Donnerstag, 20. August 2015

Sewing up some presents



While working on my lap quilt, I started some small new projects: I started my first table runner and I finished two small zippered pouches.

The table runner is a birthday present for my mother, I only used yellow and orange coulored fabrics and white as neutral colour. For the pattern I decided to frame three bigger squares (16 x 16 cm / 6'' x 6'') with rows of smaller ones (4 x 4 cm /1.5'' x 1.5").



(Actually the runner is not curved at the bottom edge, its just a lens distortion)

The pictures below show some more details:



I am very happy how accurately the seams meet. The whole runner measures 40 x 96 cm/16'' x 38'' and will feature solid dark orange fabric for the binding and I am going to quilt this one with slight waves.

Besides finishing the top of the table runner, I completed two little zippered pouches. The one on the right is another birthday present for a good friend and the other one is for my fathers smoking equipment.