I've been loving seeing everyone's entries to the fall edition of the Bloggers Quilt Festival hosted by Amy over at Amy's Creative Side timed to coincide with quilt market each year.
Since the last Bloggers Quilt Festival, production has been a little down to say the least for one reason or another and to be honest I had decided not to enter a quilt. But then with Round 2 of the Modern Christmas Tablerunner Swap kicking off, I thought of the tablerunner I made for my partner in Round 1 at the end of last year.
This is still one of my favourite makes. I wanted to created something that would look the same from wherever anyone was sitting at the table. I love it because to me, it manages to feel Christmassy yet none of the fabrics used are Christmas fabrics. I used a palette of deep reds, greens and blues.
It turned out pretty much just like my preliminary sketch!
On the back of the runner I made a large central starflower so that it was a reversible tablerunner...
...and I tried out some random free motion quilting, which was a first for me and appliqued a small Fatima's hand, the symbol traditionally used here in Morocco to give protection against the 'evil eye'...
...before packaging this tablerunner off to my swap partner in Canada.
So this is my small entry in the Blogger's Quilt Festival. If you are visiting for the first or umpteenth time, please leave me a comment!
The tablerunner measures 18" x 36" approx.
Special techniques - free motion quilting, applique
Quilted by me!
Best Category Favourite mini quilt
34 comments:
It's a beauty!
I love this! I am pinning!
Merry Christmas!
great choice Annabella: can't believe that was a year ago!
Love it! And Christmas without Christmas fabric is just the best!
So pretty! Love the star in the center ;)
It's still beautiful!
Its lovely :-)
I think this is lovely!
Such a gorgeous runner Annabella - love the design and that they are not themed fabrics but still look so festive!
Annabella, this is a wonderful quilty table runner. The recipient must be so pleased.
Beautiful!
Oh i remember this one. It's so,pretty. Do you put the hand on all your quilts?
Very pretty! Great Festival, this!
I like this a lot! Be proud of yourself for this original design. It is as nice as anything I've seen in the quilting magazines.
This is great! I love the fabrics you used and that it's reversable. Nice work!
That was a lovely table runner and I really enjoyed that swap too. I am feeling too swamped (or swapped) to do it this year...
I love that you designed this yourself! This is really cute and looks exactly like your sketch - great work!
It's lovely! I like how you made it reversible!
It's really lovely, and I LOVE the fact that it's Christmassy without using Christmas fabrics.
This is really sweet!
I remember the table runner, such a lovely piece and I love the addition of the Fatima's hand.
I love that table runner. It looks so Christmassy, I might copy that for my table if you don't mind.
Well done! A well realised goal :-)
I love this runner! I've seen it in several of the mosaics for the Christmas runner swap:)
I love this runner and think it was the perfect entry for the festival
This is really beautiful! I have some Xmas fabric coming in the next week & I have a similar design planned :)
This is a lovely table runner. So nice to see something christmassy with beautiful prints, rather than novelty fabrics,
I love everything about this - the design, that it's Christmassy without using Christmas fabrics, that it's reversible, and the FMQ.
It is so nice to see this runner again, it is so beautiful!
so festive and adorable!
This is so festive. :) I really like your quilting too!
I remember it very well and I love the combination of fabrics you used.
What a beautiful table runner! Thanks for showing it.
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