Goal 5: Complete

My seams are a little off, but I love this table topper. Perfect for Spring and Easter. I am sad they are discontinuing turnovers. They were the perfect way to get the entire line and get that scrappy effect.

Pashmina table topper

I LOVE my table topper! Thank you Jenny for the incredible quilting job.

Quilts on their way

I handed over two table toppers and a quilt a couple weeks ago to Jenny. Well, they are done and while I haven't seen them in person, the pictures on her blog look awesome. I am very excited! Thanks Jenny!!!

Starting the year off well

First completion of the year! This table topper has been at my sewing machine for months. I had sewn some of the triangles together, but it just sat there. Over the New Year weekend I actually made progress and this weekend I finally finished it up. Sewing with turnover triangles isn't as easy as it would seem. I think I like using squares to end up with half square triangles. I do the like the way the pattern turned out. I picked up the pattern at my local quilt shop and I really do like the Fig Tree fabrics.

The dining table was a bit messy, so using the couch as a display. Off to be quilted by Jenny. Maybe this can count towards her goal of finishing a quilt a week.

And the stash grows

I enjoyed the way the table topper came together, so I am going to do another one. It is spring like, so I am in no hurry to get it done anytime soon. I am using Mill House Inn fabric by Fig Tree Quilts. I love Joann Figueroa's designs. There is a reversible wrap skirt pattern I would like to try for next spring/summer. She has an awesome blog too.




P.S. Got the fabric at the Fabric Shack. Love their sales. Still half price shipping.

The table topper

Still needs to be quilted and bound. It ended up larger than I expected.

Branching out to table linens

I am trying my hand at a table topper. I picked up the pattern last fall, but didn't get around to picking fabric till a couple weeks ago. The pattern is a simple quartered nine patch I got from Creekside Quilting here in Des Moines. The pattern uses pre-cuts; using Moda fabrics naming convention, a Layer Cake or a Charm Pack. The Layer Cake makes for a throw sized quilt and the Charm Pack yields the table topper.
I chose Pashmina from Sentimental Studios. The line came out a while ago and I had noticed it, but never picked it up. The kicker was the sale at Fabric Shack. I love that store and their customer service is awesome. FYI- half price shipping right now. I was able to get coordinating fabric for the backing. I like the back to match the front. I have a slight matching obsession.
I am looking forward to putting this together. I don't think it should take long, but that means all my seams will have to match on the first try. Yeah, right! I adore the fabric. I like colours and the motifs. Can you name table toppers like you name a quilt? I need to start thinking about a label.