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Hi Quilting Friends,

Welcome to the “Something Wicked” challenge, hosted by our spooky friend Carol at “Just Let Me Quilt”. Are you ready for some thrills and chills? This was our challenge-

Your idea of “wicked” might be completely different than mine, so take this where you want to. Of course, it is Halloween related so include that in all your wicked creations.

Here are some “wicked” projects from our previous Halloween hijinks, followed by a link to our Halloween Shop (just in case you find a design that you’d like to make!) –

  • Wonky Halloween Sampler by Ms P Designs USA
  • Halloween Quilt 2019 "Something Spooky This Way Comes" by Ms P Designs USA
  • Halloween 2018 Quilt by Ms P Designs USA
  • Halloween 2017 Quilt pattern by Ms P Designs USA
  • Wonky Halloween Place Mat B by Ms P Designs USA
  • Halloween Cat and Spider Pillows 2 by Susan @ Ms P Designs USA
  • Cats and Spiders Halloween Place Mats by Ms P Designs USA
  • Halloween Cat Coaster Set by Ms P Designs USA
  • Halloween Pumpkin Place Mats by Ms P Designs USA
  • Frankenstein's Monster and the Mad Scientist by Ms P Designs USA
  • Count Porkula Hot Pad by Ms P Designs USA
    Count Porkula flies again
  • Superhero Hyena Hot Pad by Ms P Designs USA
Visit Ms P’s Halloween Shop

Sharon here. My “something wicked” project celebrates Dia de Muertos!

Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is typically celebrated on November 1 and 2, when family and friends gather to honor and remember those who have passed away. Loved ones might pay a visit to the cemetary during this time to decorate the grave of their departed friend or family member. Some families honor deceased loved ones by making an ofrenda (home altar) that includes photos, favorite foods and drinks, sugar skulls (decorated candies) and flowers (typically marigolds) in a display of remembrance.

My project today is a set of Dia de Muertos place mats, which will be a gift for my (soon to be) daughter-in-law. Gaby is Hispanic, and Dia de Muertos is part of her family’s traditions. The focus fabric is from my stash, and it features skeletons who are dressed up for various occupations. I’ve used this project as a practice piece for my free-motion quilting skills, which are still improving and developing.

Place mat A includes female skeletons with meander quilting on the solid rectangles. How do we know that these skeletons are female? Their occupations start with “La”, which is the feminine form in Spanish. (We can’t actually see the differences in the skeletal features that are used by anthropologists to determine gender, since all of these skeletons are fully clothed. That would be an altogether different blog post. . .)

Dia de Muertos Place Mat B by Sharon @ Ms P Designs USA

These skeletons are male because they look manly, and because most of their occupation names begin with “El”, the masculine form in Spanish. I quilted some swirls with hooks between the skeleton blocks.

Here’s another group of female skeletons, with quilted feathers.

And a group of male skeletons, with quilted pebbles. (Pebbles are SO much fun to quilt! Give it a try if you’ve never quilted pebbles.)

I had fun creating the place mats, and I hope that Gaby will enjoy using them.

Thank you SO much for visiting today! We hope that you’ve enjoyed seeing our spooky projects. If you liked what you’ve seen, please leave a comment and make our day! Keep reading to find the list of blog links for today.

Happy quilting,

Sharon & Susan

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23 thoughts on “Something Wicked”

  3. Dia de Muertos is a very big celebration here in New Mexico. Old Town Albuquerque is having a celebration for Dia de Muertos this weekend. You can find tons of fabrics in all the fabric stores in the area carrying Dia de Muertos fabric nearly year round. I am sure those placemats will be loved and used by your DIL.

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  5. What fun placemats and an interesting read, too. I never really knew what Dia Da Muertes was all about. Your quilting looks great!

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  8. I love that you explained all of that to me. Thank you! The blocks are just the spookiest, but fanciest looking skeletons I’ve ever seen. What a great way to use them in placemats! I think I’d be so busy checking out all the details in them that I’d forget to eat (which would be a great diet plan.) It’s a wonderful gift and I’m sure your soon-to-be daughter-in-law will love them! Thank you for sharing you wicked placemats with us! xo

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