Witch quilt with patchwork skirt and broom cat

Oct 25, 2026 Last reply: 1 day ago 4 Replies
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A finished witch-themed quilt is the kind of seasonal sewing I love seeing on here, and this one is a real charmer. The piece is called Miss Cackle, and it earns its place on the bed for October with a witch standing on a broomstick, one hand raised with a quilted pumpkin and the other holding a slender wand aimed at floating star and pinwheel blocks. It is playful without being cluttered, and the whole scene reads clearly from a distance.



The maker worked from a published pattern but made changes to it, and the quilt is built from assorted cotton prints and solids over batting. The figure itself is where the clever details pile up: the brown top centers on a red star quilt block, the skirt is built from colorful patchwork squares, and the hair is yellow and orange stripes under a black pointed hat. My favorite touch is the black fabric cat silhouette sitting on the broom's yellow chevron bristles. It is a small element, but it gives the witch some company up there.



The background deserves mention too. It is a light greyish-blue fabric covered in machine-quilted swirl and wind patterns, with stars and churn dash blocks mixed among the motifs. That movement behind a static figure gives the flying pose a real sense of drift, in my view, and the muted color keeps the witch's bright hair and skirt doing all the loud work.



One thing still open, at least from what has been shared here: the maker has not said which published pattern this came from or which parts were altered. Given how well the changes seem to have come together, that is the one detail I would genuinely ask about.


I am curious about the pattern side of this. Has the maker said anywhere which published pattern it came from, or which parts were changed along the way? The layout of the witch looks well balanced, so whatever got adjusted seems to have worked out nicely.

The patchwork skirt looks like the smartest single choice here, in my opinion. Building the skirt from colorful squares keeps the figure rooted in classic quilting instead of just being a pictorial applique exercise, and it lets scraps shine in a spot that would otherwise be one flat color. The red star on the brown top anchors it well too.

A smaller companion piece would be a fun follow-up: just the cat silhouette on the yellow chevron bristles, done as a door banner or a cushion. It is the most graphic element in the whole design, and the chevron bristles would still give plenty of piecing interest in a compact format. The greyish-blue background fabric would tie it back to the main quilt as well.

The maker has said the quilt was made from a published pattern with changes to it, so the base design is not original. Beyond that, the specific pattern name and the details of what was altered have not been shared, as far as everything posted here shows. Anyone wanting the pattern would need to ask the maker directly for the source.

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