Halloween can be such a fun holiday, but, unfortunately, my house is sadly lacking in decorations. I decided to remedy this problem by making a Halloween quilt, pattern courtesy of Amy Bradley Designs. The pattern is available for download on Amy’s website. (amybradleydesigns.com)
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I love the way this quilt includes 12 different Halloween characters, so I wasn’t required to choose my favorite. And although the quilt is rather time-consuming to create, I think the finished product is worth it.

First, I picked out fabric for all the characters. This took more time than you might think. I used approximately 35 different pieces of fabric to create 12 characters, and I went back to the fabric store several times.

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Then I ironed a double-stick fusible web on the back of each piece of fabric. This webbing makes the pieces of fabric stick to each other.

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Then I cut the fabric into the shapes I needed. (I used a Brother Scan-n-Cut, which saved oodles of time. Without the Scan-n-Cut, I would have used a pencil to trace each pattern piece onto the webbing before fusing.) The photo below shows the fabric pieces to make the Vampire.

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Yes, putting the pieces together in the right order was rather like doing a puzzle. Luckily, the pattern includes very clear instructions.

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After fusing all the pattern pieces to the background fabric, it was time to sew (my favorite part). I sewed a blanket stitch around each pattern piece.

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I used a straight stitch to sew whiskers and mouths and other details onto the squares. Notice how much personality the stitches add to the Vampire.

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It took me approximately one hour to sew each square, and I got better the longer I sewed.

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Want to see the finished quilt? I’ll post more photos on Halloween!