Hi everyone, it’s Ellie from Craft Sew Create! I realize Halloween is over, but I really wanted to share this quilted Halloween banner with you. Maybe you can just get a nice jump start on next year’s decorations :).
I just love the vintage “smiling” Halloween decorations. I have collected a few items over the years so I wanted to add a smiling pumpkin and cat to my quilted Halloween banner! Minick and Simpson’s Halloween Night fabric was the perfect medium to give this banner a vintage feel.
LAYOUT
I used black felt as my batting for the quilt squares as it will show on the edges. You can use regular batting or any color felt you’d like. With a rotary, cut the felt into 16, 5″ squares.
LETTERING
Cut the letters out from the black fabric. You will also need to cut the letters from a fusible applique medium. I used Steam-A-Seam 2 Lite. You can use your favorite.
The first I just did a 1/4″ straight stitch using my pressure foot as a guide.
Next I did a spider web! Straight Stitch diagonally from each side and down the center vertically and horizontally.
Then put your embroidery foot on (don’t forget to lower your feed dogs) and let the fun begin!
Starting from the center stitch around and around leaving about a 1/2″ space. Just keep going until you go off the edge.
Before you iron the heads onto the squares, do the embroidery work on the faces.
EMBROIDER
Now you can embroider the faces on your pumpkin and cat.
I used a simple blanket stitch around the eyes.
Use a straight stitch and embroider the pumpkin stem. I used a machine blanket stitch around the cat and the pumpkin.
The last step is to attach ric rac or ribbon to the back for hanging. Cut two, 2 1/2 yd. lengths. Leave about a 1/2 inch space between each square and pin to back. You can use a simple tacking stitch to attach, or any kind of iron-on hemming fusible web to attach the ric rac to the back.
One delightful Halloween banner. It would look so cute hanging on a mantle, an empty wall space, or a doorway! Maybe next year, right?
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