I gave my friend, Pat, her Christmas gift early so that she can use it during the holiday season. I used some more HST's from the charm pack that I found in my sewing room a few weeks ago to make this table runner. She really likes snowmen so it fit the bill perfectly.
This past week, I quilted and bound my Tiny Street table runner-- this one is for me. I learned how to make the tiny houses and trees in an online class through the Threadhouse Academy. This particular class was taught by Jo Avery. She gave lots of ideas of things to make with the tiny houses and trees (pouches, bags, quilts etc.) but I decided to make a table runner for a table in my living room. It fits perfectly and will be out on display after Christmas. I quilted it with 28 wt medium gray thread in a wonky waffle pattern. The backing was in my stash and was purchased in Newfoundland when we were there on vacation in 2023. I decided to match the binding to the fabrics in the runner. This took a bit of extra effort but I think it was worth it.
Finn wanted to show you what my daughter has been working on in her spare time... This will be repeated three more times until the centre is shaped like a circle and then more borders get added on.
I started a new book today. My daughter gave me this one for Christmas last year and I want to finish it before Christmas this year. Our family exchanges books each year and I am trying to read last year's books by Christmas. It's a good thing they don't have a best before date! This one is set in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the mid 1800's and is about a young women who moves to the area to work as a nurse/midwife. I am only 50 pages in and I'm already hooked.
This cardinal and his mate were eating the red berries off of our burning bush today.
I continue to add some quilting stitches to my pineapple log cabin quilt each week. I am finished the overall cross hatch and have started adding more quilting to this block. This qualifies as slow stitching, for sure!
I started a small cross stitch project to work on during the holidays. It doesn't look like much yet...maybe there will be more done by my post next week.
Full confession...I hemmed a pair of pants this week that had been in my closet for over a year, waiting to be shortened. It took me 15 minutes in the end. I'm not sure why I waited so long...
I will link up with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers and Frederique and her crew.
Two great table runner finishes. The fabric on the back of yours is absolutely perfect! Your daughters crochet is amazing. Its going to be a real beauty when it's finished. And finn looks very proud of her work. The Cardinal in your garden is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love your house table runner. The quilting you did on the background/night sky is fabulous!!! I always forget about quilting in a grid. Doh! How picturesque is that gorgeous red cardinal sitting in the bush with the red berries. Great pic!
ReplyDeleteThe colors of the Tiny Street table runner are perfect. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteI'm reluctant to work on needed hemming too. Love these table runners and the houses are awesome. How nice to use fabric with memories attached too. Your daugher is talented like Mom it seems as that crochet is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHemming pants is my least favorite thing to do. I put it off too!
ReplyDeleteI love your pineapple quilt and those tiny houses - I will look for the book
ReplyDeleteYour table runners are both lovely! I especially love the tiny house one, and great job matching the binding! That book sounds interesting. I, too, am glad that books don't have expiration dates - there are many in my to-be-read pile! Beautiful photo of the cardinal!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about taking so long to do thise little jobs. And of course they dont take all that long to do at all. Your two table runners are great, one to gift, and one to keep. The cardinal is stunning, we don't have them here in New Zealand.
ReplyDeleteI love how you finished the little house table runner. I like the one for your friend also. Your quilting is looking good. I am that way with hemming pants also. I wonder why I put it off.
ReplyDeleteYour little house runner is quite simply gorgeous! Your sense of fabrics and colour reigns supreme yet again. Love the quilting of the sky. Your daughter is gifted with her crochet. This blanket is stunning. I've read Sara Donati's 'Wilderness' series, years ago. Loved them! Have you read this series? Might have to search for this new one.
ReplyDeletemending takes a different mindset than creating - i put off hemming and hole stitching (aka darning) till it absolutely must be done to keep the Great Pile of Stuff from tipping over...
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