I just used some leftover fabrics for this - so don't expect to see anything made from this LOL. There is only ONE piece - the pics are so close together that it looks like one photo of two pieces.
I am so hyped over this - I don't know why I was so scared and why it took me so long to try... it was definitely worth the wait, though :).
What started this 'adventure' was my oldest daughter commenting that she really liked this table runner she found on FB .... I told her that I don't do curves. Because she is so hard to buy/make for, I decided that I'd take a leap and try to make this for her... and I figured that there are enough members in the guild who can do curved piecing and could talk/walk me through the hard parts.
Trying to find the pattern was an adventure in itself.... she found the pic on Craftsy.com so I went there looking for it.... it was featured on the page of a quilting class. I checked the info on the class and somehow mistakenly assumed that this table runner pattern was included in the class. Only after I signed up for the class and was able to scroll through the class info that I realized that it was NOT part of the class. Sooo, I went back to the photo and scrolled through the comments & found the info on the designer... went to her website and ordered the pattern and also ordered the paper piecing patterns for the 'spikes' ( thought they were for all the pieces, though). Then I crossed my fingers that they would arrive before I went to the quilt show on Sept 6th. It was being shipped from Canada- who knows how long it could take.... It made it here in time :).
After the quilt show in Marshall, we stopped by The Marshall House quilt shop, of course, and I started shopping for the fabrics. I don't care for the print they used, so I found some lovely golden/beige print and the black I found has some of the same golden/beige in it... then I only bought one shade of the gold... because the pattern directions weren't clear enough - it says 1/4 yd and only requires one shade of the gold. It looks to me like it's going to need more than 1/4 yd... ( I bought 2 yds just incase lol). I also bought two yds of the blue. I figure if there's extra, it can be used for the backing. :). I bought the gold and the blue online... someone ( can't remember who just now) had a sale and it was a good enough deal that if the fabrics weren't the exact color/shade that I was looking for, it wouldn't be a big deal.... right now, I think they'll do fine.
She's going to be so surprised... No need for her to know that I have now expanded my 'expertise' LOL. So mum's the word!!!
OH! Almost forgot... my third row of the Mi row-by-row is done.
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