Salvaged Pumpkin Patch in Spring

What am I doing making a mini pumpkin quilt in April?! But isn't it cute?

This is a modified design based on what was leftover after my son took a pair of scissors to it!

This is what I found when I came back after making lunch... Even the dog knew something was wrong. haha

At this point I could see something really bad had happened...
This is just a tiny little quick project but I still stood there, frozen with my hands over my mouth.

Surveying the damage...

Three out of six of the rows had been pretty well maimed. I decided to try a layout with just the large pumpkin but found that I was still short about 4 oranges. After diving (picture dumpster diving) into my "stash" I surfaced with a couple acceptable replacements and swapped them in. I don't know about you, but it takes me a really long time to figure out how to make everything random. Isn't there a quilting term for that? If not, there should be.  I had to disassemble a lot of it to remove the cut up pieces and make the new design work. I still had fun even though it was pretty annoying walking in and finding that situation under the table. But I couldn't get mad. I know he wasn't trying to wreck anything - he was just trying to quilt! And who can fault him for that... I'll tell you though - it made me realize I need to step up my security system for my Jane Stickle quilt. Right now I have all my blocks in a couple bags and was planning on basting them to a king-sized sheet til I can finish it

So who needs two pumpkins anyway... There's still some stitching and finishing to do.

Sweet 16

Appomattox Courthouse update

layout of the quilt minus the borders...
Used various shirtings as setting triangles instead
of the same fabric throughout.

the 15 finished squared and trimmed blocks.
I ended up keeping the blocks as-is even though I thought they were too red to
go with the sashing strips and border fabrics. I think it will all work together though.

squaring blocks up... not sure what repercussions this will have on the layout - but I didn't care.
I just went ahead and cut em all down anyway.

My work table. Dedicated a five hour chunk to get this puppy on to the next level...
I work slowly - still a beginner...

Appomattox Courthouse

The various pieces... sashings, inset triangles, corner triangles, blocks,
fabrics, instructions and my project summary sheet...

The Quilt Merchant's beautiful sample, kit (see how irresistible they are?!) and charming display.
The whole experience is always a pleasure.

a test layout. swapped in mixed shirtings for the triangles.

I am using most of the fabric I got in the kit from the Quilt Merchant. Most of it is from the lovely
"Williamsburg Centennial Collection 1780-1880" by Windham.
I particularly love this rusty pillar print they used for the inner sashings.
I can't find the fabric used for the setting so I am using a variety of muted cream/tan shirtings.

cutting some of the inset triangles blocks into quarters