Cupcakes

 I'm staying busy, which is a good thing:)  This past week I made some time to remake my cupcake table runner. 

Lots of cutting, sewing and appliqueing. But I love the end result.

Cute backing fabric in the right colors to make this runner more festive.

While making this I got the bright idea that I needed to make this in patriotic colors, you know for the 250th celebration! So a couple days later this was finished.

While I was in the patriotic bin again I figured I should get another of these done. This time instead of a white background I used more of a beige one.

Thanks to all who stop by to check out what I have been up to!  Now shall we go check out some more inspiration that has linked up at these blogs...

TGIFF

Off the Wall Friday

Finished or Not Friday 

Beauties Pageant

Stars and Stripes

 Playing with my patriotic fabrics is still going on. This first one I had pieced last year and didn't need it in the shop so it was waiting for this year. That makes for a quick finish, and it is gone already. I have one more I can quilt and get listed and then I will have to start making them from scratch.

The backing is from the bolt I bought at Marshall Dry Goods.

This one I made from the ground floor up this week;)  It's one of my original designs I did a couple years ago and forgot to make more for the shop. So we'll see how this one goes. 

I quilt the blue piece and then applique the stars and stripes. 

Won't you join me in checking out what others have been doing over at Finished or Not, Beauties Pageant, and TGIFF

Patriotic Parade

 During the last couple months I have worked on a few patriotic table runners. I wanted to save them to show you during our July 4th week. For those of you in the U.S. this is Independence Day week.

This is one of my original designs and it is a favorite for me and my customers. 

Same design with different fabrics.

And even yet another in different fabrics.

Getting creative with the backing.

I hope you will come back on Friday to see even more patriotic table runners!  

Linking with Wednesday Linky parties at Wednesday Wait Loss, Put Your Foot Down

Three more stars and stripes

 Hello quilty peeps, how are you doing with your projects this week.  I am pleased that I finished piecing three more of my stars and stripes table runners. Yes these three are identical which makes it really easy when cutting. 

This time the blue fabric is different from the previous two which you can verify right HERE.

In the evenings another pair of slippers were produced. I talked with my DIL this week to see if her group was able to give out the slippers I previously gave her. She said a big YES and they could use more!  I am so happy about that. So I will continue to knit away. These are red 4 ply with a gray sport weight yarn. These would probably fit a 6-8 year old.  

Linking with Friday linky parties... Beauties Pageant, Off The Wall, Finished or Not Friday, TGIFF

Red, White and Blue goodness

There is just something so satisfying to play in my patriotic bin of fabrics.  And then when a friend gives you several coordinating fabrics in half yard increments, so sweet.  She is a quilter herself but she prefers to come to my house and buy several table runners.  And then last year she asks if I would like some patriotic fabrics that she no longer wants, well yes indeed I said! 

While scouring the internet on Friday I found this tutorial by Missouri Star I knew I could whip one up fast.  I changed things up a bit by using striped fabric instead of making striped fabric for the center.  The stars were changed out so I could use my Accuquilt 8" cube to make the star points flying geese style.  All that made for a very quick runner to finish up.  All the fabric was from my friends bundle except the beige behind the stars and the skinny blue border.  Thank you Kathy!!  

Some quilting photos... At first I did a faux SID with beige between the stripes thinking that was all that was needed in that striped section.  Wrong, it didn't look finished so I went back and did the squiggles freehand, much better!

The same thing happened in the star blocks.  I thought just the stitching in the stars would be enough, nope didn't look finished again, so I did a quick stipple in the beige background.  Now I was happy with it and I whipped it off the long arm and bound it quickly by machine.  I love using Glide thread on top and Superior SoFine in the bobbin.  Along with Hobbs 80/20 for batting. 

I will link this up to The Joyful Quilters Table Scraps April Challenge. Also Design Wall Monday, and Monday Making. 

Stars and Stripes

A local customer asked me about making her one of these Stars and Stripes table runners before Christmas.  And since it was patriotic we agree I could wait until spring to make it.  Well you know me, might as well make two while I am at it.  The one went into my shop and was gone pretty quick.  

So I whipped up another in different fabric. 

I have been quilting them all the same.  Glide Navy thread is used throughout.  Ruler work in the stars and in the red and white stripes.  Freehand stipple in the navy background of the stars.  I used some of the dies in the 8" Accuquilt cube to make the flying geese for the stars. 

It's Thursday so that means I will join the linky parties at My Quilt Infatuation, and For the Love of Geese.  Be sure to head over there and get more inspiration, I mean we don't have enough do we, hehe. 

Stars and Stripes

It's time to get my stars and stripes on!  In other words I need to get patriotic runners done and in my Etsy shop.  This one I dreamed up in EQ 8 last week and pieced it Saturday and quilted and bound this morning.  And got it listed!  

 The fun part of this one was quilting;)  Curves and straight lines in the stars, the blue background received simple stippling. 

  The stripes needed some wavy lines quilted with a ruler on my Nolting Longarm. 

 Top it all off with a patriotic backing and blue binding.  This blue was a wide backing I picked up at Hobby Lobby, with a coupon it was only $7.20 a yard. 

Linking with Monday Making, What I made Monday and Small Quilts and Doll quilts