Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Fenced In

I am trying to totally change our décor in the new house.  I’m going more modern and lighter.  Looking for a newer, more simple look!

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So when I saw these bright graphic fabrics a while back, I bought a half-yard of the orange, green and blue prints.

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See?  I really AM trying to like and use orange!!  LOL!!

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Then I saw this AWESOME floral print from the Field Study collection… which in my mind really looked great with the graphic prints, so I bought a yard of it for the backing!

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Soooo…  I wanted a simple design that would let the fabric do the work!  A rail fence block was perfect!!

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I aligned the three fabrics carefully on my mat and cut 2  1/2” strips  from selvage to selvage, getting seven strips from each fabric.

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I randomly sewed the strips together in sets of three, then sub-cut the strip sets into 6 1/2” blocks.  I got 6 blocks from each strip set, with a bit leftover… hmmmm…

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I laid the blocks out in 10 rows of three… using 30 of the 42 blocks for the table runner.  I will make 2 placemats from the remaining 12 blocks…and maybe some coasters from the leftovers??  I will be looking for a cool print for the placemat backs, as I used up all my Field Study for the runner backing.

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As the blocks fabrics and seams on the runner were all so straight, I quilted the runner in swirls, to soften the look and give it some texture!!

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Soooo, waddaudink? 

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Whatcha working on this week?

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6 comments:

  1. That is really cool! I love it when the fabric can do lots of the work. Great vision, too.

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  2. The new look fabrics are great... Love the table runner..
    Yogi does look very relaxed. Is that his favourite toy next to him??

    I have been sewing Quilts for babes in PNG.this weekend.

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  3. I love it and I love the new look!!! Those are great fabrics together.

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  4. That is very nice looking! Turned out great. And, your swirls were just right for this graphic pattern to give pleasant overall textured look.

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  5. You've done a great job with some quite challenging prints, good for you to try something like that, it worked out well, and I love your swirls quilting too, it does soften the graphic lines!!!!

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  6. It's wonderful! Now you've got me digging through my stash for graphics. LOL.

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