Friday, January 6, 2017

Improv Table Runners

I am so excited to have these fun Improv Table Runners all finished and ready to be used on my table,  I guess I just need to wait for fall now :)  I finished the bindings  on New Years Eve so technically, these are some of my last finishes of 2016!!  Yippee :)


These table runners were a result of the scraps from cutting out another project.  You can see my process of making them in this blog post ;)  These were so much fun to make.  I don't often just start stitching without an end plan, but it was a really great exercise in just seeing where it goes and a whole lot of fun, once I got myself to stop worrying about what it would turn out like in the end.


The fabrics are Desert Bloom by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda and I just love the wonderful fall colors and prints!!!  They just warm you up inside, and considering I took these pictures in -3 degrees outside, I could seriously use the warming up ;)


I quilted these with some simple matchstick straight-ish lines.   This was the first time I tried matchstick quilting on the long arm and I just loved it!!!   It was so fast and so, so, much fun.  And I just love the wonderful yummy texture it adds to the tops ;)


 And then I finished them off with a nice navy binding that I thinks frames them just perfectly ;)   These were a lot of fun to make and made me realize I need to do more Improv without a plan projects.  They really are just wonderful to see where the scraps just take you and I am so happy with how they turned out ;)


Now I just have to wait about 10 months to use them ;)  I guess I will just say I am super prepared for Fall 2017!!!

Have a Happy Quilting Weekend!!!

Linking up to Amanda's, Sarah's, and Myra's :)


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12 comments:

  1. Why don't you use them on a day that's dark and dreary???? It would brighten the room!

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  2. I think I'd use them every day for the next 10 months - they're so stylish. Love the dark coloured stripes in them too - makes the colours really stand out.

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  3. I would use those all of the time!

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  4. I'm with everybody else. Perfect for every day of the year. And I love the colors you ended up combining :)

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  5. Those are so cool. Really nice.

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  6. They look like Southwestern inlaid jewelry!

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  7. I think they are year round table runners too. Love improv!

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  8. Use them now! They're so cheerful! Just what's needed in the cold of winter!

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  9. Love them! I have Desert Bloom place mats and a runner on my table now!

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  10. Very nice. I think you have enough color variety in them to use them all year long!

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  11. Very pretty! I would use them now! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  12. First things first, let's get to spring!! Cute table runners!

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Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I just love hearing from you!!
Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa