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September 9, 2023
Summer 2023 Finishes from Zeedlebeezmom


 Nine months out of the year I am an intervention RTI teacher but in the summer months I am a full time quilter.  I sew as much as I can in between being a wife and a mother/grandmother.  I haven't shown my summertime finishes in a while and I wanted to share some of the things I have made.  Not everyone would like for me to share their t-shirt/memory quilts so I will just tell you how many I made since June 1st.

I've made 12 T-shirt quilts!  (If you'd like more info on getting ...

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July 24, 2023
Benartex Ambassador Project #3 from Nestlings By Robin

 Christmas in July is celebrated by 
lots of quilters to get a jump on
their Christmas gift lists, so
I am going to offer 2
Christmas in July patterns
for my Benartex projects!

For project #3 I chose
to work with the new
arriving in shops now.
This line has a lovely
silky feel to it and there
are lots of cute
prints to choose from.
White makes me think of 
snowflakes though and how 
fun are those little
paper cut ones from 
our childhood.

In all honesty, I was never 
much good at getting them ...

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Benartex Christmas in July 2023 from Nestlings By Robin

 Jackie Robinson has 
done it again!
a lovely array of 
holiday touchstones from 
holly to Christmas ornaments.

I used techniques from
to adorn this sweet and 
simple table runner
with lovely amaryllis 
flower bouquets.

I am in love with 
these sweet flowers and the 
cute star negative space 
at their centers!

The pattern can be found
in my ETSY shop
Fun quilting 
suggestions included.



Come join the designers
and ambassadors on 
July 25th for a peek
at all the upcoming
fabrics.
You can register HERE.

Come see how I used this ...

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May 31, 2023
To Do Tuesday #22 from The Quilt Yarn

Forgot to make a list last week! Never mind...I do know what I had in mind of finishing.


Very productive week for me...really knuckled down and got a lot of things done that have been on my 'mental' list.

But first of all, let me show you my little knitting adventure. Bought a beanie the week before and thought I could really knit that myself. Although a bit rusty in my knitting, I did find a number of patterns on the internet that seemed do-able and so I proceeded to knit up this little hat. Bit of a ...

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May 10, 2023
Liberty Table Runner from Patchwork Sampler Blog

I have a free pattern for you today–The Liberty Table Runner. Look for the pattern in the Free Resource Library. This project took a very different turn from what I imagined. During my recent retreat, I pieced a little variable star top and thought I might want to adapt it to make a table runner. That came together with another idea and became this patriotic table runner. The twist comes because there are no variable star blocks. That makes it a super easy and fast runner to construct.

I am at my mom’s house, so have a very ...

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May 8, 2023
Win Some, Lose Some from The Quilt Yarn

Well, I had an interesting two weeks. I have been working steadily away on my 'formal' table runner. It took ages to do the grid on there and I decided to take out the markings closer to the end as I found the blue lines were starting to be very distracting in terms of deciding whether to fill more or leave it.


It looked great so far. So I took the markings out by rinsing it in cold water as I always do. This time though I noticed that I had some brownish lines left, particularly on the center lines

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May 2, 2023
Finishing the Blue and Yellow Table Topper from From My Carolina Home

It took several more sessions with the longarm, but I finally got the topper done. When we left off last week, I was just getting started quilting the half-circles in the squares. I marked a line on the ruler with tape to line up on the seam to get them uniform in size.

Overall, I think it looks OK, for my first attempt at small curves like this.

I got into a rhythm as it went along, and it became a bit less tedious. Eventually, I got to the last of the squares.

Next was the decision on the borders ...

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April 14, 2023
wool runner finish from Making A Lather

My Friday finish is a wool runner from 2013. I decided not to quilt it. I finished the floss work and attached the backing. I gave it a good press with a wet towel, and, it is lovely, even if, the grass is not. The wool in the kit was hand dyed in beautiful vibrant colors. 

13 x 48 inches


I am linking to:

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April 5, 2023
wool lady table runner from Making A Lather

The next Ufo on my 5 quilt list to do, is a table runner. I bought the kit at a quilt show in Ohio a hundred years ago.

I bought the kit from wooly lady in 2013. Most of the applique was done when I opened the box. There is still a little floss work to be done. The colors are gorgeous, the pattern was really nice. I spent a small fortune on the kit, I don't know why I didn't finish it.


I decided I will just pillow case the gorgeous backing to the front, and call ...

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December 22, 2022
Aurora Sails Table Runner from Baby Boomer Quilting Bee


Table Runners are the best way to decorate for holidays.  They are small enough to make quickly and large enough to make an impact.  I have enjoyed making the various sizes of this pattern and encourage makers to mix and match the block units for different designs.  

Pattern:  Aurora Sails
Published by:  Black Cat Creations
Designer:  L' Fair Quilts
Size:  22" X 70"  

The pattern is available thru Black Cat Creations in both PDF Download and paper patterns.  

Black Cat Creations has a Newsletter Signup introducing their new patterns and special alerts.  Year  2022 has been a good one, therefore ...

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December 20, 2022
At the Last Minute from From My Carolina Home

Are you ready for the holiday? I am done with all I intend to do. The decorating is done, cookies baked, cards mailed, gifts bought and wrapped. The veranda got a wreath, but I never got to the arrangements I thought I’d do. No one comes up here so I just wasn’t motivated. I have our holiday meal planned, and most everything is in the pantry, just a quick stop later in the week for the perishables. In the sewing room, I am finishing the Christmas panel quilt this week. Just in case you still have a few ...

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November 27, 2022
Polar Bear block — Paper Piecing design in two sizes from Wisonsin Quilting

This simple paper piecing Polar Bear block comes in two sizes 8″ x 8″ and 15″ x 15″.. both sizes included in the same purchase for $8.60

The pattern comes as a PDF download for you to print, the smaller version prints on one piece of paper, the larger on 4. Click here for pattern.

The eyes and nose are appliqued, the ears are free to flap and are inserted into the seams as you assemble the block. This is a great, quick, fun to make pattern. I’d love to see what you come up with.. don’t ...

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November 25, 2022
More Holiday TableRunners from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 With Thanksgiving in the past, it is now time to seriously start thinking about Christmas.

Thankfully, I started thinking about Christmas about a month ago and made up a bunch of holiday table runners from some scraps a friend had gifted me. 

I already shared a couple in this post...



Since then, I finished sewing on the bindings of three more. 
 This first one is another runner made using my Rejoice pattern.  



This one was actually gifted back to my "scrap dealer".


Most of the scraps she shared were already cut into squares.  Here is one I made using the ...

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November 11, 2022
With time to Spare from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

 I can't believe it...I am actually thinking ahead this holiday season.  I realized I needed a few little holiday gifts so I raided a friend's stash and decided to make a couple table runners.




For this one, I used my Rejoice Table Runner pattern.  It is quick and easy and uses a single width of fabric strip for each letter.



I found this fun portrait fabric for the backing.  It definitely adds whimsy to the quilt.



While I was their "shopping" my friend's stash, she kept offering me various scraps.  One of the offerings I couldn ...

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October 27, 2022
Playing in isolation from Quilting & Learning

Hi, I hope this post finds you well. I'm afraid that I am now officially under isolation - that second bar appeared on the darn Covid test

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September 30, 2022
Woodland Wander Table Runner Tutorial from The Cloth Parcel

We love to find ways to make our patterns in different ways. Recently, we were picked to be Ruby Star Makers for one of our favorite fabric companies, Ruby Star Society. We made this table runner with their Jolly Darlings fabric (affiliate link*), and we thought we would show you how to make your own! […]

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September 28, 2022
12 Free Table Runners for Fall from Patchwork Posse

When the leaves start changing, it’s an opportunity to transition my table decor.

Setting the table is a bit more fun when there is something pretty to adorn it.

These free table runner patterns and tutorials make the transition simple and feature a few of our favorite fall themes.

I love to change my seasonal decor with simple things such as table runners and pillows.

They are easy to swap out, don’t take long to create, and brighten up a room.

12 Free Fall Table Runner Sewing Patterns

12 Fall Table Runner Patterns

These fall table runners are simple to sew table runner tutorials that ...

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12 Free Table Runners for Fall from Patchwork Posse

When the leaves start changing, it’s an opportunity to transition my table decor.

Setting the table is a bit more fun when there is something pretty to adorn it.

These free table runner patterns and tutorials make the transition simple and feature a few of our favorite fall themes.

I love to change my seasonal decor with simple things such as table runners and pillows.

They are easy to swap out, don’t take long to create, and brighten up a room.

12 Free Fall Table Runner Sewing Patterns

12 Fall Table Runner Patterns

These fall table runners are simple to sew table runner tutorials that ...

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September 9, 2022
A ‘PERKY’ TABLE RUNNER from Kwilty Pleasures

Sometimes being a pattern tester has ‘perks’ 
besides getting great patterns. 
For instance, fabric!
Corinne Wells of Frannie B Quilt Company
Designed a new line called ‘Elegance’. 

She reached out to her testers and asked if we could turn around 
a quick project using her new fabric line. 

I committed  to make a table runner and really 
loved the mustard colors in this line. 
Corrine sent me these fat quarters. 


I looked thru my patterns, quilt books, Pinterest for inspiration.
Found this pattern by Nancy Zieman.
The heartbeat idea didn’t do anything for me..
but I could figure a ...

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July 16, 2022
Guess I’m down to One Blog Post a Month from Quilting Studio Adventures

 



Good news:  our house projects in the kitchen and bathroom are over!  The painters just left today.  Bad news:  there's been a lot of turmoil locally, nationally, and internationally.  But the good news?  I sew a lot when I'm agitated.  And my soul has needed a lot of soothing.  This table runner has been a wonderful diversion.  Its a combination of hand and machine quilting and based on an Instagram post by @tygeroting.  I captured the spirit of their work and must let them know.  

This table runner is batted with Insulbright, the product used for hot pads ...

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