You Say Harvest Pumpkin, I Say Jack-O-Lantern!

You have heard us often talk about the many uses for our applique blocks… that’s why we create so many of them. We’ve talked about enlarging them, reducing them, turning them into wood, stuffies, stencils or cross stitch. What we really haven’t talked about, though, is how colors can dramatically change the look of the design.

I designed a pumpkin pattern, and through the use of color, (and a bit of “flair”) gave our pumpkin design two completely different looks.

Our Jack-O-Lantern almost jumps off the screen, with it’s vibrant oranges set against the drastic black. It “screams” Halloween night! Then, work the same design out of rust, browns and golds, and our pumpkin is warm and inviting… like a Thanksgiving dinner with loved ones! Rather a fun experiment in color, don’t you think?

As always, the pumpkin was designed for a 6″ x 6″ block but can be enlarged or reduced to meet your needs. The Pumpkin Applique Block can be found HERE or in our FREE Applique Patterns. Enjoy!

We included several sets of Jack-O-Lantern mouths, noses and eyes in our directions, but if the “spirit” moves you, design your own, just like a real Jack-O-Lantern.

The harverst pumpkin would look great enlarged and appliqued to the front of a holiday apron using small print calicos. Or, reduce the pattern, and applique onto napkins. Lots of possible uses!