Curious about why I wrote pun'kin rather than pumpkin? My daddy said the word that way, and he sometimes called us girls pun'kin. With eight daughters, he said it fairly often, so when I hear the word, I think of his pet name for us. Even when it's prounced correctly I hear him saying it his way.
I found many pumpkin themed quilts, but all are small table toppers or wall quilts with the exception of this first one.
It makes sense, though, that most of the quilts are small. A large pumpkin quilt wouldn't be displayed except for a few months a year. October and November, perhaps. Of course, Christmas quilts have only one year and there are many of those.
Of course, there are many people who own pumpkin farms, and a large quilt would make a welcome display either inside or outside the home. No matter the size or the season, pun'kin quilts can be especially cute. If you've a mind to make one, there are many patterns and even more inspiration pictures on Pinterest.
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Where did you find all these great pumpkin quilt pictures? I'd love to look them up and find out the pattern sources, etc. I see you haven't included any links or permissions? Thanks if you can give more sources!
I just visited a pumpkin farm with my grandson. He was so excited. Your photos are delightful. I especially like the first pumpkin quilt.
Ann, I'm sure your grandson enjoyed every minute of playing in the pumpkins. I remember my boys wanting to carry the heaviest of pumpkins to the car...some weighing more than they.
Cathy, I wish I could contact you via email, but I can't seem to find anything other than a blog that seems to be on hiatus. The problem with Pinterest is that pinners don't worry about giving credit for photos. It's one reason that so many photographers and bloggers are moving toward including a watermark right on the picture. If you enter the search term "pumpkin quilts" in the Pinterest search bar, you'll get the same photos that I did. You can try to follow the links back to the original but that doesn't always work. I quit trying to locate the original sources for links long ago because it was eating up a great deal of time that I wanted to use for quilting. (Can you blame me?) Good luck and let us know if you've moved your blog.
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