![]() ![]() Here’s an option for making a patchwork pumpkin Halloween table runner. This patchwork pumpkin quilt block is super versatile. I love the way the black binding around the edge pops! To finish the pillow I used this method for cutting a back and adding outside binding. Use a batting scrap bigger than the block itself while you add the quilting and then trim the sides so that you have clean edges. If you choose to add some quilting, do this step before you make it into a pillow. Here are some simple machine quilting basics. To give the pumpkin a little texture, I quilted the patchwork block on a scrap of batting. I cut 2 outside border strips 2″ x 14″ (for the sides) an 2 strips 2″ x 16 ½″ for the top and bottom. To use as a pillow, use your favorite pillow finishing method and stuff with a 14″ x 14″ pillow form.įor the white pumpkin patchwork pillow I wanted a slightly larger size so I added an additional border to the outside for a 16″ x 16″ pillow. Add black 1 ½″ x 14″ strip to the top of the block and black 1 ¾″ strip to the bottom of the block. Sew two rows of five 2 ¾″ x 2 ¾″ black squares. Press seams all one direction.Īttach stem rows to the ‘top’ of each of the 5 pumpkin blocks. To create stem row, use 3 other black 2 ¾″ squares and sew together into a row of four. Draw a diagonal line and sew directly on the line. Match up a 1 ½″ square in the corner of the green triangle. Draw a diagonal line on the back of the green and sew directly on the line. To create green stem blocks, match-up a green 2 ¾″ block with a black 2 ¾″ block. Sew together into four rows, pressing seams in alternating directions, every other row. ![]() Layout remaining orange 2 ¾″ squares with new half-square-triangle orange and black blocks into four rows of four. Trim ¼″ away from the seam to create a ¼″ seam allowance and press blocks open, pressing seams toward the black. Draw a diagonal line on the back of the orange squares and sew pairs together directly on the line. To create the 16-patch pumpkin block begin by matching 4 black 2 ¾″ x 2 ¾″ squares with 4 orange 2 ¾″ x 2 ¾″ squares.
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