Thursday, August 8, 2013

TGIFF & Giveaway

Well, I did it... I finished my first large project :)  I actually finished sewing the binding on July 19 (so it's been done for a few weeks) I just haven't had time or weather to get a nice picture until this weekend.  excuse the shabby landscaping, I took the picture before I pruned the hydrenga :p


It turned out 72" long, 14" wide.  I am so pleased with how it turned out. And I love the Metro Living rings as the binding.  here are a couple close-up shots so you can see the binding and quilting better.



I decided to just do a random strip backing.  Each fabric is showcased at least once, with a few duplicates.  It's a little crooked, but it's hard to tell from a distance ::wink::


Action shots guest starring my mom's dining room table (since mine looks like a fabric store explosion at the moment!)



So to celebrate my first sizable finish.  I'm having a little giveaway.  I grabbed my scraps and made a cute herringbone hot pad complete with insulbrite batting so it's safe to use with hot things; it's 10x10" a great size for Dutch Ovens :)


I backed it with the turquoise bouquet print and it's bound in the same Metro Living rings.  The winner will get the hot pad, and a little surprise.

To enter, just leave me a comment and the RNG will choose a winner on Monday 8/12 around noon.  One entry per person please.  If you're a no-reply blogger, please leave an email address where I can contact you.  The giveaway is closed, thank you for your lovely comments :)

Linking up with TGIFF hosted @ Bedtime Quilting this week.  Thanks for celebrating my first finish with me!

17 comments:

  1. Liz, it turned out beautifully! Nice job on picking that binding too it is very cute!

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  2. Your table runner is beautiful! And that hot pad is pretty adorable as well :)

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  3. Oh, what a beautiful table runner! I love all the colors and that it can be reversible. I have still yet to make a table runner and I totally NEED to! You must share the vomit fabric table! LOL Thanks for the giveaway! The herringbone is perfect!

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  4. Your table runner is gorgeous! I love the little hot pad too. The colors are just wonderful and HAPPY. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  5. The table runner is lovely! Very sweet little giveaway too.

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  6. What a cute hot pad! It's hard to buy particularly cute ones, isn't it? Any nice ones I have are handmade.

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  7. Great mix of fabrics - I like both projects!

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  8. love the table runner, and love the hot pad too! and hey- no judgment from me about the dining room table looking like a fabric store explosion, haha!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  9. I love this table runner! The bright prints on the white with the red binding is spectacular! Oh, and our table is such a mess with fabric and serger and notions that we eat in the kitchen LOL I think that's common with quilters ;)

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  10. Gorgeous makes! I just can't bear to cut up my FMF! The binding is inspired! :-)

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  11. The table runner looks fabulous! A great way to show off FMF - the prints stand out beautifully with the white.

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  12. Awesome first finish! Love how it turned out:)

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    1. Thanks Caroline! And congrats on winning my little giveaway. I hope you enjoy your package :)

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  13. Your table runner is lovely, now all you need is the uber-tidy table to go with it :)

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    1. haha, never going to happen... that's why I had to model it on my mom's table :p

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  14. Congratulations, Liz!! It looks fabulous. I love me some FMF. I need to do a table runner for my kid's room--would you mind sharing what you used for batting? Did you just use regular warm n' natural style stuff, or did you choose like a low-loft fusible fleece?

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    1. I just used some low loft polyester batting that I had purchased at Joann's when I first started quilting (and I didn't know anything about natural v. poly batting!)

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