GHASTLIES NATION

I have sewn these blocks this year at 2 Kwilty Girls Retreats. 

I just dint know when I’ll ever finish top.

Maybe Halloween?

maybe not!

To sash or not to sash…

Might be a good question! 

Thimbleblossoms 

Stars and Stripes pattern 

GHASTLIES NATION

There's a flag that needs to fly high

over Ghastlies Manor, in Ghastlies Nation!

and I plan to make that idea

into a fun quilt with Ghastlies fabric!

I'll use the Stars and Stripes pattern

by Thimbleblossoms.

I just love all the Basketweaves that AH fabrics

have made to go along with all the wonderful

Ghastlies prints.

Just laying out the ideas

keeps me happy and well, quite Ghastlie!

This should be sewn as my first project,

next Kwilty Girls retreat in April, 2026!

HALLOWEEN TWIST!

Who remembers the TWISTER RULERS?

I came across mine and thought…

This was wonky before wonky was cool!

Lemme make another to add to my 

‘Let’s  Get Wonky’ trunk show!

The 10” TWISTER was perfect for using a Layer Cake.

Halloween Holiday Essentials

By Stacy Lest Hsu!

Notice the ruler lines.

 36, 10” squares on the design wall.

Sew em up!

Then a 6” border was needed to frame the squares 

Lay the ruler on the intersections lining up tbe ruler lines.

Cut around the ruler, as directed, to get the twister squares.

Cut the leftover pieces into usable scraps for a future project!

Toss the birds nest trimmings. 

Put all the blocks back on design wall.

Numbered pins help keep them in order.

Sew everything back together again!

Sew the design goes from boring…

To TWISTED or wonky!

Kinda fun!

I pieced together a backing using 

GRUNGE and some OOP Ghastlies chevron.

Ready to be quilted! 

STARSTRUCK Ghastliness

Just in time for Halloween...

I bring you STARSTRUCK...

GHASTLIES!

I am always looking for patterns that will

be perfect for my Ghastlie quilts.

Starstruck by Lela Boutique was just that!

I pulled out some of my loved Ghastliness

I had lots of early BRAMBLE prints that would

be perfect for the stars!

I stacked and sewed them all to make sure

I had enuf fabrics!

This orange would be the POP of the design!

I still have wonderful Ghastlie prints scattered throughout the years

of my collecting....hoarding.

I selected white for the background of the STARS

and black GRUNGE for the corner stones of the SNOWBALL blocks.

Once all the blocks were made

I used my design wall to layout and 

to figure out the placement of colors.

I highlighted the number of Orange Star blocks I had made.

They needed to balance throughout the top and as the

brightest color those Stars needed to

make the top POP!

the layout was perfect!

my deck...not so much!

Kim Hensley of Happily Ever Quilting did the longarm quilting.

An E2E design called Bubble Glitter.

My backing was two shades of gray GRUNGE

Sew, this make is #10 of my personal

Ghastlies Collection of quilts.  

STARSTRUCK for sure!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM ALL THE

GHASTLIES and GRISLIES

From Ghastlie Manor to your Home!

WONKED UP GHASTLIES!

I was part of a small Ghastlies swap many years ago and

I just couldn't figure out what to do with

12 wonderful wonky Ghastlie blocks.

Sew that sat on a shelf for a very long time.

I found some fabric that I knew would be

just perfect for a design I had in mind, FINALLY!

Its the green and white fabric below.

I decided to combine the wonkiness of

the star blocks with some sashing in green

and black cornerstones, very traditional!

But first, some design wall playfulness.

And it all came together in this flimsy!

Off to the quilter it goes.

Kim Hensley of Happily Ever Quilting

used the Malachite E2E and its ahhhhmazing.

Take a peek at these closeups.

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This photo was taken at The Franklin Park Conservatory

during the Fall Harvests, 2024