I don't always follow a pattern when making my quilts. Usually I start with a few coordinating fabrics, in this case a beautiful rose print on a black background, a rose and a gold that coordinate with the rose print.
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| Deep rose table runner |
First I make a few basic quilting units - some four patches and some half square triangles. Then I play with them on my design wall.
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| Long and Skinny? |
My design wall is just a length of white flannel yardage that I pieced together and tacked to the wall near the ceiling. I love being able to put my fabric pieces on and being able to rearrange them until I'm happy with the layout.
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| Or square? |
First I tried out a layout for a long skinny runner, then I tried a square layout. Although I liked them both, the square layout won and I finished the piecing.
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| Machine embroidered quilting |
I decided that this would be a great project to try out quilting with my embroidery machine. There were a few bumps in this process, but in the end, it all turned out ok and I hope to do more quilting this way in the future.
The finished runner with the matching tea cozy. A lovely set for any table!
--Ann
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