Taking a detour

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Sometimes you have to stop the big project and finish up the smaller one that is waiting patiently for you. In this case, the smaller project is taking mystery project #1 (the pumpkin!) and turning it into a runner.

I'm making it pretty wide in order to have it be big enough for a table for 8 or to set on the foot of the bed or on the back of the sofa. The FMQ-ing is pretty straight forward: stitch in the ditch, lines with a curve, and curly vines. Not too hard! And because it's not too big, it's not taking too long! Yes -it's my kind of detour. After the FMQ-ing is done, one to the egde binding and it's ready for use.

The lines with a curve are to look like the indent lines on the pumpkin and to give it a more rounded appearance.

 

The curly vines mimic the pattern that is already on the fabric.

 

There is another reason I am working on this. In order to finish it. I am very motivated to get back to the Orange Crush Mystery project at quiltville.com. I am telling myself that I need to complete the pumpkin before I can continue. It's kind of like telling the kids they have to eat their dinner before they can have dessert. Since it is almost done, I am sticking with that plan.

Fun!