Love the kitty peering out on your adorable witchy sue Gershwin!

Sorry it's so big. The other set is opposite of this one. I'm finished except for the labels, should be able to get those on this evening and set up a pick up for tomorrow.

The big countdown has begun, only nine days until our swap is over. Happy sewing everyone!

A little more Halloween trivia, the two traditional colors for Halloween are Orange & Black.
Orange stands for the fall harvest, and black signifies death.

86% of Americans decorate their house for Halloween.

The Halloween Museum
 

A Museum that exhibits Halloween Displays? Oh, Yes. check out the Castle Halloween Museum, 1595 Boggs Run Road, located in Benwood, WV 26031. The museum is also the home of Pamela Apkarian-Russell, and Chris Russell. The Antique Store on site makes replicas of many museum items available for sale. Check it out, but remember, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY ---- You don't want to be disappointed, do you? DDDOOOOOO..... Yoooooooouuuuu ????

Sounds like a fun Museum yonnikka!

Check out this cute Harvest QAL. You might be interested in trying it out here: http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/

SheriR your adorable witches were in my mailbox this afternoon. Thanks for the extra cute witches you put in for me! I appreciate it.

Only eight more days! Looking forward to finding more squishies in my mailbox!

Mailing out this weekend.

Adorable!!

Gershwin your blocks came today & they are playing with the other cute witches brewing & waiting for the rest of their friends!

I will mail out my witches on tuesday. I ran into a minor glitch this AM. One of my sets are a 1/4 inch off. So I have to redo the entire set. So Tuesday is the earliest I can mail rhem. Can't believe I I miss cut the blocks. Oh well I'll use the blocks in my quilt top.

happylab, so sorry about having to redo a set! You can probably use them in the Halloween swap. Looking forward to seeing your cut witches!

Hi Everyone! Gentle reminder, I will need your blocks mailed to me by the end of this week! I'm planning on swapping them on the 18th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I thought I would give you all my thoughts on this project. I'm a first time swapper. This is also the first time I have ever machine appliqued (zig zag stitch was only option on my machine for the scale of this Witchy Sue) and this is the first time I have ever used a bonding agent to do applique. Thank you for all these firsts!

I have found out that I cannot do a zigzag stitch on the shoes or arms with much correct contouring. I did a lot of ripping to get those pieces done to a point that I could accept the stitching.

I found that I don't like how stiff the Heat and Bond Lite (thermoweb) makes the squares feel. The Witches are stiffer than I am used to with hand applique without bonding.

I found that despite thinking I wasn't going to need that much time to do the zig zagging, boy was I wrong. Tracking the perfect fabrics down was one task that took longer than expected, too. Despite my stash, I still had to go out and buy things. I thought that was going to be the most time consuming part. Nope. Stitching that crazy zigzag was my biggest time eater for these squares. Next swap, I can plan my time out better.

I am so impressed at the organization skills of Muse&Sew! Thank you for this wonderful project!

Maybe by next year at this time I'll have my Halloween quilt done. Still have tons of squares to make. Did I see something about a Halloween swap coming up....? If any of you do get your Witchy Sue project done, please post a picture of it in here.

Thank you, again, to Muse&Sew and all of you for the fun these last few months. -- Juana

Juana sew glad you could join us & happy you have learned sew much!

Klaws, I received your adorable witches in the mail today! Wish you the best!

I received in the mail today ibex94, TexasTam, and Cuppy's cute witches come to play! They're all so festive. :)

Getting close to swapping time! I've been in touch with everyone & I'm planning on swapping on the 18th. Thanks everyone!

Juana, I'm reading your comments about joining this swap, and I, too, encountered some of those "Firsts." First time I tried to applique those teeny-weeny pieces like the shoes, socks, and broomstick. First time to use Heat&Bond Lite, and I used some of the fancy Built-In stitches on my Brother computerized sewing machine... and learned (thanks to my struggles and Excellent Advice from my quilting neighbor Debi) that yes, I could make those stitches smaller, both in length and width. THAT was exciting because it gave me much more control over my process and improved my Completed appliques. And I'd like to add my appreciation for our Organizer, Muse&Sew, who does a fantastic job. Thanks, everyone. I look forward to seeing more photos of your blocks and completed projects.

I'm getting excited! I already have a plan for putting it together!!!

Donna thanks sew much! I'm sure everyone is wishing they had this design before the swap was over. This way everyone can add to their Sue stash if they want. :) Love it!

In the next day or so I plan on putting a satin stitch on it as an alternative to the blanket stitch, I like the blanket stitch, not a fan of the satin stitch.

I'm wishing I had one of the embroidery machines, now, after seeing the digitized Sunbonnet Sue! Thanks, Donna.... something else for my wishlist, lol.

I have everyone's blocks now so off to swapping! There are so many cute little witches! This has been really fun for me so thank you everyone for joining me. You blocks should be in the mail by Monday!

Our adorable Witchy Sue's are not flying their way home to you. I've pm'd you your tracking numbers. Most of your squishies should be there by Tuesday or Wednesday. Thanks for all of the fun. I hope you'll be happy with the blocks you receive. If any of you assembly your witches, please post a picture. :):):)

Thank you so much for hosting this fun swap.

Thank you for sharing your pattern.

I just love my blocks, they are so cute! Thanks everyone and thanks so much Beverly for Hosting.

Got my sweet little witch's today, they are all so cute! Thank you everyone who participated in this swap.
Thank you Muse&Sew for hosting it .

The Coven assembled
 

First photo of my new little Witchy Sue blocks, received today. They are all my favorites. Meanwhile, it seems I just cannot stop... I have another stack that still need their stitching... Thanks so much to our Organizer, PMarch, Pat !!

Mine arrived today!! Absolutely precious!!! One arrived with no name attached to it. Thank you to whomever made it for the swap!! To my other witchy creators, I am sending you a pm. Thank you for this fun exchange!!

Mine arrived today! They are all so cute! Thank you everyone who participated, this was a fun swap! Thank you Beverly for hosting it! I really enjoyed it. :)

I received my witches today also. I only made and received 4 but they are perfect for a mini quilt. Just perfect for my small mobile. Thank you everyone who participated. I love them all.

Love this swap! Just adore this treat. Thank you.

Absolutely love the picture yonnikka! They're adorable!

I'm sew happy you like your Witchy Sue's!

Cuppy had an idea of doing one for Christmas with elf hats. (Might could include Santa hats) I'm thinking of a white background. I know this one had lots of small parts. Would anyone be interested? I could blow up the pattern so it's bigger. The machine embroidery pattern was 6 1/4 inches. That would be about an inch bigger, but you'd probably want a 9 1/2 block then. (Possibly a bigger pattern too) Let me know your thoughts. Just curious if there would be an interest.

Love my blocks! Yes they arrived today too! I really learned a couple of things too. I wish I'd used a different stitch to see the pieces down. For one.... Thanks for this fun swap. Thanks for letting me join.

I received my blocks today, they are so cute. Thanks so much.
Thanks also to our leader. You did a great job.

Beverly, you know there is a Santa Sue! That would be fun!!!

Elfy Sue and Santa Sue?? I'm in for both if you decide to move forward with them. I can see a holiday Sue in my future....

Witchy Sue's broom is put to good use
 

Just for fun, I made the final block, my way.

Found Sun Bonnet Santa by Susan Ramey Cleveland 2009
 

Here is a hand-embroidered Sun Bonnet Sue in Santa suit, made in 2009 by Susan Ramey Cleveland of Blackberry Creek Home Arts. This could be adapted for a Block Swap.