I finally got around to putting out a few Halloween decorations. As some of you no doubt know, Halloween is my very favorite time of year, and the only time of year I like the color orange.
When the kids were home, we always used to carve a Jack-o-lantern. I haven’t done that for years now, although Cait and Kathryn did carve me one a couple of years ago, the first year they moved back from Providence.
I still have quite a few Jacks to set around, even though they aren’t of the true pumpkin variety. Here’s some of my Autumn treasures. If you’ve read my blog for a while, you’ve probably seen most of them.
My Pumpkin Head, made by Kathryn Pollnak
My friend Greta knitted my Carol from the book Where the Wild Things Are.
I got this wonderful hand-made witch in a Halloween swap I participated in several years ago. Unfortunately, I can no longer remember the name of the woman who made her.
One of my Autumn quilts hangs over a chair in the dining room.
“Trick or Tree,” made by me
My sister Joanne (Rest in Peace) made this Halloween Cats quilt from a Georgia Bonesteel pattern. She gave it to me as a Christmas present years ago.
Skipper and I like to cuddle under our Halloween cuddle quilt and watch scary movies this time of year.
I don’t remember where I got this candle topper.
Hey Barbara, do you recognize the mini quilt under the jeweled spiders?
This is the first Autumn quilt I made, and the one that took the longest to finish. I started it in 1980 and finished it in 1991. All these leaves are hand appliquéd with hand embroidered stems. It’s called “Endless Autumn” because I took so long making it.
A fabric pumpkin from a friend.
When Angela was a teenager, she and I took a trip one Autumn to the North Georgia mountains. That’s where I got this terra cotta Jack, which I have always loved.
Mini Jacks
I made this fabric Jack-O-Lantern in about 1994.
Some books and a mini-quilt inherited from sister Joanne.
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On 10/14/2020, Barbara Anne said ...
What great Halloween decorations you have!! Love the various autumn and Halloween quilts and yes, I recognize the mini-quilt under the jeweled spiders!
I'll put up my few Halloween decorations tomorrow, on the 15th, and this year I hope to find the box with more decorations that I hid from myself a couple of years ago. Bother!
Hugs!
On 10/14/2020, Barbara Anne said ...
Oh, and Z&L already have hung their Trick or Tree wall quilt I made for them from the pattern you most kindly sent to me! Thanks again for that. :)
More hugs!
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