Holiday Table Runners

31 05 2014

At Christmas time, I get to sewing gifts for family and friends, and every hostess loves to receive a hand made gift for her table.  Here are a few of the ones I made for 2013. Using bright red and green, or an array of frosty blues, or muted earth tones, one can create a great variety of thematic holiday table dressings.

Mixed bright colors for a low wall covering behind my husbands desk.

Mixed bright colors for a low wall covering behind my husbands desk.

Detail of wall cover

Detail of wall cover

This one definitely says Christmas

This one definitely says Christmas

Reverse, stripes on one side, and squares on the other

Reverse, stripes on one side, and squares on the other

Frosty Blues, and one for me....

Frosty Blues, and one for me….

A variety of blues with dark red binding, and snowmen on the reverse.

A variety of blues with dark red binding, and snowmen on the reverse.

A small table piece

A small table piece

Reverse side with Christmas stripes

Reverse side with Christmas stripes

A long piece for a long table

A long piece for a long table

A sample module of long runner

A sample module of long runner

And on the back a green holiday pattern, candy canes

And on the back a green holiday pattern, candy canes





Plaid Tumblers

6 04 2010

This warm and cozy quilt was made from tumbler shaped pieces, in a large vareity of home spun plaids.  The soft edge created by the piece shapes is enhanced with bias binding.