{"id":3276,"date":"2017-11-16T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T17:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2017-11-16T08:46:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T16:46:15","slug":"pumpkin-not-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2017\/11\/16\/pumpkin-not-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin — not pie ;)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is Enchanted Pumpkin, designed by Claudia Dinnell<\/a>. Can’t you just see it getting ready to become Cinderella’s carriage? \u00a0I used my wonderful Bernina 780 to appliqu\u00e9, embroider, piece, and quilt it. The embroidered appliqu\u00e9 alone took about a dozen re-hoopings, which always makes me nervous. In fact, I did make a placement mistake, but I managed to camouflage it. Whew! I love the gradated purple I chose for the border! I used the same purple for the binding, accenting the piece with corded piping in orange. The whole thing is about 25.25″ square.<\/p>\n

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Here is a closer look at the central portion; I didn’t embroider the title in the top border, as the pattern suggested, so this is the main focal point.<\/p>\n

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The pumpkin is, naturally, the star of this piece, so I opted to keep the quilting very simple. I did diagonal lines in the black background; I’m not at all sure you’ll be able to see them, but they’re there, I promise!<\/p>\n

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I used those same diagonal lines in the purple border. Then, where the lines came together at their tops and formed a triangular shape, I added a little zentangle motif to tie things together. All of the quilting was done with ruler work, which is really fun — especially with the terrific #72 ruler foot for Berninas.<\/p>\n

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This is Enchanted Pumpkin, designed by Claudia Dinnell. Can’t you just see it getting ready to become Cinderella’s carriage? \u00a0I used my wonderful Bernina 780 to appliqu\u00e9, embroider, piece, and quilt it. The embroidered appliqu\u00e9 alone took about a dozen re-hoopings, which always makes me nervous. 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