This table runner goes together fast: one square with red borders, than cream borders, than add triangles to each corner to put it on point, than add the off white triangles. It sold right away at the Holiday Festival, but I will definitely make another one. It is fun to make table runners for every season, and they make great gifts, too. What have you been up to? … [Read more...] about Christmas Table Runner

I mentioned in previous posts that our quilt guild had been working all year on a round robin. When I prepared my block, I had no idea what it would look like when the quilt top would be done, after passing by the gifted hands of four other guild members. What started like this (plus yoyos and buttons I forgot to photograph)... ... turned out like this! Isn't this gorgeous? I could not stop staring at it during our big 'reveal' at the quilt guild meeting, and then at home when I … [Read more...] about Round Robin Surprise

I have been very busy preparing for the Hidden Valley Country Club Holiday Boutique. It will be held tomorrow, the 15th, from 2 to 8 pm. My sewing machine has been sputtering after all these weeks of work! The Bernina and I will need a few days of vacation, away from each other! Table runners, mats, stockings, napkins, stuffed animals, purses... Ai, ai, ai... No wonder I have posted fewer comments lately. Keep me in your thoughts and wish me Happy Selling! … [Read more...] about Holiday Boutique

Here is another book you might enjoy about fabric folding: Folded Flowers, Fabric Origami with a Twist of Silk Ribbon, by Kumiko Sudo. These flowers from Japan jump out of the pages... The book itself as a feast for your eyes, with wonderful watercolors and project ideas. To make the flowers stand out even more, I would use plain backgrounds in most of the projects. I've had this book just as long as I've had Rebecca Wat's Fabric Folding book. They are inspirational, and the flowers will make … [Read more...] about More 3-D flowers…

Check out this wall hanging I made with 3-D flowers. I took this class in Annapolis, Maryland, and really loved it. The pattern can be found in Rebecca Wat's book Fantastic Fabric Folding. If you enjoy adding 3-D elements to your quilted projects, this is a great book for your library. Her flowers are easy to make, and she provides step-by-step photographs to help with each one. All the projects featured in the book are gorgeous! I have added these same flowers to a table runner, which turned … [Read more...] about Three Dimensional Flowers