Hello, hello, it's Kirsty here from Bonjour Quilts with another weekend newsletter for you.

What I'm Sewing...

I finally finished my throw size Halloween quilt, yay! I was planning to send it off to the longarmer but I realised with a two-week turn around, half of October would be gone before I got it back. So I made the scary decision...to quilt it myself. Let's just say it wasn't the most fun I've had quilting!

But you can read all about it in this new blog post, with plenty of photos.

​The blog post also records my attempts to put both our cats in Halloween costumes for a photo shoot with the quilt. *shaking head sadly* 😂😂

Interesting Links around the Interwebs

Here's a tutorial to sew a cute little Halloween drawstring bag, perfect for a handful of treats.

I've also got an easy appliqué Happy Skull cushion that is just the ticket for younger kids who like their Halloween decor more on the friendly side!

I've mentioned both of these before, but in case you missed it here's my Patchwork Skull Block tutorial (you can see a cute version of this in Stephanie's fabulous Halloween sampler quilt) and my thorough dive into my favourite Halloween quilt patterns.

These hand embroidered journals are stunning!

For something completely different, check out the winning photographs in the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (click on the first image to enlarge, and then use the arrows to go through them all).

Reader Quilts

My favourite part of the newsletter! I love seeing the gorgeous quilts you've made from Bonjour Quilts patterns. Keep sending in your photos (just hit reply to this email) or tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

Here's Irene's gorgeous Up and Away quilt, made for her adorable granddaughter. I love how Irene has used a small scale pattern fabric and picked out one colour from the print to use as an accent.

To see more of this pattern, I have blog posts showing 3 versions in blue, yellow and green.

Cheryl (like many of us) regularly undertakes scrappy projects to try and keep her scrap piles at a reasonable level. Here are two amazing quilts she's sewn using the Scrappy Cross block tutorial.

Isn't it fascinating how different these quilts are despite being based on the same block? They are both so beautiful and go to show there's gold in them there scrap bags!

​Rachel's gorgeous Scrappy Lattice quilt was made from the remnants of a single fabric collection she had left over from another project. This is a very elegant outcome for a "scrappy" quilt!

​Amanda has sewn a fabulous version of the Making Waves quilt. I really love her colour selection and placement.

Another beauty, this time a Mountainside quilt made in soothing, soft hues by Jennifer. She made it with double batting and a minky backing - can you imagine how soft and snuggly this would be? But what a monster to quilt!

Hala did an incredible job on her ENORMOUS yellow and grey king size Diamonds in the Deep quilt. This was such a big project - congratulations Hala on creating a beautiful quilt!

It makes my day to see what you do with these patterns so please keep sending them in (just hit reply), or tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

What's Happening at Chez Bonjour

It's a busy weekend here. Sports, gardening, and one child and one husband competing in the Coolangatta Gold. There'll be no time for sewing, but it will be a fun-filled weekend. I hope yours is too!

The Cat's Corner

Here's a teaser photo -

Come over to my most recent blog post as it has several photos of cats in Halloween costumes. 😈😇 You'll love it!

Until next time,

Kirsty x

P.S. Don't forget to check out my latest blog post.