Finished table runner

I'm making good progress on a number of smaller projects and this is one of them. The table runner is for my best friend and it matches the tray as well as her oil cloth and patio chair cushions.

I hope she'll like it.

As for a "critique": After much fretting and indecisiveness, I tried to go for a buzzing bee sort of look, which IMO looks fine on the front. The back's another story because of the contrasting thread and no logical explanation for where the stitches are. Next time I'll use a complementary colour.

The binding caused some worry too because I thought I have skimped too much by only allowing 1cm (3/8 inch) of width. But I think it looks nice and I am getting much better at simply machining it on.

Oh, the fretting one can do ...

over what was meant to be a quick project! Things have ground to a halt because I realised that my cunning plan for quilting will actually not work with the design.

I meant to free-form doodle a circle around the larger blooms but that will probably look very weird with so little actual background ... so now I'm thinking I might free-form trace the smaller blossoms to accentuate their shape.

All about the process, no?

Q&D Birthday pressie

Wonder what Q&D stands for? Simple: quick & dirty ... well, hopefully not all that dirty ...

This will be a table runner, made from Sandi Henderson's Ginger Blossom range with cream coloured backing, minimal quilting and stripey binding to match the tray shown and the recipient's cushion set. It needs to be finished by Friday morning ... yes, yikes!

So off I rush!

WIP-Q

Whip it up quickly ... because I have been dragging my feet on Paula's blankie, I ran out of time to start and finish my BFF's tablecloth:



I still need to finish three napkins and want to throw in four coasters.

In case you are wondering about the mix of pattern, I had given my BFF cushions for her garden furniture last year. She was pregnant with her first babe, my gorgeous goddaughter Hannah, and I had the idea of her and hubby spending balmy evenings on their balcony, enjoying the peace and quiet while baby slept. The cushions are in that stripey pattern and I had four placemats to go with that.