Diary of a Quilter - a quilt blog: A Summer Table Runner

Thursday, July 7, 2011

A Summer Table Runner

I found a little bit of time to do some summer sewing. So I made a table runner for my mother-in-law's birthday. I used the good old quick, quilt-as-you-go Table Runner Tutorial. I love how fast these come together.

Last summer when we were in Maryland I found some cool fabric with a beach and lighthouse theme and knew they were perfect for my mother-in-law who grew up in Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The prints are from the collection Beachcomber by Clothworks. All of the rest of the fabric came from my stash. I love how it all came together.

I especially love all the sand-colored neutrals. Now I'm in the mood to make a beach-inspired quilt in really subtle neutrals. Hmm...

Plant and pot from Ikea.

19 comments:

sunnyJuly 7, 2011 at 3:02 PM
love love that fabric!
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~The Bargain BabeJuly 7, 2011 at 3:06 PM
That is adorable! Very nice and perfect for summer. :)
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DonnaJuly 7, 2011 at 4:45 PM
I loved this tutorial. I did three at Christmas with Christmas fabric (two were given as a gift...kept the favourite one for me!). Then I liked it so much I did a Valentine's day one, and I now working on a spring one. I am trying to do for each season! Your tutorial was great!!
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LindaJuly 7, 2011 at 4:53 PM
Very nice! Thanks!
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Lori HoltJuly 7, 2011 at 4:59 PM
Adorable Amy....beachy vintagey summer vacationy:)
Love it!
xx
Lori
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LeanneJuly 7, 2011 at 5:15 PM
thats a lovely gift for your mother in law, great summery colours.
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SheilaJuly 7, 2011 at 5:42 PM
What a lovely gift! Very nice tutorial. I could see this in Christmas fabrics, too. Thank you for sharing :)
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Angela N.July 7, 2011 at 6:14 PM
gorgeous! would match my bath theme!! love the fabrics!!
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Sarah CraigJuly 7, 2011 at 8:15 PM
Too cute!!!
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stacke1July 7, 2011 at 8:19 PM
mmmm...lovely
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randiJuly 7, 2011 at 8:47 PM
very pretty!
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angelaJuly 7, 2011 at 9:22 PM
Just today I was loving my current summer table runner made from your tutorial, thinking I needed another!

That's such a fun, quick project.
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SherriJuly 7, 2011 at 10:50 PM
So cute! I love beach themed fabrics...and yours coordinate so well with the other prints!
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KerriJuly 8, 2011 at 12:15 AM
oh, i LOVE the beach!! such a perfect summer table runner!!
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PattyJuly 8, 2011 at 6:50 AM
Super cute.
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GLÒRIAJuly 8, 2011 at 10:13 AM
It 'is very nice table runner! I'm lovely this fabrics!
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Mary Jane's TEAROOMJuly 9, 2011 at 3:11 AM
Fabulous...and a lovely choice of Summer inspired fabrics!
Susan x
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Kitty PearlJuly 9, 2011 at 7:10 PM
This project is a great showcase for novelty prints. And the quilt as you go makes it even faster. Fun!
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Anne's HouseMarch 27, 2012 at 8:19 PM
How wonderful! My favorite kind of quilting! Thank you!
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