It’s that time of year and we had a couple cute Halloween quilts come in this year for quilting. And that’s about all they have in common! That’s probably one of the best things about being a long arm quilter. Not just the variety of quilts that come through the door, but even within the same category, there so many different directions a quilter can go in.

This one came in last Spring and we loved it immediately. It is a pieced top in the traditional sense and you may have seen the pic shared before it went home. Below is a pic we sent to Kim after the first ghost was quilted on the long arm. She wanted an edge to edge pattern that would give movement.

This swirling quilt pattern is perfect for these ghosts.

She chose a really fun fabric for the back. The aqua moves through the gray and charcoal like a ghost moving through a room. The quilt pattern compliments it as well.

The ghost peeking top right thinks it’s great movement in the fabric pattern and the quilt pattern.

And here it is all finished! This was one that went home to be bound and below you can see the fabric chosen to bind it. And given the weather this Halloween, we’re betting the quilt will be put to good use!

The other quilt came in a couple weeks ago. It is a Riley Blake panel cut up and pieced with a variety of fabrics. A very cool Victorian Gothic take on Halloween. Have a look at the complete front below.

Karen’s on the design wall before going home to be bound. Fun!

It was fun to quilt in the spiderweb pattern Karen chose for the edge to edge pattern. I also enjoyed noticing all the sewing references incorporated into this Halloween themed fabric. Below are two of my favourite blocks. I liked the skeleton removing his mask and the face on the cotton candy held by the faceless model.

Old world and out of this world at the same time.

This one also has a cool back. Several of the prints used on the front were used to piece the back. Here is just part of it. So many fun references to Halloween I had to include it here. This also shows the spiderweb pattern up close.

Some traditional Halloween images on this Halloween themed fabric.

A quilt by Kim, another by Karen, so why not one by K2. This one went together quickly because I used a panel from Wilmington Prints for the center. The panel did come with directions called “Here for the Boos” by Jo Moulton, however I modified it a bit since some of the fabrics were no longer available. Besides, as one of our quilters says, “a pattern is just a recommendation”. Good words. :-)

I added several borers and above is a photo of the finished 60” x 75” Halloween quilt I made two years ago.

Then the fun of deciding how to quilt it was the next step. It definitely called for custom quilting we decided on bright orange thread. Some of the designs used were tombstones, witches, wavy designs for ghosts on the breeze, and the tall grass. The photo below has a large spider with its’ web and an RIP tombstone.

All of these were fun to quilt and we can’t wait to see what creative Halloween quilts find their way to us next year and with that, we say:

Happy Halloween from The Gentleman Quilter!

Boo!!!