Pear Table Runner

I love pears. Pear Cider included. This is a runner I made simply because I love pears. I found an image of a pear and increased the size a bit. I spent a good amount of time auditioning fabric and just couldn’t make it happen. Nothing worked. Then I remembered a collection of fabric we had in the shop and green was one of the colours. Honestly, there is so much one can do when using an ombre piece of fabric! Honeycomb Ombre Green . On to auditioning the background for my blocks and that was another not-so-easy-to-make choice. The most unexpected and last bolt worked a treat!

Pinstripe quilting the Pear blocks

Auditoning background fabrics

All four pears came out of one .25 piece of fabric and they all worked together wonderfully and still different shades. I didn’t have any pattern…just kind of worked it out as I went. It’s pretty good fun creating your own idea!!

Completed Pear Table Runner….Ta Da!!

Patchwork Apple Table Runner

Patchwork Apple Tree Runner was a really fun project to make. Time is usually rare for me, so I tend to choose projects that are quicker but not always. I do love apples and pears, so first I will share my apple runner. I thought reds would be easy to pick out but like I guess any colour, the tones need to work together. It did take me a while to work it out learning more about colours in the process. The reds were out of my stash. The background is a 5in Charm pack called Morning Mist by Robert Kaufman. Filled with grays, blues and creams it was perfect! I’m very into stripes for the time being and love working with them.

The apples are pieced and then the apple is appliqued. I love applique and have found that sewing whatever it is on to interfacing then turning right side out is a wonderful way of having smooth edges. I still use paper backed adhesive but only sometimes. As you can see, it’s finished and used!

The Mug Rug

Sew…it’s always like a 3 ring circus of housework, homework and shop. Somewhere in here I fight for the time to sew. My Accuquilt Big Go comes in super handy when I need it. Just gives me that bit of time to finish something small! Accuquilt Coffee mug and tea die finally came in and was perfect to use for mug rugs.

Our bolt of Black Spiced Pumpkin Latte came in, and I was so happy with it. Definitely my colours! Mug Rugs are always something I enjoy making. They sew up quick as you want, useful always and make great gifts too. I have them all over our home. Prevents a lot of spotted furniture! Sometimes I make squares ones, round ones and hexagon shaped. They are all fun and once you’ve made a few it’s fun to just make up your own design and scraps come in really handy too.