Quilted Green Table Runner and Wedding Frame

Back in March I posted a quilted gray star table runner that I made for my niece for her wedding. However, I didn't really think that it went with the stamped gift that I made for her.

So I went back to my craft room and made another one!  This time I used some soft greens that I thought would look nice in her new home in FL.  

I used some light green scraps that I had along with a beige leaf print for the background.  I also made the blocks just a little bit smaller.  I love how it came out!  After making it, I thought that this would make a nice runner for my own table. Lol

My niece and her her new husband like the outdoors and like hiking.  So I made this stamped frame for them.  I used In the Pines stamp set to create a mountain scene and kept the same green colors for the embellishments.  The accent colors don't really show up in the photo, but they are gold.  I picked up the shadow box frame at Michaels.

To coordinate with my gift, I made some 3" x 3" love notes for her to give to her new spouse with the mountain theme.  I mailed off her gifts a couple of weeks ago and they both really like them!  

Which runner do you like better, the gray or the green one?

 

 

Coral Table Runner

 A few years ago I got an assortment of coral colored fabrics in the Sew Sampler monthly subscription box for people that love to sew.  I had subscribed to the box, which I absolutely loved, but hardly ever made the projects or used the items.

So finally, I took it out and made a dresser runner for my bedroom.  Last year I switched colors from teal to coral to add some pizazz to my room.  

I started out by cutting the 5" strips into 2 1/2" pieces.  Then I sewed them all together until the piece was about 64" long.  I wanted it to hang off of the side of one of the dressers in my room.  

Then I added a light gray border along with another coral border to make it wider.  The next border is made using 5" x 3 1/2" strips cut from some random collage-type fabrics that I had.  

I wanted to do a sort of zig zag quilting on it and used a setting on my machine for it.  I didn't measure where to put the zig zags.  I pretty much just eye-balled it.

I love the zig zag and how it all turned out.  It took about 2 hours to do the machine quilting to finish up this somewhat easy table runner.

To quilt it, I rolled up each end and clipped them using clothespins to keep the ends from unrolling.  This seemed to work very well.

Finally, for the border, I added a soft gray color to it.  Here is a pic of it in my room on the dresser.  

This was a fun and easy runner.  And weirdly, it could be hung on the wall if you had an empty vertical space that needed something.

Next up, I want to make a wall hanging with birds on it using the same colors.  We'll see how it goes!

What do you think of this simple runner?  Do you have a space that needs "filling?"

Gray Star Table Runner

When I need to make some gifts, I like to make table runners.  This is one of my "go-to" patterns.  It's a Star Table Runner that works up very nicely.  

I was working on some gifts for my niece who is getting married and thought that a neutral table runner would work.  

But honestly, I think this one is very gray looking!  I wanted make something that didn't stand out so that it could be used for any room or holiday.  Even though I like how it turned out, I am going to make another one.  LOL  

Stay tuned for next week to see what I come up with!  What will I do with this table runner?  I'm not sure yet.  I might use it for myself or give it as a gift.  

 

Blue Table Topper

After I put away the Christmas items this year, the house looked sort of bare.  So I thought that it was time to make some new table toppers and table runners to freshen my decor.

I found a fabric line that I have been saving and took it out today.  I cut 2 1/2 inch squares and set them on the diagonal.  

I like the twist of this table topper.  It's on the coffee table in the family room and I think it's just right. 

Why is the yellow in it?  The yellow fabric was somehow put in the bin with the blues.  So I thought that a splash of color would look just right.  I'm pleased with how it came out.

Now I just need to make a couple more for the end tables!  

Do you use small quilts to decorate with?  

 I love the cozy feel that they give to my home.  :)

 

Decorating with Teal

Recently I had all of the rooms of my house painted.  It was quite the undertaking and I'm not sure if I'd ever do the whole house at the same time again!  I had to move all of my crafting supplies out of the sewing and stamping rooms (and you know that I have a LOT!)  and it's still not all put back yet.  It's like moving all over again, only this time nothing is even in boxes.  :(

Slowly, I am sorting and putting things back together.  I look forward to when I get both of my crafting rooms all set and I can just go in and sew or stamp without having to look for all of the supplies. 

Anyway, I have added the color teal in all of its shades to my decorating palate for this house.  I had the kitchen painted a soft teal, sort of like Soft Sky.  Today I set out a table runner that I made using some teal-colored Waverly home decor fabrics that I had purchased from Walmart.  They're just the right thickness for only $3.97 per yard.  Who would have thought that you could buy such nice fabrics at Walmart? 

I put the runner on the center island to add a bit of color.  It goes nicely with the shabby chic tray and assorted decorating balls.

I also cut up some large squares from the fabrics and hemmed them to use as centerpieces for the tables.  Pretty much the entire downstairs is a mix-and-match for changing out the decor in each of the rooms.  I forgot to take a photo of this to show.

One of my friends painted this hutch and I put it in the dining room where people come over to make crafts.  It is the perfect accent color for the teal decorating palate. 

I will be using it to display some of the my current craft items.  And I found the card rack along the side of the road one day while driving to visit a friend.  Some man who was in the area helped me get it into my car.  It needed a bit of spray paint to freshen it up but now I think it looks great next to the hutch. 

One thing I'd like to do is put a banner along the top of the hutch.  What do you think?

More Table Runners?

Okay, I admit- I have a love for table runners!  I think they dress up an area and give it a warm and comfortable look.  I like them tables, counters and dressers.  And more!

I worked on this runner for my son and daughter-in-law for their living room and gave it to them for their anniversary.  It fits perfectly on their console table and coordinates with the runner that I gave them last year for their coffee table.

Here's what the previous one looks like.  They both contain the same colors so that they match! Wait until you see what matching item they get for Christmas! 

Do you like to use runners as part of your decor?  Do you have any in an unusual place?  I'd love to hear new ideas for places to put them. 

Striped & Gathered Table Runner

I just love the colors in this table runner! To make this,  I cut every other row twice as long (22") and gathered them to fit the 11" rows in between!  It's kind of hard to see the texture in this photo, but I like how it came out.  It's definitely not something that you'd want to make in a hurry because it took a long time to gather and then fit the gathered rows in, but definitely something that I would make again.  

Of course I gave this as a gift to someone.  I used some fabrics that I had purchased from Joann's a couple of years ago.  They have cute little birdcages on them and I thought that they worked up nicely in this project.

I was feeling rather ambitious so I made a little owl to match the runner.  He's made with the same fabrics as accent pieces.  I made his body out of an old gray sweater that I felted.  My friend likes owls and birds and she really loved these gifts!