A Lovely Finish For June

Helix Table Runner

My June project for A Lovely year of Finishes is done!

 

I am linking up with this month's finishing party at
AYOLF June @ Fiber of All Sorts

 

Earlier this month I posted this picture of the small 

 

Helix Table Mat

 

in my  Mid-Month Progress report.

 

 

For the runner I decided to do emphasize the helix design 

by stitching long continuous curves with my walking foot. 

I used a paper template and started with the centers.

 

The I moved outward and followed the first line of stitching to the sides, including the narrow black border strips.

I used a variegated cotton thread in shades of blue/yellow/green.

 

Close up of quilting.

I added two small ellipses inside the centers of the first lines.

 

 

 

I did a self binding by folding the backing over to the front and using a  decorative stitch to secure it to the top.

 

 

My son was very happy with his birthday gift!

 

I am very happy to have my June goal done!

 

For all the lovely finishes this  month

check out the linky parties at

 

Sew Bittersweet Designs

 

and

 

Fiber of All Sorts

 

Time to think about my July Goal.

 

Thanks for visiting!

 

:)

 

June Goal Quilting Progress

 

 Helix Table Mat

 

I have taken a short break from the purple wedding table quilts

to work on my June Goal for
 

 

The small table mat made with the extra block for the Helix Table Runner and Mat that is for my oldest son's birthday is done. This was my "practice" project, the one I always like to make to see how my thread, batting and quilting choices may work on the larger quilt. I like the blue/green/yellow variegated thread and I added a another layer of batting for the runner to make the quilting stand out a little better.  I am also changing up the quilting in the center for the runner.

 

 

I have added narrow black borders to the outside of the runner.

 Ready to Quilt!

Linking up today with



hosted today by
 Laura from Little and Lots 

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A Quiltin' Day

This is what I am working on today, 

I have a lot of quilting to do to get ready for the ...

 at Sew We Quilt   The full schedule is posted on Jane's Fabrics  here ~~~~> Hugs & Kisses Blog Hop I am posting on the first day!   Today I am also linking up again with the ...   

 

 at Plum and June.

and enjoying the eye candy while I am taking a break.

There is some very lovely projects liked here!

 

Time to get back to quilting.

 

Have a happy quilty day!

:)

 

Quilting ...

 

... quilting ...

It has been single digits with a wind chill below zero in my quilty corner for the last few days.  Good days to stay in and quilt.

So when I came across the Friday Night Sew In ...

 at Handmade By Heidi

 

I knew I had found my kind of party.

 

Maybe you would like to join us?

 

... quilting ...

 

:-)

Under The Quilting Needle

Based on my last post this is not what you would have expected to see under my quilting needle.  The Urban Table Runner is still in the quilting queue.  I put it away so my son would not see it while he was here for our Thanksgiving feast.  In between cooking and preparations, I spent some time organizing my quilty stuff in my new sewing room.

I came across this UFO.  

This tablerunner was started in the winter of 2010 according to this  February 2010 blog post and it was left sandwiched and ready to quilt. Apparently I must have been distracted by other projects, including a challenge and some Round Robin borders, and then I must  have caught spring fever and put the winter stuff away.  The fabrics came from a ...

"Snowpeople Layer Cake Swap"

... that I ran on Block Central the previous year. I had a difficult time even remembering where I found this block pattern.  Then I did some quilty sleuthing and came up with this great little book from Atkinson Designs called Confetti in the Corner.  It has many projects all based on three block units.  I found the book with another UFO, a sampler quilt from a local quilt shop BOM.

I am using a metallic silver thread for the quilting.  To figure the tension and needle settings for this unfamiliar thread I made a quick
 little mug rug ...

Snowman Mug Rug

 

To quilt this I did straight line quilting and outlined the square and then did some free hand five pointed stars and six pointed snowflakes. I am doing the same quilting on the ...

 "Snowpeople Table Runner"  

I will need to get back to the other table runner soon, as it is intended as a Christmas gift for my son.

I did also take down my fall quilts yesterday and take out my holiday quilts.    One of the other quilty goodies I found is this ...

Advent Calendar Wall Hanging 

... that just needed a little work to get it hung. It is made from an "I Believe in Santa" panel from Nancy Halvorsen  This one is hanging on my front door waiting for December 1st.  It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here.

I did not go Black Friday Shopping. I may do a little local Small Business Saturday Quilt Shop venturing today, but is is mostly to just go fondle the fabric.   I have enough stash and projects to last a very, very long time.

Have a happy quilty ... and shopping ... day!

 

:-)