In all that tidying I was doing these last couple of months, I came across a table runner that needed quilting. I created this out of some orphan blocks and though it would look nice to incorporate into fall decor. The stars were made when I was just playing around with fabrics on a random day when I was probably procrastinating about something. Check out this post.
You can see from the date on that post that these stars have taken up space in my quilting room since 2018 - good grief! It needs finishing! At some point since then, I made and added the setting block, and I put the quilt sandwich together. Finally, it is nearly done.The hand quilting is nothing fancy or precise. I was not too concerned about marking lines; I eyeballed it. Just getting the job done. It's the most basic quilting ever. It will soon be time to trim it down and apply the binding. Perfect project for when I'm watching baseball on television.
For awhile this spring - in the past two months since we've been back from Florida - I have had an overwhelming feeling of too many unfinished little projects that, if finished, would be stored somewhere else besides stacked in my quilting room. I needed to deal with these little projects. And several have been dealt with, I can happily report. I share a few of them in this post. Since then, I've done another one, which I will share in an upcoming post. Now this table topper. What a satisfying feeling to be finishing off more little projects.
Don't inspect the stitching too closely! Remember, done is better than perfect, right? I am going to have this one out of my view and another finish to check off my list. Hooray.
I will add my table topper to the slow stitching project party over at Kathy's Quilts. She has a fun, yet incredibly telling graphic to begin today's post. The flow chart of project completions (!) is spot on. I love starting projects; finishing is another matter.
Oh well. Today, I am one step closer to finishing this table topper.
Happy Quilting, Friends!
Jayne
This is a very pretty table runner. I too have UFOs that are getting on my nerves. I am trying to finish some. One even went into the trash when I realized that the reason I had stopped working on it was because I had run out of two of the yarn colors from a kit from the 1980s. I wasn't motivated to search out replacements. I look forward to seeing the other UFOs that you have finished.
ReplyDeleteThere's no quilt police here. =) Your little table topper is perfect to add ambience to your fall decor. I actually love simple quilting lines marching one stitch after the other. As for UFO's hiding away in dark hidey holes; it is a common problem with us quilters, I feel.
ReplyDeleteThere's no quilt police here. =) Your little table topper is perfect to add ambience to your fall decor. I actually love simple quilting lines marching one stitch after the other. As for UFO's hiding away in dark hidey holes; it is a common problem with us quilters, I feel.
ReplyDeleteI love the cross hatching design and slight imperfection of the hand quilting, it makes it more special than perfect straight lines.
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