This quilt is made from a design by Janet Wecker Frisch. I bought a kit to do the project which takes away all the issues of matching fabrics etc. All of that is done for you in a kit. This one came with the yardage I needed except for the backing and filling.
The front goes together very quickly. I was able to cut and sew it together in one day. In another session, I did the pendants and the Halloween swag sign. For the filling, I bought 100% cotton which is what I usually work with. I recently bought a package of 80% cotton and 20% poly because that particular store didn't have the 100% cotton. I really disliked working with it and was very surprised at how much different it worked. I had issues with it wrinkling which made the quilting process more challenging. So, I will never buy that again!
The fabrics on this quilt are so cute and you can order the pattern using the link below. I have completed similar projects using a fabric panel as the center. They are great to work with and I think they are perfect for holiday quilts.
This wall hanging could be used as a small lap quilt. I thought I might do that someday and elected to use a little gold safety pin to attach the Halloween sign versus sewing it on. I also think that will make storage easier because I can remove the sign to make sure it does not get wrinkled in storage. Another variation I made is with the Halloween letter swag. It originally suggests sewing on all sides with a small opening and then turning it. I decided to place the backing and front side back to back, sew around all edges twice and then fray it.
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Link to retailer:
http://www.equilter.com/pattern/625/sew-scary-halloween
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