January 25, 2010

Springy Table Runner

Hi there!  I had a fun and productive weekend, and the best part is - there's no school today!  Friday was the end of the quarter, so the lovely teachers have a day to work without students.

I finished piecing a quilt, and prepped the backing, made from this beautiful collection - Botany by Lauren and Jessi Jung, I believe it will be out in March.  The colors are fresh and scream spring!  Before I finished my quilt top, I had already planned a quick table runner for my living room!


Honestly, I think I spent about an hour total on this piece.  I even stitched the binding on the machine - not as hard as everyone makes it out to be!  The only thing I would do different next time is cut the binding smaller - I was working with jelly roll strips.

 Hopefully my table will stay clear so I can admire it all the time!  I hope you had a good weekend!

I need to go wade through all the giveaway comments and announce them - cross your fingers :)
Amy
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26 comments:

Kaye Prince said...

Very pretty Amy! I have been drooling over the Botany collection ever since it was unveiled and can't wait to get my hands on it!

Tammy said...

I've never done any machine quilting, but this even looks easy enough for me! LOL!

Blessings,
Tammy ~@~

Vicki said...

it's cute! I need to make a table runner one of these days.

Lesly said...

Love that fabric! Truly does look like spring!

deary said...

i love it, and i love your new banner, too! i'm surprised nobody noticed it yet!

Natalia from Piece N Quilt said...

The new runner is darling against your newly painted walls!

Brooke said...

I love it and think I might put one together for my entry table... thanks and I too love the new header.

B. said...

Really cute! I love straight line quilting too. Also love the new header picture, I'm glad to see mine is not the only machine with lint in it!

Audrie said...

So lovely! Love how little time it took to put this together!!

em's scrapbag said...

Beautiful runner. Very springy. Nice after all the snow we've been getting.

Live a Colorful Life said...

I love the new banner as well! I had to make sure was at the right place!

Anina said...

Don't you just love a quick project that turns out great?

Leslie said...

i caught a peek at the botany fabric recently and i love it...this runner is so pretty.

Mindy said...

What a cute runner! Love all the colors and the way you put it together.

Anonymous said...

Ooh! New header! Pretty!

jlk said...

So cute! winter is long, isn't it?

Heather said...

Great runner! I need to make one for our dining room table but can't decide on fabric....as usual. :)
I am still in love with your wall color!

CitricSugar said...

Lovely little runner!! Glad you found it a breeze to machine-stitch the binding... It has always been a disaster for me. And hand-stitching gives me an excuse to sit and watch a couple of movies while still being "productive". ;-)

Anonymous said...

I looooooove it!

Terriaw said...

It's so pretty! Love those fabrics and the size too. Did you use that for your banner? Great quickie project!

2miracles/Tove said...

Beautiful!!! i really think you runner turned out cute. I was just looking at those fabrics on there site this weekend so cute sewn up. Good luck on keeping the table clear.

GerryART said...

Geometric
I like it
Tablerunners are so satisfying.

Anonymous said...

like your wall color! love you, Mom

Anonymous said...

Love the table runner! How do you get the quilting so even? What fabrics were they? I'd love to make one for myself...

Rita @ Mochi Studios said...

Wow, you made this beauty in under an hour!? You're amazing! Lovely new fabrics too! I've never tried machine sewing the entire binding before but it sounds like a great time saver!

anne @ Floralshowers Craft Blog said...

Very beautiful!!! I need to make me a table runner...
ah, and something to remind me of spring. Utah is so cold!

=) have a happy day!