first blush ~ and a festive seasonal bunting

 

Hello and welcome to my stop on the First Blush Blog Hop!

When I was invited to participate in this blog hop, I looked at the fabric and thought, "Oh how cute!"  When I opened the bundle a few weeks ago, it was the beginning of October and ... well ... I guess I had Halloween on the brain because I was immediately drawn to the orange, yellow, and white prints.  Next thing I knew I was making a Candy Corn Bunting.

These versatile prints worked so well for this no-sew craft project.  They're super fun to mix and match and are the perfect scale.

I lined each linen triangle with fusible interfacing for body and to support the eyelets.  Then I just used fusible web to adhere the candy corn pieces to each triangle.  I made sure the darkest fabric (orange) is on top so it wouldn't "shadow" through the lighter colours if it was underneath.  And I didn't even bother machine stitching around the edges.  (Shhh, don't tell my mom!)  I suppose I should have, but I figured this bunting isn't going to see any wear.  So I left it raw. ;)

This project required a few trips to the fabric store.  The first time I bought the eyelets, and super skinny ribbon & tulle in orange, yellow and white.

Unfortunately, the skinny ribbon was too skinny.  It just looked super wimpy.  And the tulle?  It is soooooo wispy that I needed way too much volume to make it visible.  So I reluctantly let that element go, and went for a wider ribbon.  It turned out great.  The ribbons really play well with the prints.  And it looks great on my mantle!

Hope my little seasonal make inspires you to be creative with First Blush!  Here are all the other stops on this hop.  

 October 10 – Chris Dodsley, Made by Chrissie D
 October 11 – Sinta at Pincushion (that's me)!
 October 12 -  Fat Quarter Shop
October 13- Windham/Two Blondes and a Sewing Machine
 October 14- Jennie at Clover and Violet
 October 15- Aurifil- Erin Sampson
 October 16- Tina Egner
 October 17 – Me
 October 18 – Allison Harris
 October 19 – Erin Cox
 October 20 – Angie Wilson Gnome Angel
October 21 – Debbie at happy little cottage
 October 22 – Heidi Staples
October 23 – Leanne Elliott
 October 24- Greg Jones Grey Dogwood Studio
 October 25- Wendy Sheppard Ivory Spring
 October 26 – Stephanie Lynn Denton
 October 27 – Lisa Ruble

Now for the super fun part.  For every day of the hop, Windham Fabrics is giving away a First Blush FQ bundle PLUS a small thread box of First Blush from Aurifil!  

To enter today's giveaway, leave me a comment here with yoru favourite Halloween decoration. Contest closes Thursday, October 27^th and is open to all. Winners will be chosen randomly from comments posted on blog posts and will be announced Friday, October 28^th.

Good luck! xo k

Comments

[Amy]

Pumpkins work well for a long stretch of the Fall season.

[NayGoof]

My favorite Halloween decoration is this punch needle embroidery that I am working on but it won't let me copy and paste a picture to show you. It's 3 witches around a cauldron with Crows and the moon.

[Joy P]

Years ago I made a Halloween quilt with a black with stars for the back...I labeled it Things that Go Bump in the Night and quilted spider webs in each block....still love it.

[Becky]

I don't decorate for Halloween, except I do love to have a big bowl of candy on the table. I also like candy corn and peanuts! :) Thanks for the chance to win the First Blush fq bundle. It looks delicious. :)

[Judy]

I absolutely love your bunting what a great idea. My favorite Halloween decoration is a carved pumpkin.

[Barbara SL]

Your bunting is a great example of the crucial role that value plays in fabric selection.

[Delcia Rosenow]

I love your candy corn fireplace banner! Hmm, as far as a favorite decoration, I would say our daughter's Halloween Groovy Girl from quite a long time ago. She sits on an oval box by the fireplace. (Maybe I will have to make a banner like yours to go with her.) Next to her is Minion Bob with his teddy wearing a fabric kitty mask that was our daughter's 20ish years ago. It fits perfectly! Thanks for a chance to win in your giveaway.

[Paula]

I love candy corn, and your fall project is great! My favorite Halloween decoration is a rag ghost I made many years ago. There are candy corns tied to the front. I didn't have the money to buy the fancy materials the pattern called for, so I painted pieces of cardboard to look like candy corn. I hang the ghost indoors, so the cardboard held up well. Perhaps your idea will be a new additions to my decorating scheme. Thank you!

[Beth T.]

Your project turned out very cute! And I really appreciate you "keeping it real" by telling us how you changed your plans along the way. That happens to me so often, and it's good to see how other people deal with it.

[June]

Non-professionally carved pumpkins. Not tracing to get things perfect. -----> with a lit candle on halloween night. Wouldn't be complete with this! Thanks for the chance.

[Karen]

I go for black cats and pumpkins. Your candy corn garland is so sweet.

[Nanajudyd]

Love your bunting. My favorite Halloween decorations are things that my children made when they were young. Now their children are adding to the collection.

[Colleen Gonzales]

My favorite Halloween decoration is the black cat, usually sporting a witches hat...but I do love candy corn,and your garland was a playful surprise!

[Kay]

Halloween isn't so big in England, although lots of people will have carved pumpkins outside of their houses.Thank you for a great giveaway. x

[Colleen]

I like a string of tiny lights that are skeletons and pumpkins but the favorite is that big orange bowl of candies ready to pass out to our neighborhood ghosts and goblins

[AnneMarie]

My favorite Halloween decoration would have to be the pumpkin. This year we will roast the seeds...YUM...and instead of carving the pumpkin I will plant a flower inside.

[Nicole Sender]

Love your bunting! I love all the Halloween witches and pumpkins!

[Anne]

My favorite decoration for every season, also Halloween, are quilts. How original, right?! Thank you for the chance to win. Love your bunting.

[Sherry Jurykovsky]

That is a cute bundle. I'd love to win it. Unfortunately I am a grouch and don't like Halloween, but my husband insists "It's for the kids". So I buy candy and he watches TV while I hand it out. :( My favorite decoration is a skull that one of my own kids acquired years ago. I set it on the front porch beside a carved jack-o-lantern. That's the extent of my decorating for the night.

[Sharon]

I love carved pumpkins for Halloween....your bunting is beautiful. x

[Yvonne Spanks]

Thanks for share. Favourite Fall/Halloween decoration are Maple Leaves and pumpkins :-D!

[jo]

Mums and pumpkins on the porch is my absolute favorite year round decoration. Love the season of fall the best.

[Linda Nelson]

I have pumpkin and ghost lights that hang in my front window. My little neighbor boy is excited to see them every year!

[Krystal]

My favorite Halloween decoration is the pumpkin! I love all things pumpkin from the color to the different faces it can make. Not to mention all the delicious deserts! Yumm

[monica]

I love jack-o-lanterns.

[Joanne]

I love to decorate with pumpkins, inside and out,

[kathe g]

Your bunting is sew clever - my favorite is pumpkins - thanks.

[Claire Ross]

We tend to just carve pumpkins.

[LISA]

My favorite Halloween Decoration is the ceramic pile of ghosts that my mom painted several years ago.

[Karen Seitz]

I have a talking skull that I put up on my front door each year. It is motion sensitive and has scared many a mail carrier, calling "Hey!" or "Where are you going?"

[Linda Edwards]

Love your bunting!! My favorite Halloween decoration is pumpkins on the front porch.

[Kristine]

My kids love making pipe cleaner spider webs and spiders to hang on our windows. I don't decorate a lot for Halloween otherwise! Love this collection and your review. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway!

[Kathleen]

Love the bunting! Now I want to make one!
Okay, fave- Halloween decoration? Pumpkins and mums, a pretty wreath and my quilted happy ghost that is on my front porch swing. He's not scary...he's a happy little guy!

[tina]

My daughter has put up a spider web every Halloween since she was little so we always have one. I would like to make a Halloween table topper for my candy bowl. I love your bunting as I saw that the colors are more for spring/summer. This was very creative of you. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Cindy]

Love this bunting. This would be a great project to do with my granddaughter. We both love the love of vintage fabric and this fabric is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing and inspiring us.

[Juanita Disbro]

I love jack-o-lanterns on a porch with dried corn stalks. Old fashioned!

[Joan M]

My favourite decorations are my ceramic pumpkins. Your bunting is lovely and thank you for the generous giveaway.

[sharon]

I love to decorate with skeletons!

[Delaine]

Your bunting is awesome! My favorite Halloween decoration is always a carved Jack-o-Lantern. I love to make them and you can get as artistic or as simple as you want. Thanks!

[Angela]

Loved your idea for the fabric! My favourite colour is orange so the candy corn bunting is perfect. I don't usually put up a lot of decorations for Halloween but as long as there's something orange around, that will do. Recently made a table runner for autumn and that has become a new favourite.

[Quilting Tangent]

A witch mobile. Also the old cardboard window decarations.

[Kelly B]

What a cute bunting! I love it. I would also love to be randomly picked for that great give-away!

[Tac]

My favorite Halloween decoration is a wooden glow in the dark skeleton my husband painted years ago.

[Nancy]

I have a ceramic pumpkin just like someone else commented. I got it many years ago and love to put a voltive candle inside and enjoy my jack o'lantern all season long!

[Connie Campbell]

Cute bunting! My favorite Halloween decoration has to be the pumpkin!

[Allison]

Lovely bunting - very nice!!! My fav decoration is the huge blowup six foot wide purple spider that I bought many years ago when my kids were tiny. We put it outside each year and we still have people come by and stare at it!!!

[AmyScrapSpot]

I LOVE your bunting! Adorable!!
I wouldn't have known how to answer your question about my favorite decor, but Yours is it! =D

[Susan Spiers]

Pumpkins-I have a set of three different size pumpkins(not real, of course) and they are put out every Halloween! Love your bunting-the ribbon adds so much!

[Rochelle]

I love corn candy and think this bunting is just right not just for Halloween but all the way through Thanksgiving. Thanks for a great idea.

[Colette]

Cute bunting. My favorite decoration is a light up teddy bear dressed as a ghost.