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Wed, Nov 30, 11 at 23:05
| Four placemats for my wonderful daughter who really doesn't like the quilted look. These are from a book of Japanese patterns. The quilting is all horizontal lines with three circles. Oops. After I posted the picture, I realized that I have to work a little harder to get the chalk lines off.
And a table runner. My first attempt at free motion quilting. The white wavy lines in the medium-color fabric are printed on the fabric.
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| Lovely!!! I very much like the runner. What did you use as batting in the place mats? I remember when I first started quilting making some place mats for a friend's new house. The only batting at that time was poly. Those mats were so puffy, I doubt a plate would have held them down. Live and learn. Theresa |
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- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Thu, Dec 1, 11 at 8:26
| Beautiful - love the 3 straight lines & circle design of the quilting - very different, and perfect choice to soften the look and add interest without traditional quilting. she will be pleased. Very pretty table runner - are you keeping that? It looks wonderful on your table! |
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| I didn't read your whole message before studying your table runner and for the life of me I couldn't understand how you did that quilting, being so different on the strips. Then I went back and read that the medium fabric had wavy lines! I love contemporary quilts and that table runner really caught my eye. Both pieces are beautiful gifts! |
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- Posted by toolgranny (My Page) on Thu, Dec 1, 11 at 8:37
| Those are both just great. Good job. You inspire me to get going on Xmas. |
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- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Thu, Dec 1, 11 at 10:39
| Lois, The placemats are ideal for your daughter and I think the tablerunner looks awesome with those candlesticks, very elegant! SharonG/FL |
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| It's hard to make quilted gifts for those who don't love the quilted look but I think you did a great job! The placemat is beautiful. I love the table runner too. Yummy batiks in a really elegant pattern. Kate |
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| Very classy looking!!! Just goes to show that quilting fits all tastes lol!!!!! Rosa |
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- Posted by quiltingfox (My Page) on Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 16:20
| I think the table runner is really beautiful!!! That's inspiring!!! Thanks for sharing!!! :-) Best to you, |
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| Thanks so much, everyone. Theresa, I used Hobb's 80/20. I can just imagine your puffy placements. It makes me chuckle. Lois |
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- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 4, 11 at 9:20
| Nice work, Lois! When I've made table runners and place mats, I have used cotton flannel or heavyweight interfacing as the batting. I worry that a puffy batting could cause beverage glasses and stemware to be unstable. Teresa |
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- Posted by bloomorelse (My Page) on Tue, Dec 6, 11 at 21:16
| The placemats look nice and flat. I did the same thing in using quilt batting on my leaf placemats and they were so puffy, I had to do some hand quilting on them so they'd lay flatter. Love the table runner. |
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| Beauitful you did good work :) Did you pick the fabric cause it gose so well with your candle's? I was watching "how to's" on free motion quilting on youtube n wanted to try it. |
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| Nice work. The table runner is so elegant. TFS. ~Geraldine |
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