Snowpeople Table Runner Done!

 

I finished the binding on my sparkly Snowpeople Table Runner!

 

It is a grayish day here ... not good light for taking pictures. There is some sun, but it is covered with thin clouds.  It is also chilly. Winter may be a month away according to the calendar and solstice, but it has arrived in New England.

For details on the quilting and pattern and such read here.

In January I hope to be sewing a quilt with the rest of the squares from the fabric swap.  I am in the thought process of trying to decide what pattern to make.

My dining room is looking very festive.

 

I hope to get some quilting done today on my Tumbling Blocks Table Topper.

Tomorrow we going to find our Christmas tree. We always have a family get together for this and I also have some cookies to make today for our tree decorating party.

Have a happy quilty day!

 

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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!

 

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