Now that the important news of the day has been relayed, in sewing/quilting news … I finished the second runner for the Ucreate August Create-With-Me Sewalong. This is the runner I'll be giving my sister for Christmas. Let's hope come December, I remember that I made it and where I put it. I might hang the Rainbow Runner in my sewing room instead of using it as a table topper. Still thinking on that though.
The backing is an old Mary Engelbreit bumblebee print from stash. So another length of old stuff out. Yay!
After hand-sewing the binding for my rainbow runner, I didn't feel right about not hand-sewing the binding for the giftie so I sucked it up and got out the hand needle again. (I even bought a pack of new needles today for next time. Yes, I know.) I made better time on this binding because I decided I only needed to pull the thread tight every 4-5 stitches all at once instead of between each stitch. Machine sewing bindings is tons faster, but the handstitched bindings really do look nice. I may end up a convert yet.
I'm still not ready to sew clothes yet, mostly because I have a couple of non-clothing project ideas that have been percolating. But I think I'm almost there because I did start looking at some patterns for tops last night.
Cute, cute, cute... I know that laundry had to be yucky - I read an article once about washers harboring bacteria. You might consider some bleach in the washer with a white load or no load at all, just run bleach and water. Also the story recommended leaving the washer door open sometimes when not in use to air it out and let things dry.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain on the washer incident! This runner is perfect! I love the colors and fabrics!
ReplyDeleteGlad everything is in operating order again! Love the table runner, the black/white/yellow combo is so cheery!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the table runner. BTW am so glad can't smell in cyberspace!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a designated gift stashing place? Wrap her present now and put it there. Come December, half the job will be done. (It's the remembering part, isn't it? :D Me too!)
ReplyDeleteLove that table runner. Yuck! Stuff imprisoned in washer for three days! I'm surprised that it only took 3 washes.
ReplyDeletethe runner looks fantastic! and I hate hand sewing too but it just makes the binding look oh so perfect, don't ya think?
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Very pretty. Love the gray/yellow combo.
ReplyDeleteLove the black/yellow runner. I've always loved that ME bumble bee print. I actually bought (a version of) it at Walmart a long time ago. NOT fun to work with at all(because of the lack of quality)! Definitely a "you get what you pay for" lesson.
ReplyDeleteThe yellow stripes tie in great with the bumblebee fabric! On another mater, I refuse to give up my 20 year old washer. The less electronic stuff messing with my undies, the happier I am.
ReplyDeleteNothing beats a hand-sewn binding! I also tried various ways of doing it by machine, but so far I've found nothing that looks neat on both sides. I now use hair clips instead of pins to hold the binding in place when I hand-sew - fewer pricked fingers in the process...
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Our garbage disposal recently died, and I had a load of dirty dishes in the dishwasher for two days until I could get a new one. Yummy...
ReplyDeleteLove the simplistic, modern look and colors for this table runner.
ReplyDeleteI have not mastered machine binding. I do all of mine by hand, in front of the TV at night.
Yay for clean drawers! ;)
ReplyDeleteLove this runner, too. You are really on a quilting roll, aren't ya?
I love that table runner! I am just not great with matching fabrics and love to see what people with much better eyes than me come up with! I can sympathize re: the washer...although ours wasn't broken, my husband just forgot he had a load of clothes in there!!! Oh, it was horrible!!
ReplyDeleteCute runner and your hand workmanship is superb.
ReplyDeleteMy washing machine wouldn't drain either. I used my wet/ dry vac to suck the water out.
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