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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Two Table Runner Finishes

I'm a little behind in blogging about a few items on my February "to-do list".  I finished up the quilting of this granny square table runner at the Quilt Bliss Retreat I went to in the beginning of February.  I was able to finish the binding a couple weeks later while sitting at 2 hours of futsal practices for my son.


Most of the fabrics are from Joel Dewberry's fabric line, Botanique.  
I really love him I mean his fabric :)  Big fan.


I added in a few others from my stash just to break things up a bit.


As you can see, I made 7 granny squares with no sashing in between.  Originally I had planned to sash it but then realized it wouldn't have fit on my table.  I kinda like how it turned out though.  I did add on some borders so that it would cover most of my table top.  I didn't want my decor to be tip toppy (that's a word, right? :)


All of my squares were cut at 2 1/2" 
so the blocks finished somewhere around 9".


For the quilting, I followed the edges of the outside squares with my walking foot to create a zig zag pattern.  Once I did the first line, I was able to use the walking foot to mark the rest at a 1/2" apart.  The zig zags kind of make a herringbone pattern and I love, love, love it!



It has a happy place in my family room and I love the fact that my new (ish) table is not getting scratched up anymore from my mercury glass vases 
(a TJ Maxx purchase from a year or so ago).
 

 I also finished up an old WIP and donated it 
to a church auction we had a few weeks ago.


This was a very simple pattern - just sashed 9-Patches.  
The fabric line is Hometown from Sweetwater 
(with of course, a few other ones from my stash thrown in!)


I quilted it myself with little loops.  I was kind of disappointed with that so don't look too close.  Guess I need to practice more!


Oh well, glad to check that one off my list!

Happy quilting!
~ Amber

20 comments:

  1. They are both lovely!

    I put little sticky felt pads on the bottom of anything that is going to scratch furniture. I have bought them from home decorating stores.

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    1. Mad About Craft,

      That's a great idea. I tried to put some felt pads on when I first started noticing some scratches but because of the wire netting on the mercury vases they wouldn't stick. All is well now though! Thanks for stopping by!

      Amber

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  2. I love your table runner. The quilting is eye catching too. So simple but so effective. Well done you!
    Cath @ Bits 'n Bobs

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  3. I think your table runners look fresh and springy.

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  4. You did a very nice job on both, but yes, I especially like the quilting on the first one ! Loving the chevrons.......how clever !

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  5. I love them both and the quilting turned out great! It is hard to fmq quilts with lots of seams you did great!

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  6. Both of them are everyday pretty. I love colors of the second one!

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  7. Your granny square runner looks great. I really love your quilting choice! Nice!!!

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  8. The table runner is wonderful and love the no sashing!

    Patricia C

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  9. Your table runners are great, I especially love the first one and your quilting zig zags looks fantastic, I'll have to try that next time.

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  10. I especially like your granny square runner and the quilting is great. The Botanique line is gorgeous.

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  11. Sandy,

    Thank you! It was a fun little project to do :)

    Amber



    Angela,

    Thank you. I was pleased with how the quilting turned out since I am not very good at FMQ. Straight lines seems to be the only kind of quilting I CAN do!

    Have a great day!
    Amber


    Beth,

    Thank you! Luckily I can follow straight lines - LOL! But the FMQ is something I definitely need to work on :)

    Amber


    Thanks Cath!


    Cindy,
    Thanks! Guess I was on time for once! :) Take care, Amber

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  12. Dolly,

    Thank you. It was much easier than FMQ! Happy quilting!

    Amber

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  13. Ferne,

    Thank you! I enjoy it. I just need to take the time to practice more!

    Have a great day!
    Amber

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  14. Both your runners are beautiful but the first is my favorite. The quilting makes it look amazing.

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  15. Love the granny square table runner.

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  16. I have been wanting to do a granny square something...now you have inspired me to do a tablerunner/no sashing! Thank you!

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  17. grammajudyb,

    Glad you like it! Happy quilting!

    Amber

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