tablerunner

Ugandan Holiday–Part 1: Tablerunner from Wedding Dress Blue

This is the first of three projects created with fabric from Uganda: Tablerunner.

The approximate dimensions are 13″x60″.

The owner chose the purple binding, which is perfect, and the black backing. It has been a while since I did hand quilting, so it is a little rough, but the colors hide a lot. The tree skirt is next.

added by weddingdressblue 1 week, 3 days ago. under african fabric , quilt , quilting , quilts , tablerunner (Comments)

3 for the table......................... from Exuberant Color

The binding on the larger piece was done in 3 sessions yesterday. I finished it around 8 p.m.

I cut the binding for this one earlier in the day and decided I had enough time to sew it on and hand finish the binding last night while watching TV. It is 18" square.

All three of these will now join the 3 finished table runners to be used as gifts. I think the color is most true in this photo.

I cut batting for another quilt yesterday while waiting for the dryer to finish.

Yesterday's forecast was downgraded ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under batik , binding , tablerunner

Feather Table Runner... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am in the mood for applique'

I recently purchased this feather pattern...

I cut all the feather shapes from

Jelly & Jam Fabric by Fig Tree...

The pieces are backed with fusible web...

All of the pieces have been pressed into place

on the white background fabric...

All of the shapes have been stitched

all the way around...

It is sandwiched with batting and

spray basted with 505 Spray...

I started out quilting swirls on the feathers...

I am happy with it already !

White thread on white fabric...

time for some FUN quilting

quilting shows up so nicely on fabrics ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month ago. under free motion quilting , tablerunner

January 2025 monthly recap................ from Exuberant Color

I'm happy to have one finish for January 2025 and I ditch quilted it on my Pfaff sewing machine. I like designing with the little rectangles in my colorwash wall hangings. I don't always work yellow into them but I got a good variety of it in this one. It is 31.25" x 50.25".

I also finished 3 table runners. I'm hoping to get a lot of little projects finished this year. I have plenty of large quilts right now but I still need to make more baby quilts.

Making baby quilts gives me a ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month ago. under flannel quilts , kaffe fabric , monthlyrecap , tablerunner

And then there were 3........... from Exuberant Color

I continued working on the hand finished binding of table runner #3 and got it finished last night. They are all close to 15" x 31".

I remembered I had some blocks made with Australian fabrics. I pulled them out yesterday and my note in the bag with them told me 3 were the same size and the 4th one is a little smaller. When I put them in the bag I hadn't decided if I was going to make more blocks or just make a table runner out of the 3 that are the same size. They are ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under australian fabrics , tablerunner

Another runner quilted............. from Exuberant Color

It was a lazy day yesterday but I got the second table runner in these fabrics quilted. This photo is too light, still struggling with cellphone photos for my blog.

I did ditch quilting following a fabric, turning corners every 1.5". This photo is a little darker than the fabrics really look.

I also finished the binding on the first one and took the photo with both finished table runners since I didn't show a whole view of the Kaffe fabric one yet.

I spent over an hour trying to come up with fabrics for the back of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under kaffe fabric , tablerunner

Finished table runner and prep work............ from Exuberant Color

I finished the hand sewn binding last night on the red Kaffe fabric table runner. It is 15" x 31.5". Now it is time to sew the binding on the other table runner.

I have decided to go with the smaller size Plaid-ish quilt so I got all of the remaining blocks prepped yesterday morning. There are 2 finished blocks here with the 5 remaining to be sewn.

I had prepped the four dark blocks the night before. I have enough light blocks already sewn.

I had to take my van out for a ride yesterday to keep the ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 1 week ago. under kaffe fabric , tablerunner

A sewing day.......... from Exuberant Color

I started the day yesterday choosing bindings for the 2 table runners. I like this stripe with both the front and back of the red Kaffe runner.

This diagonal brush stroke fabric in rust is good for the second table runner. I cut enough for 2 because I have another similar one ready to quilt.

While in the basement I found 16 blocks I made many years ago and sewed them together into a table topper.

Jack Frost was busy on a cold day that started at -2 and got up to 9 degrees. It was 0 by bedtime and ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under binding , kaffe fabric , nature , tablerunner

Finish #2 for December 2024........... from Exuberant Color

I chose a binding for this quilt yesterday, cut it and sewed it on, all by machine. I found 2 pink Kaffe fabrics that I liked for binding but went with the pencils for this reason: It had to be cut lengthwise to get the stripe going the right direction and I had used it for another quilt. That left a piece about 20" wide by 64" long, that was just waiting to be cut for another binding.

I think this is the first 'all Kaffe fabric' quilt that I didn't use a Kaffe fabric on the back. I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under binding , machine quilting , stash , tablerunner

Binding on.............. from Exuberant Color

The binding is finished on 3 of the 4 Christmas table runners, two shown here. The largest one is left to do.

There wasn't much to take photos of yesterday. I did a load of laundry and went grocery shopping. I ran totally out of sugar making one last batch of Norwegian Kringlas yesterday. So far I have used 4 1/2 pounds of butter (Land o' Lakes) and 4 pounds of sugar in all of my baking. I think I'm done baking....but I'm never sure. I have a good assortment of snack size bags of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under christmas , tablerunner

2 more table runner tops........... from Exuberant Color

Five stacks of 9 patches sewn. There are 8 blocks in 3 of the stacks, 7 in one, and 9 in one totaling 40 blocks.

I got 2 table runner tops out of the 40 blocks. Both are 13.5" wide and one is 26.5" long and the other is 31" long. I pressed the seams all toward the dark corners so there were no nesting seams except where block meets block.

There are about 130 squares leftover and 90% of them are dark so it's a toss up whether they go into a zipper bag and get ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under christmas , tablerunner

Little squares.................... from Exuberant Color

I planned a layout yesterday morning for half of a table runner. I figured I could piece the same layout twice and then sew them together into one long unit.

I couldn't believe it took over 2 hours to sew the two halves.

One final seam and I have a 12" x 24" table runner top. I could sew another identical top or I could rearrange the squares for a new design for the second one.

A friend gave me this little holiday lantern last year. I love the fact that it has a 6 hour timer and turns ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under christmas , tablerunner

Autumn Leaves Table Runner... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I spent yesterday machine quilting the

Autumn Leaves Table Runner...

Always FUN to get a project

under the needle...

machine quilting swirls...

leaves swirling in the wind

I used a gold thread and it blended nicely

with the leaves and the background...

I had lots of the green fabric, used for the

leaf stems, so made a binding with it...

I pawed through my fabric cupboards

and found this leaf fabric for backing.

I have 3 more runners ready to baste and

go under the needle.

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added by LuAnn Kessi 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under free motion quilting , tablerunner

Autumn Leaves... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are having a beautiful, dry autumn here

in Western Oregon...

It has me inspired to create leaves...

I have enough for 4 table runners...

We were coming home from feeding

cattle this morning and I just had to

stop and take a few pictures:

This is the view of our home place

from the road...

The red maple trees in the yard are really

putting on a show...

I press some of those red leaves

to put on our Thanksgiving table each year...

We have begun feeding cattle...

The cows look forward to a fresh bale of hay...

The ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 5 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , tablerunner

Autumn Leaves Table Runner... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The leaves are just beginning to turn

color here in Western Oregon...

I am motivated to make this

Autumn Leaves table runner...

These are leftover scraps from a fall quilt

I made for our bed last year...

You can see the

Reflections of Autumn Quilt HERE

The work table is....set for FUN!

I have a few of the leaf units prepared...

This unit is the "kite" shape

and can be tricky to piece perfectly...

The pattern comes with this acrylic template

so that you can trim the

kite unit with precision...

All 4 units are completed...

The kite unit ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under tablerunner

First Baby Calf Born... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Look what we found this morning

when we were feeding the cattle...

Mama cow, Mary Jane,

had the first baby of 2024

Mama and baby are doing just fine !

I guess calving season has begun

@ The Kessi Ranch

I put a migrating geese table runner

on the kitchen table today...

It goes great with our yellow kitchen.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year ago. under cattle , cows , farm , tablerunner

Migrating Geese....Quilting Continues from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I spent the last two days finishing up

the machine quilting on the

Migrating Geese Table Runners...

Piecing these table runners is FUN...

Quilting them is even better !

feathery plumes is always a favorite...

Leaves and curly vines work great

on this runner with the green border...

Back side of green runner...

Large swirls in the center of the runner...

Straight piano key lines in the border...

Nothing left to do but trim

and bind these.

This is how I start my day...

Feeding Cattle

I drive the feed wagon and this

is the view from the side view mirror ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year ago. under free motion quilting , tablerunner

Migrating Geese...Quilting from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I spent the day cutting batting and backing

fabrics and making quilt sandwiches...

Then I spray basted all of the sandwiches

with my favorite 505 Spray...

The table runners are ready to go...

under the needle !

For small projects like these,

I use my Bernina Artista 200...

My favorite free motion foot

looks like a cookie with a bite out of it...

this foot allows me unobstructed visibility

when I am machine quilting.

This is the BEFORE image....not quilted yet.

This is the AFTER quilting image...

Don't you love all that Quilty goodness !

This is the back side ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year ago. under free motion quilting , tablerunner

Migrating Geese....Table Runners from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have decided to turn the Migrating Geese

panels into table runners...

I am auditioning border fabrics...

First panel with border fabrics...

Second panel with border fabrics...

First three table runners on the design wall...

I made nine migrating geese panels

to stitch borders on...

Eight table runners on the design wall...

I may use the Migrating Geese design in a quilt

someday. but for today these are table runners...

Now I need to find backings so I can get

these machine quilted.

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added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 1 month ago. under design wall , tablerunner

Migrating Geese... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Today is the day...

I am teaching myself to piece

Migrating Geese

I am using this

Migrating Geese Technique Sheet

Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design

The technique sheet was easy to follow.

At this point the geese are

cut and pieced into units...

Here are a few geese ready to stitch into a row...

You alternate right side then left side

as you stitch the seams...

Four geese stitched together at this point.

I will add the yellow goose at the top

onto the right side...

You just keep adding geese until it is

the desired length.

At the ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 1 month ago. under design wall , piecing , tablerunner

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