Quilty Update

Recently, I posted about some gifts that I made for special people :)

I made a "sweet and simple" table runner which was a part of Lori Holt's "Scrappy Summer Sew Along".

I made the table runner for my daughter in law, Mabulane.

She had recently bought a hall table and thought it needed color to perk it up, hence the table runner :)

She sent me a photo of her table runner in its new home.
I love the way she decorates!

One of my cute little 3 l/2 year old grand daughters has a cute little white dresser in her room.

It also looked kind of lonely and needed some color, specifically pink!!!

Here is the post of the table runner I made for Neo.

Here's the table runner's new home.

Then I made the Layer Cake Lemonade Quilt from Lori Holt's line of fabric, "Millie's Closet", for my mother in law who is undergoing chemotherapy treatments for lymphoma.

Glenda is so brave, and she is a survivor!!!

She survived breast cancer when she was in her early thirties, and was recently cancer free from lymphoma for over 5 years.  

 The lymphoma came back, but we are sure she can beat it because she has lots of faith and lots of determination!

My father in law sent me this photo on Monday, of Glenda at her third chemotherapy treatment, snuggling in the quilt I made her :)

It's the best feeling to know that my quilts have all gone to homes that appreciate them :) 

What more could a quilter ask for?

More fabric? Ha ha!!!

Sweet and Simple Table Runner

Welcome to my Scrappy Summer Sew Along!

It is being hosted by Lori Holt at Bee in my Bonnet.

I posted about making this table runner here, in July.

The part finally arrived for my sewing machine and I'm able to use it again!

I quilted the table runner with my walking foot and added a scrappy binding.

I save all of my leftover bindings, they are perfect for a scrappy look.

Voila, it's finished, I'll be mailing it to my daughter in law tomorrow.

I'm going to ask her to take a photo of what it looks like on her table so I can share it with you.

I backed the table runner with a "happy" fabric to make it reversible.

The weather is so warm and sunny, I had to take an outdoor shot.

The table runner is fluttering gently in the soft, Delta breeze.

Scrappy Summer Sew Along - Sweet and Simple Table Runner

I made this Scrappy Happy table runner, you can find the tutorial at Bee in my Bonnet here.

After sewing all the Easy Corner Triangles, I had these triangles left over.

They were big enough to cut l l/2" squares.

I layed out all my little squares, plus others that I retrieved from my l l/2" square box.

I used my Alphabitties and labelled all the colored sections.

I had never used them before, and discovered that they were invaluable.

I always get my little blocks mixed up and out of order.

Not this time!  Thank you Alphabitties!

You can find them at the Fat Quarter Shop, and they're very

inexpensive :)

Here's my table runner all sewn together, and waiting for the border.

I used a Lakehouse dot for the background, one I've had for a few years.

I'm making this table runner for my daughter in law.

She got a new hall table and I offered to make her a table runner.
She wanted me to use some bright colors.

The border I used tones down the bright colors a bit and it has inspirational quotes that add whimsy!

The border is 2" finished, here is another closeup of all the cute little prints that I used.

Scrappy squares can be very meaningful.

I can tell you what project I used each and every piece of fabric for.

I'm a sucker for polka dots and cherries and gingham :)

Here's the finished table runner.

I am going to call the repair shop today and see if my sewing machine has been fixed.

I really miss it and have a long line of projects waiting to be quilted.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll see you again in a couple of days :)