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Sunday 4 December 2011

A Duo of Finishes...

Last night, not only did I get my table runner fully bound and the hand quilting done, but I finished another small project on my Winter Stitching list too!!

First here is my finish for the Duo Quiltalong...


Now it's pretty difficult to see my magnificent stitchery, as I went 'subtle' on my first attempt at hand quilting, but if you look closely, you might be able to see!


Boring or brilliant?  I love it!
I used natural Klona for the backing and binding, off-white for the FMQ and hand-stitching.  The perle cotton I pictured yesterday was just too thick and bright, so after a quick attempt with that, it got pulled and replaced with some old Finca that I have had forever!

I am surprised how good it all looks together; I think the scrutinising of every FMQ curve (or otherwise) and concentrating on the length of each individual stitch (some too big, others too small), convinced me it would look like a disaster.  But one step back, taking a look from a more natural distance, and it actually works. 

Thank you Rachel and Rhonda for pointing me in the right direction - as ever, I took a few short cuts/liberties, but ended up with a lovely little runner that I would not have made without them.

Finish number two, was one of Ayumi's Christmas Baskets.  This is a great pattern, one of those featured in Jennifer's brilliant 12 Gifts of Christmas Tutorial series

I made this with more 1001 Peeps to match the runner.  Maybe it will get filled with cutlery, but more likely chocolates!




I love to have finishes, and I love to have ticks, but I especially love to have things that we are going to keep and use...


Now back to the felt parliament!

22 comments:

  1. The runner is such fun and so is the little box.

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  2. Very cool, and I vote for chocolates in the box... :oD

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  3. Lovely finishes Hads, cant wait to get a finish of my own... Your stitching is looking good, next time you'll be a pro I'm sure!

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  4. they look great and I am sure they will get loads of use. The fmq'ing looks fab

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  5. Love the finishes and also love that before I ever did any handquilting I did a 'proper' hand quilting course with a brilliant teacher who told me never look at individual stitches, always look at the over all effect. I think your runner is brilliant and like that you did a matching choccie basket. Off you go and fill it up then!

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  6. LOL Great finishes! Great FMQ'ing AND hand quilting! Now do as Susan says, go fill that cute basket with chocolates, and take a load off whilst you play with the felt parliament!

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  7. Great finishes! You'll get the hang of FMQ, for a first time it looks totally spiffing though!

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  8. awesome hand stitching! i just tried it for the first time on my tablerunner too.. great minds think alike!

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  9. The FMQ looks great - you're never going to be scrutinising it quite as closely in real life as you are when you're in the middle of it and in a couple of weeks you won't be able to find the stitches you weren't happy with! Enjoy the felt!

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  10. Great work on FMQ and handstitching! I think I have an advantage on looking at my work - bit blurry without the glasses so it all looks good enough! But standing back will do the trick just as well! Or a glass or two of wine!

    Love the matching peeps set!

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  11. That's a gorgeous wee set. All you need now are the placemats! Jxo

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  12. Yay! Your runner looks fabulous, thanks for playing along! And the little matching basket is super sweet too, I think it will look great filled with choccies!
    R x

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  13. This set reminds me of panto! fun!

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  14. A step back is always important. Especially after a good washing. Makes all the difference in FMQ. Your project is great. Is it a gift for someone or are you keeping this one? I can't remember.

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  15. Great finishes! I love that fabric, and yes you should fill it with chocolate!!

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  16. Love your Peeps' finishes Hadley - you always have lovely makes!

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  17. These are wonderful and I love your quilting.

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  18. Your quilting looks great on these - love the runner and love the little basket. Nicely done my friend :-)

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  19. Your table runner is lovely and I'm so glad that you are pleased with it, too. The basket is great, too. Enjoy!

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  20. You have been producing such cute things! It's a great idea to make the to-make list page on the blog! A great reminder!

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