Quilted Table Runner and Coasters

Finally, the last post about handmade Christmas presents.  I made my sister a quilted patchwork table runner for her birthday and she asked for another one for Christmas.

It was pretty much the same as the one I made her before but with the added addition of some rather fabulous vintage rose-print fabric that I salvaged from a 1950s full-length apron.  Luckily, although the apron was quite marked in places, 95% of the fabric was in excellent condition.

The backing was cut from a very Cath Kidston-esque vintage rose-print tablecloth that I got at a jumble sale in Basildon during the summer.  Again, there were some unshiftable marks on it but with some judicious cutting out, I managed to find just enough undamaged material to make the backing.

The runner is quilted along the seams of each patchwork strip, and has a linen bias binding which was sewn on by hand (turns out sewing on bias binding is a rather gentle and therapeutic activity.)

I made four of these Scandinavian-style fabric coasters for her too.  I think it's BBC4 showing  the Swedish Wallander and The Killing (Forbrydelsen) that has fuelled both my sister's and my fascination with all things Nordic / Danish design at the moment.  The coasters were made from a vintage M&S pinny that I also found at the Basildon jumble.  The pinny was rather spattered with gloss paint but I managed to find just enough unmarked material to make the set of coasters.

 

Comments

[Loo xx]

These are amazing, you clever thing you. Gorgeous fabric. Liking also the patchwork you did in your previous posts. I need to get my bad ass into gear and do some patch working; I've got an immense amount of fabric cluttering up my wardrobe.

I do love seeing your makes. More please! Xx

[Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]]

Really pretty, you have a great fabric stash. Happy New Year!

[Sarah]

Dear Liz,

Again the runner is just such a lovely finishing touch to the dining room and just finishes the table off perfectly. The coasters are used on a daily basis and are brilliant because DN knows if he spills food/drink on them, they can just go in the washing machine - that happens after nearly every meal!

Thanks so much for your lovely cat card too which arrived today.

I really enjoyed our Christmas too and absolutely love my home made presents.

With love from

Sarah

xxxx