Pumpkins, Paper Piecing and Pirates....Arrrgghhh!

 Last week we finally got around to buying our Fall pumpkins....never been this late in October!  The one on the left is called a Cinderella Pumpkin.  It's supposed to be the best eating....but that had to wait...while we ate our Route 11 Sweet Potato Chips and Stewart's sodas!!

 Dana at Old Red Barn Co. had a quilt challenge for us. Find a color palette and interpret it any way you want....I found one called "Alone @ the Airport" and I knew that was the one...since that's been our girl....alone at many, many airports!

 Still having fun with English paper piecing....and buttons! 

 This month's theme at the Bitty Block Bee is Sewing.  I was a little stumped because I kept thinking of past sewing theme bitties.....then I looked at my jar of buttons...and made a jar of buttons!  The wee quilt was supposed to be on a clothesline...but it was too short so I made it a hitching post.

(Polly the Patchwork Pirate....arrgh matey!)

At work we have been busy cleaning the shop while Carly is at Quilt Festival in Houston....but we are still having fun!;)

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Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Challenge Throwdown!!

 Yep!  Dana at ORBC has challenged us to be even  MORE creative!;)  She wants us to pick a color palette and make either a mini, lap/wall hanging or twin+ sized quilt and write a little blurbage about how your creation embodies (her word:) that palette...go HERE to check out the details AND the prizes!!;)

I picked a palette that spoke to me the minute I saw it and the name the palette maker gave it.  I'm not going to tell you what it is yet....but here is a peek at my initial drawing.  Now to pick my fabrics!
Hope you come play along!
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