More from Allatoona Quilters’ Guild

Here are some of the table runners from the last special projects class.  Mine is still waiting to be bound.

Lots of fun!

Melinda

Table Runner Class

Last night I taught a 60 degree table runner class for Barb, who is recovering from surgery.  We had a great time making these very cute table runners.

They are all so different but equally wonderful.  After each of them made one, we went back out and they each bought fabric for a second one.  They enjoyed it also.

Melinda

Design Wall Monday–February 13, 2012

I finally finished the table runner – now it just needs to be quilted.

I am so glad I finally used some of this fabric.  I have words for the backing.

After taking this off the wall, I put this up.

The fabric is also by Sweetwater – it is a Snapshot quilt out of the book Happy Hour.  The line is Reunion.  I finished the rest of the blocks this morning and hope to get the top put together later today.  It is too big for the design wall, so I will lay it out on the bed.

For more design walls, go to Patchwork Times and check out the rest of them.

Melinda

Design Wall Monday–February 6, 2012

My design wall looks just about the same as last week.

Actually I have started sewing the blocks together but not enough has been completed to change the look so this is the same photo as last week.  Hope to get it off the design wall this week.

For more design walls, go to Patchwork Times and check them out.

Melinda

Design Wall Monday–January 30, 2012

This is a table runner from last week’s guild special projects meeting.  It is a disappearing nine patch using a charm pack.  I have had this charm pack for a couple of years, along with a lot of yardage, a couple of fat quarter stacks, a layer cake and a couple more charm packs.  The line is Authentic by Sweetwater and I fell in love with it when it first came out.  While I bought lots of it, I didn’t have a particular project in mind and have had a hard time cutting into it.  Foolish isn’t it that when we find something we love, we are reluctant to actually use it.  I doubt I am the only person  who does this, am I?

I need to move a few squares around and then get it sewn together.  I can’t wait to complete it.

For more design walls, go to Patchwork Times.

Melinda

Disappearing Nine Patch

At the Allatoona guild today, we worked on a disappearing nine patch table runner.  Lisa had made a couple of samples and really didn’t like one.  I liked it a lot and she gave it to me.  Here it is hanging on my front door.  Just so you don’t worry about the table runner – I have a glass storm door that protects it from the elements.

Thank you Lisa for the class and for the table runner – I love it.

I have a large stash of Authentic fabric from Sweetwater.  I loved that line when it first came out and managed to collect quite a lot of it.  I have charm packs, jelly rolls, layer cakes and some yardage and have never cut into any of it, at least until today.  I guess I am an Authentic hoarder.  I managed to cut up and entire charm pack to make my disappearing nine patch table runner and will use a little more for borders.  I got most of the nine patches done but haven’t cut them yet.  Here are a few of them.

I am glad I finally started using some of it.

Melinda

Flying Geese Table Runner Class

Last night was the first class of my monthly Beyond Beginners class.  This month we worked on Flying Geese Table Runners.  First here is my class sample.

I had four wonderful students last night and they got most of their flying geese made.  At the end of class we discussed how to finish the table runner so I think they are all set.  Here are a couple of each set of flying geese.

Next month we will be working on a lap quilt that is on point.

Melinda

Beyond Beginners Class

Last night we focused on paper piecing.  Here are the start of the projects.

They are  both planning on making a wall hanging/table topper from this pattern.  When I made the sample for the class, I ended up with a smaller table runner.

Theirs will have two more of the large blocks and be square.  It is fun and easy paper piecing pattern.

Melinda