¼ ˝ × 57⁄8˝ strips to the sides.
•Sew black print 2˝ × 67⁄8˝ strip to the bottom.
3. To the “BOO!” pumpkin block:
•Sew the black print 1½˝ × 5⅜˝ strip to the top.
•Sew the black print 1¾˝ × 6⅜˝ strips to the sides.
•Sew the black print 2½˝ × 77⁄8˝ strip to the bottom.
4. Place the large banner pattern on the “BOO!” pumpkin block, pin or trace around it, and cut out. Use the small banner pattern to cut shapes for the other 4 flags.
5. Remove the foundations. Line up the top edges of the flags with the interfacing; then apply the interfacing. The ¼˝ seam allowance will extend beyond the interfacing on the side and bottom edges of each flag.
6. Add embroidery details using the October block instructions (page 81).
Assemble the Banner
1. Place each flag and backing fabric piece right sides together. Leaving the top open, sew the sides and bottom curve with a short stitch. Either trim the seam to ⅛˝ using pinking shears or trim and clip the curves. Turn it right side out and press.
2. Pin or use temporary fabric glue to stick the rickrack to the back of each flag so that just the hump section can be seen from the front. Topstitch on the right side of the flag ⅛˝ in from the edge on the sides and bottom curve of the flag.
3. Fold the twill tape in half lengthwise and press. Open it up and press under ¼˝ of tape at both ends.
4. Sandwich the large flag within the fold in the center of the tape. Pin or glue it in place. Pin or glue the bats, followed by the pumpkins, on both sides of the center flag, leaving a 2˝ gap between each flag.
5. Sew along the full length of the twill tape to secure the flags in place within the fold.
