Saturday, November 21, 2009

A mistake turned into quilt

So I was working on blocks for my snowball quilt and I mistakenly trimmed four of those blocks to 6" squares. (They are supossed to be 6 1/2" squares).  OOPS!  Can't use those blocks in the snowball quilt.  So I got to thinking about how to use them, and I decided to make a couple red and cream blocks to incorporate all six into a small table runner.  So I loaded the fire place with wood, moved the sewing machine into the family room, turned on the tv and quilted away last night.  Here is the finished product: (well not quite finished, it still needs to be bound).

I had a hard time deciding which order to lay out the green, red, and cream blocks.  I finally decided I liked this way the best as I would most likely be placing a candle or other decoration in the center.  TADA!

4 comments:

  1. TA DA! indeed. Jen, that's genius. What a great idea and you totally salvaged those blocks. Great job!

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  2. I love that! You turned your lemons into lemonade!

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  3. Very cute way to use up those blocks! Now you're ahead of the game for decorating for the holidays.

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  4. So cute Jen!! You are such a wonderful seamstress!

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