Potatoes

I love fingerling potatoes!

A quilted table runner

I have been very inspired by the modern quilts I saw lately that I want to give it a try. Doing a full side quilt is a bit overwhelming so I choose to start with a table runner. Plus I needed a runner for my sideboard anyway.

I started by cutting rectangles from my scrapes. The plan was to have them running down the middle surrounded by a white/gray prints and then a thick deep blue border.

 

It was ok but I wanted it to be really fresh. The blue border seemed to add too much formality to it. So I decided to have some fun and added a strip of squares on one side...

I quilted it with straight lines across the width. For the border, I picked a darker gray with bold prints. And here's the finished product.

I had so much fun making this that it won't be the last!

Necklace from Carol

She made this necklace for me. Isn't this beautiful? Carol is so talented. You should see the cakes she made.

Here's a new top I bought from Banana Republic yesterday. I think they go pretty well together. I got a silk/cotton blend fabric with big yellow flower pattern last week. I picked a pattern from one of the Japanese sewing book. However, I think the fabric will also work as this top.