Spring is here

 Spring is here, officially and because the self sown sweet peas have started to flower....

....along with the self sown Cornflowers.

Then I noticed the first of my daffodils flowering.

Which prompted me to finally finish my Spring table runner!

 

Pattern by Jacquelynne Steves, published in Spring 2017 edition of Quilts and More magazine.

Ironically I have also finally finished hand stitching the binding on this table runner, Spring Blooms.

This is a Norma Whaley pattern called Spring Blooms which you can buy on the Timeless Traditions. website.    A shot of the back, which I pieced to use up some scraps of green and to show off the quilting.  Sometimes my quilting is great, lots of time its just OK.  Fairly happy with this!

Hope your enjoying some pretty blooms at your place!

Happy quilting Sue.

Second Spring table runner finish

I have been working on this Norma Whaley table runner "Spring Blooms" for two years, so it was great to finally be quilting it.  I had picked this pattern specifically because it was the right size to protect the top of the cabinet that our television sits on.

So I wanted to quilt it fairly heavily.  Hence little stipple in the centre, also helps to make the peels "pop".  

Then outlined the applique, quilted the applique design in the gaps and some larger stipple in the borders.

Nearly finished. Just got to decide if I am going to attempt some quilting in the green border or not? A attach the binding....just waiting on a fabric package in the mail :)

Happy quilting Sue.

Applique table runner flimsy finish

I have had this needle turn applique table runner, (Spring Blooms pattern by Norma Whaley) on the go for two years.  Its fine to have a cart around project, but I seem to forget to cart it around!

 All I needed was some leaves on the border.  So after one day at my sewing group I had stitched on 23 leaves, leaving just one more to stitch down later in front of the TV.  

 I trialled a scrap of purple for a circle flower and that worked well. 

So I have continued the scrappy theme and got to work on the rest of "flowers".  

Sew it wasn't much of a leap to piecing the blocks to get a flimsy.

Happy quilting Sue.