Moving Right Along!

I used the 12 leftover rail fence blocks to make two placemats for my husband and I!

I really love these fabrics!!  They do all the work in these simple blocks!

On the table runner I quilted it in curly swirls.  But on these placemats, I quilted it in leaves… my all time favorite motif to quilt!!

The backing was from my tiny stash here in the apartment!  A brown print with homey words on it!!

And, the house is moving right along!!

The siding is up!  The shutters are on!  It’s so fun to watch it progress!

And they are painting inside and working on the kitchen.  No counters yet, though!!

What are you doing this weekend?  We’ll be at the house getting estimates on putting in a patio after we close!

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!

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

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

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!

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

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.

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…

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.

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!!

Soooo, waddaudink? 

Whatcha working on this week?