I started this quilt top Saturday night and by Monday night I had the top complete. I am so in love with this quilt! I used 100% scraps, which makes it all the sweeter. I can't wait to quilt it. Lera and I exchanged numerous emails this weekend-both of us with a crazy amount of ideas for candy corn projects. You can see her crazy cute patchwork pillow here.
Through our email conversations, we decided we should hold a Candy Corn Contest. We will open it up to anyone who would like to participate. Any medium is accepted: photography, quilts, sewing, knitting, scrapping, etc. There is a flickr group where you can upload your photos to join in the contest. Judging will take place on October 30 with the winner(s) being announced on October 31. The prizes are still to be determined, but they will be candy corn inspired, of course. :)
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The quilt is darling! I, for one, really don't like candy corn. Though I may have to enter your contest anyway!
Love the quilt - so bright and cheerful. And yes, I LOVE candy corn. Might have to think of a project candy corn related! I did your checkbook and cosmetic case - how easy and how cute!!!
Kris
I have candy corn with my breakfast every day in October. Love the quilt and the flash of inspiration, aren't those so fulfilling?
wow! that is gorgeous!!
I added the candy corn trees to the flickr group. (My colors are not in the same order though b/c of the way I had to do the dying.)
What fun! I love the quilt top and if you didn't mention the candy corn theme I wouldn't have even guessed it which means you can use it all through winter too.
What a great idea. I love the quilt and can't wait to see what is posted in the candy corn flickr group.
Love this quilt!! I have candy corn in a dish on my desk right this minute!! You are quite an inspiration!!
I accept!
I love the idea of your contest but am too busy to do it right now. I do love your quilt though. It will be fun to see what people come up with.
Cute cute cute! And made entirely from scraps!?
Making candycorn inspired things is a great idea for fall. Wish I had some more time to sew :-(
One of my favorite things about halloween is candy corn and ghost peeps. This is so cute. I love it. Lightening does strike!!! I'll have to think about candy corn today . . .
Love the idea, I love the quilt! You are just soooo prolific, do you ever sleep?
For whatever reason I have never liked candy corn! I do love your quilt - it is great for fall, without being full of ghosts and pumpkins :) I don't think I have it in me to participate . . . I need a to do list as it is!
Cute quilt, and now I got to start thinking.
i got a candy corn craving as soon as i saw your quilt. so clever!! hmm, i'll have to noodle on the contest. sounds fun!!
LOVE the quilt. I guess you finished in time for your quilt-holders to do their job? :-)
I can't wait to get started! Woo-hoo to Sarah for already adding her trees!
What a great idea. I love your quilt and Lera's bag is adorable!
LOVE that quilt top!! And such great use of scraps - so wonderful. And how fun to have a contest... I'll have to think up something to enter!
such a sweet idea! anything that has twith candy coen sounds good to me!
Oh my gosh, you are so amazing, I LOVE it - I want to make one too!
I'm just sitting here laughing. You guys are hysterical! Very, very clever!
HOW CUTE!! I love me some candy corn (already gone thru one bag of it). I think I need more scraps :S I could never pull of a scrap quilt that was so color specific.
How cute is this quilt!!! Love it! CCC, uh?!?!?!? I was thinking today about candy corn.
What a great scrappy top! Love the theme too. ~jen~
You make such beautiful, gorgeous quilts! I love them all!
Very cute idea and i love the completed projects so far... I have passed the halloween candy aisle several times saying "you must resist" lol... candy corn, pumpkins and ghost peeps oh my!
I will have to think about this one... have several projects on my plate already, but there's always room for another... least thats my motto. *smiles*
Too cute. Too darn cute.
I would love to join in but I'll have to wait for a candy corn inspiration to strike. . . love these projects but not a fan of the corn itself! lol!
~jane
yummiest quilt i've seen all month... well, all last month, included, too. hmmm, candy corn contest? will chew on that a bit. can't wait to see what your readers create.
in. love. with. this. quilt.
It's phenomenal!! I'm not sure I know how to spell.....
Miss you, friend!
Sounds like fun, and I have an idea. It's just a matter of having the time and $$ to get it done! LOL
so so cute! I love the colors in this and it's perfect for October :)
Candy corn cuteness!
That is a darned cute quilt and best of all it looks like it was a lot of fun to make. We could all use lots of fun these days! Can't wait to see it quilted.
i'm continually impressed by your scraps and you did this so quickly. what a fun inspiration!
what a cool idea! those are some pretty darn nice scraps!
I've been thinking about candy corn all day. This is weird. We didn't celebrate Halloween in Australia when I was growing up, but we knew about it through an American exchange teacher who had a bag of precious candy corn sent over to her from the US at Halloween. She threw a party for her students and everyone got just two of three pieces of it. That was our full Halloween experience! The memory of it is so fine! Now my son wants to celebrate Halloween and I've been thinking today of getting some sent over from the States!! A strange thing to read about it tonight on your blog!
I've just found out your blog! I like it very much.
Thanks a lot for showing what you do.
Love from France!
Beautiful!!
Love the candy corn quilt...we are going candy corn crazy in this house at the moment!! I am enjoying using up some of my scraps in seasonal projects!
Off to flickr now!
Dee
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fabulous!
The colors are perfect!
holy candy corn!
Unfortunately I will be able to be part of the contest (I am not part of flickr), though I think I will try to make some candy corn item.
Absolutely gorgeous...and I can't believe how quick you are!
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