LC's Cottage

Temecula Quilt Company’s Tiny Tree

Posted on February 15, 2020 | 16 comments

My version of Temecula Quilt Company’s Tiny Tree is finished!

My last update was posted on December 20, 2019. I didn’t finish in time for Christmas, but I will have it displayed next Christmas.

Somehow, I managed to cut off the point of one side of the tree. So I made an executive decision to cut off the other side.

I am not telling anyone, so who is to know that this isn’t the way it is supposed to be?

In fact, it is just the way that it is supposed to be for me. And that is all that matters.

I like my tiny tree.

And I really like it embellished with a few buttons!

Quilt on! Forget about perfection, and celebrate your creativity!

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Earth, Wind and Water Table Runner Finished

Posted on February 13, 2020 | 18 comments

I have finished the Earth, Wind and Water table runner that I talked about in this post.

I decided to keep the quilting simple and do straight line quilting with a walking foot.

A close up of the the contrasting blue thread quilting:

Did I say simple? Yeah, I thought I would simply stitch in the ditch to finish up this project.

I am here to tell you that stitching in the ditch takes considerable time when there are sooooooooooooooooo many ditches to stitch!

Sweet little birds floating on the back:

Close up the quilting:

The texture will show up better after I wash the table runner.

I am happy with the results, and this table runner will get good use.

Quilt on!

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Earth, Wind and Water Table Runner

Posted on February 6, 2020 | 17 comments

One of the projects that I want to focus on this year is making small projects, such as table runners. To do this, I decided to go through my years old saved collection of downloaded from the internet and magazine patterns. If I don’t care for the pattern anymore, then I am passing it on. If I like it, then I am going to make it, and then pass the pattern on.

Last month, I made the Curved Nine Patch table runner.

This month I am working with a pattern saved from Quiltmaker magazine back in Sept./Oct. 2009. The pattern is called Earth, Wind and Water. (I was able to find one of the off center pineapple block foundation patterns used in this table runner here.)

It is a paper pieced pattern.

I do not like paper piecing. I find the whole process tedious.

Nevertheless…I like the pattern. So I shall make it once, and pass on the pattern to someone else when I am finished.

Four of the blocks have 27 pieces each.

Each!

Here is one: