Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Halloween Mini Swap Progress

When last I posted about my Halloween Mini Swap project, it looked like this:


I realized that the black background was limiting with what I wanted to do, so I ripped that apart and found a different background entirely.

And I spent most of my Sunday constructing this:


I am so in love with how this turned out! My partner said she liked animals, so I thought a frog and black cat were perfect! Doesn't the texture background look so much better than the black??

The cat pattern I found here and modified it slightly -- no side pieces and made the tail skinnier so it ended up 8" instead of 8.5".

The wrapped candy is two QSTs and a plain square!

Now let's talk about this frog.


I searched and searched for a cute frog pattern. And then I had a CRAZY idea. For those of you that get Quiltmaker magazine, this issue's Patch Pal is a frog. I took that pattern and miniaturized it. Each square in the pattern became 1/2 inch finished in my frog. I did eliminate the feet and tongue from the pattern because I'm not THAT crazy.

Now I just need to do some hand embellishment -- whiskers and eyes for my kitty and a mouth and eyes for my frog/witch.

Linking up at Linky Tuesday, Fabric Tuesday, Sew Cute Tuesday, and WIP Wednesday!
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11 comments:

  1. PatAugust 18, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    Very cute!

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  2. Vicki in MNAugust 18, 2015 at 9:14 AM

    It's adorable!

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  3. LoriAugust 18, 2015 at 10:24 AM

    Wow! You are creative. Super Cute!

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  4. Rochelle aka Bella QuiltsAugust 18, 2015 at 1:08 PM

    This is darling! How big is this mini?

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  5. UnknownAugust 18, 2015 at 1:34 PM

    So cute and beautiful!!!

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  6. Sue DaurioAugust 18, 2015 at 7:37 PM

    so sweet, she's going to love it. I do love the modified background!

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  7. Stacey @slostudioAugust 19, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    Super cute!

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  8. LorindaAugust 20, 2015 at 12:50 AM

    Cute! I'm starting to see more and more fall projects and it's making me look forward to cooler weather and fall treats. Thanks for sharing your project with us- I agree that the crosshatch background is a better choice than the black.

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  9. Soma @ inkTorrents.comAugust 20, 2015 at 11:42 AM

    Great job with modifying the patterns. Super cute mini!

    -Soma

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  10. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentAugust 20, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    I really like your black cat - a change in background really did open up the possibilities.

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  11. KateAugust 22, 2015 at 8:54 AM

    How fun! I love that frog!

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