Crazy Christmas Trees Table Runner

The pattern for this runner came from Cut Loose Press. I didn't have the Spiderweb ruler that was recommended so I made a template from construction paper. My template wasn't accurate for the white parts of the tree unit, the trees are chopped too narrow at the base. Oh well, as a wise person once said, "Quilters don't make mistakes, only variations". I better stop making table runners, every surface in the house is covered with one. :)

Donation Quilt Completed

My focus this time of year has always been sewing items for gifts. I thought it would be good to make a quilt that somebody in need could use for a Christmas present. It's larger than a baby quilt and suitable for a toddler, a little boy, maybe? Using the simplest design possible, I made the quilt in one day and added the binding the next day. There was a piece of nice quality flannel in my stash that was just the right size for the backing. Hopefully, somebody will be happy to receive this quilt. I just need to find out where I can donate it.

Fourteen Year Old UFO Completed

I'm only guessing that this quilt top was from fourteen years ago. It was a mystery quilt that we worked on with the guild but nobody seems to remember it. Now that's a real mystery! I don't even have the pattern here, it seems to have disappeared into the abyss. Anyway, I found the quilt top in a Rubbermaid bin, fabric for a border was included. I decided against a border because the place where I'm going to donate it doesn't want quilts that are very big. There wasn't enough of one fabric for the backing, so I added a stripe of something else on one side. It's nice to get these old UFOs finished.

Batik Table Runner Completed

I put the last stitches in the binding on this runner this morning. It looked like a good day for some photos to show off our fresh snow. My hands were a little cold but I was only out there for a few minutes.

Making A Table Runner

When we had our last quilting retreat, we played a game that involved swapping batik fabrics. At the end of the game we were intructed to have a project completed by the time the next fall retreat happens. I thought I better do something with my little stack of batiks right away or they would get snowed under in the sewing hole. My stash provided fabric for the rest of this runner. There wasn't a pattern, I came up with the design myself. Using a BlocLoc ruler made the half-square triangle units an accurate size. It still needs to be quilted. When it's finished, the runner will live on the sideboard in my living room.

Continuing With The Sasquatch Quilt

I haven't worked on the Sasquatch Quilt since our quilting retreat a month ago. It's time to get going on it again. I'm not quilting this on the longarm machine because I don't know how to stitch in the ditch and all that fancy stuff yet. This old machine now has a name, I thought of it today- "Babs the Babylock". She is a real workhorse and never lets me down. There are stray threads on the quilt, they will be dealt with later, as well as the threads all over my clothes. :)

The Falling Charms Quilt Is Completed

The Falling Charms quilt is from a video tutorial by Missouri Star Quilts. My friend, Susan Getchell gifted me with a charm pack, this was the perfect pattern to use it. I added some 5" squares of my own to make enough for the quilt. For the backing, I used two different fabrics to make a "zipper join". When there's not enough of one fabric or the other, this is a good method. The free-motion quilting design is called "Finnish Flowers", which I learned from a YouTube video. I learn just about everything I do from watching YouTube videos. I'm thankful to the people who share their knowledge and skills. :)