*~* HAPPY HALLOWEEN! *~*

Here are few from the past. . .

A few more than I thought!

HAVE A GREAT HALLOWEEN!

Hall'ewe'ween!

That's right...Hall'ewe'ween!  Take a peek...Little Bo Sheep and her kitty friend all ready for Halloween! 

I am offering this as a freebie on Craftsy.  Here's the link:
HALL'EWE'WEEN!

Have fun with Little Bo Sheep and her kitty.  Watch out for the spooky, little spider!

Spooky Days

Only two more days to Halloween!  Billy Bone-a-Parte is back to help with the spooky celebrations!

A pillow?

What'cha think?  A cute pillow with some bright Halloween prints around the outer edges with a ruffle?  Ideas?

Never too early for Halloween!

 

Another Halloween update

Even though Halloween has come and gone for another year, little Annabelle is still playing with all her costumes.  She was getting a wee bit tired and took a rest on a nearby pumpkin:

Here is Annabelle dressed as Little Red Riding Rabbit.  :))
Another costume Annabelle has modeled for you already:

                                                                       Pumpkin Time
Annabelle trying to magically make all those cobwebs disappear:

There are still a few more...keep watching!

"Aarrgh!" and a Happy Halloween...

to y'all!  :)) Annabelle and I hope everyone stays safe and dry during this crazy storm.

Annabelle is ready to go out and collect her treasure!   Check out Annabelle's fancy boots!

My favorite holidays

Halloween and Christmas!  Well, at least as far as stitching and quilting are concerned, they are. :)

I forgot to post a picture of my Lizzie Kate Mystery Sampler progress.  I am actually up to date on this one! Part three is out and should be arriving at my doorstep soon.  Here are parts one and two (no charms or beads have been attached yet.)

Now for Christmas!
The next block for The Wish Quilt by Red Brolly has Santa, his sleigh and reindeer in the sky.  There are some appliqued stars and cute little houses.

Another picture of Santa:

Changes

I am almost there...to the end of my blocks for the center of my 'Bewitched' quilt top.  I had originally thought I was going to have a bowl of Halloween candy for this block.  I spent a couple of days making wool felt black and red licorice, Heshey kiss-shaped candies, lollipops and fun little candy corn.  But there were too many pieces for the small size of  this block.  I decided it would be more balanced with a different center.  I used the same heart design as is in one of the blocks for Shabby Fabric's Blessings of  Spring, only using some of the fabrics from my collection for this project.

Don't fret!  You may get to see those candies somewhere in the outer borders. :)

...and two more...

Two more blocks for my various projects are done.  The first is my little witch for my 'Bewitched" Halloween quilt:

The second is Block 7 for the red version of my Henrietta Whiskers. 

Thanks to everyone for their continued visits and  great comments on my last few posts. 

A Place to Call Home

My young little witch needed place to live.  Her little house at 1313 Witchy Way:

Her new little kitty, Boo, is waiting for her in the attic.

* * * Bibbitty, Bobbitty Boo! * * *

Ask and you shall receive!  I have just finished the final sparkly touches on my young little witch's hat.  She will be all set to go out in her most "bewitching" duds!

See?  Even that little ghost is quite entranced! ;)

Caramel Apples and Crows

Doesn't sound like a recipe for something very good, does it?  LOL!  But these are the subject of my latest two blocks for ....drumroll, please...I think I have a name for it, my Halloween quilt, "Bewitched!"

Candy apples are a fun treat for fall...but caramel apples?  Even better!!

and, then there are three more little crows...of course, one of them had to be a bit ornery and not follow with the others!

Good news ~ I am almost done my witch's hat...pictures soon. :)

Tombstones

Ahh...not a subject one might want to be thinking about, right?  These tombstones are all in fun.  Block 1 for my Halloween quilt (I really need a name....suggestions?)  finally done (no pun intended). 

And  in case you are wondering, the faces for the stones came from the panel fabric in the Haunted Hollow collection....I have used another portion of the panel in the block I am working on now....spooky trees!

Lots of ideas for this quilt...a witch's hat, a candy dish with Halloween candy favorites, and maybe some candy apples, too!

Something to 'crow' about...

Another block created for my Halloween-themed project.  Although these little guys aren't necessarily Halloween-ish, they are 'fall' like. 



and, here's a look at what I have completed as of today:

Look!!

Ouch!!  Aren't you glad your toes won't fit in this boot?  My witch's boot!  I was inspired by the print in my Haunted Hollow II fabric from Jacqueline Paton.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  :^)

Eeek!!

If you are afraid of spiders....watch out! 

EEEKK!!  Well, come on now -  not really...I mean these cute little guys aren't scary at all.  These are part of a design I am "trying out" on my own.  It uses bits and pieces from Shabby Fabrics Blessings of Spring, but with a Halloween adaptation.  The fabric line is Haunted Hollow by Jacueline Paton with Red Rooster Fabrics.  Not your traditional bright oranges and greens, but I like the fact that they are a bit more subtle.

Halloween

Well....seeing that Halloween designs are one of my favorites...there was no way I could pass up the new "Branch" from Bent Creek.  A Halloween Branch!  I bought the first chart...the fabric...and all the threads yesterday during my visit to The Stitching Post with Carol. (She got this one, too!)  When I came home and was looking at everything on the table...something came over me and made me just start it right away! 
My progress from yesterday afternoon, evening and this morning.

What actually made me get this one was the cute little owl who will soon be sitting on that branch.  An owl with a little witch's hat!

A sheep and the other half

I finished my little sheep from Shepherds Bush, "Home". But when I went to attach the little hat button....my button did not have any holes drilled into it. I guess I could try to do it myself, but knowing me....I am sure the button will be destroyed. I'll try and give Shepherds Bush Shop a call later today and see if I can get a replacement.

And the other half? I finished by second Blackbird stocking. :) Very "Halloweeny" with the rusts and black.

Thanks to all of you who continue to stop by and visit. I love reading your comments and following all the links to your blogs.

One and a Half

Yep...one and a half. Stockings...Blackbird Designs. I had such a difficult time deciding which one to do, I finally just started with the very first one in the book. Once I finished that one, I was still undecided...so started the second one. Hence....one and a half. One full stocking finished and a half one, too!

I am using the recommended fabrics...but did change up a thread or two (already!). I really like Crescent Colours threads, so pulled all the oranges and rusts that I had to see what would work and was similar to the pictures in the book.

Told ya

...another finish. Did you ever come across one of your projects when you were looking for something else in your stash? This is one of those. I took it out from hiding again the other day and kept thinking...there is not much more to be done on this one to finally have it finished.

This one has been a l o o o n g time in the making. It is the Trick or Treat Fairy by Nora Corbett. My friend, Isabelle, had hand-painted the fabric for me last year specifically for this design. (Thank your, Isabelle!)Take a peek:

I had finished the majority of the stitching on this one last year. It was all those beads! The fabric became about a 36 count after the hand-painting, so attaching the beads was very slow.

Now she is done! Happy Dance Time (again!) (There are those crazy giraffes, Anne Marieke!)