I am really enjoying the FMQ Challenge BUT this month I am a bad student! Instead of making a pillow, I made a table runner! I know I won't be eligible for prizes but I'm here to learn not win!
The FMQ Challenge is hosted by QuiltShopGal and you might want to stop over there and see all the neat pillows that all theother good students made. This month's expert is Patsy Thompson who does gorgeous free motion quilting. Patsy was the expert for the December 2012 FMQ Challenge and I didn't get to do that month so I was happy to have this opportunity.
I spent LOTS of time with pencil and paper while I sketched border designs. Then, while making some table mats/runners, I decided one was perfect to try what I was learning. You can see all 5 of my mats/runners here.
This mat is made from batiks, even the backing. The batting is Dream Poly. I used Aurifil thread to do the quilting.
The center is a small spiral with flower petals surround it. Sorry it's so hard to see. The petals are then echoed to fill the space. The inside cream 'border' is a wavy feather design that Patsy suggested. It was fun to do and I loved the way it turned out. The red 'border' is a wavy line of about a 1/2 inch scale going back and forth.
The next cream 'border' is more of the wavy feathers while the last red 'border' has more wavy lines with stones on each side.
The corners before the border each have a small 3 part feather. The outside border is a design that could be a lazy river or a tree bark.
I enjoyed the challenge this month - partly because I just happened to have the perfect project and mostly because I learned some new things.
The FMQ Challenge is hosted by QuiltShopGal and you might want to stop over there and see all the neat pillows that all the
I spent LOTS of time with pencil and paper while I sketched border designs. Then, while making some table mats/runners, I decided one was perfect to try what I was learning. You can see all 5 of my mats/runners here.
This mat is made from batiks, even the backing. The batting is Dream Poly. I used Aurifil thread to do the quilting.
The center is a small spiral with flower petals surround it. Sorry it's so hard to see. The petals are then echoed to fill the space. The inside cream 'border' is a wavy feather design that Patsy suggested. It was fun to do and I loved the way it turned out. The red 'border' is a wavy line of about a 1/2 inch scale going back and forth.
The next cream 'border' is more of the wavy feathers while the last red 'border' has more wavy lines with stones on each side.
I enjoyed the challenge this month - partly because I just happened to have the perfect project and mostly because I learned some new things.
It's always fun to learn something new ... and have a nice finished product as a reward!
ReplyDeleteYou did such a great job quilting the runner. Yay you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. So cheerful. You did a great job on your table runner. Thanks for sharing and inspiring too! I hope you'll also share it in the #CreativeGoodness Linky Parties that I host every Friday (I giveaway 5 "surprise prizes every month).
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