Monday, July 5, 2021

Bella

Here's a quick, easy table runner in my favorite color, purple. I sewed the center block from scraps back in May as a sample of the Jackaroo Star die from Blue Wren.


One afternoon I decided to stitch two more blocks with similar fabric, and finished it off with two inch borders. I quilted in white thread using a spiral ruler template. Bella is 16½” x 40” finished size. It's nice to have projects like this in mind when I want to get something done quickly.


Last week, my resident handyman refinished the top of my sewing desk. While it was out of the way, I deep cleaned the sewing room, including windows, shelves, and dusty baseboards. I love a clean room! 


Naturally I got sidetracked while putting away quilting magazines. I flipped through a few older ones to rediscover some amazing ideas for the rest of the summer and into the fall.  So many possibilities!

Blue Wren dies used:
6369 Jackaroo Star 12” block
6720 Magic Strips


When you focus on
possibilities,
you'll have more
opportunities.


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