What to do with a quilt gone wrong!

OK Quilters! You know exactly what I'm talking about! How many of you have made quilt blocks that look fabulous but when you go to sew them together something is wrong? Well, that's just what happened to me! Yes, even experts screw up!

I saw The Missouri Star Quilt Company did an hour glass quilt so of course I wanted to make one! I make everything they do!

I wanted to make a very basic table runner for Christmas. I decided to make an hour glass pattern. It's made up of half square triangles. Although it's easy, it can be tedious and that's what gets me every time!

So I ended up with rows and rows to sew together but as soon as I went to line them up, yep, uneven! These are not the types of squares that you can get away with that! So here I was left with rows and rows!

 

I had a total of 18 rows! So what the heck do I do with them? I grouped them into 4's thinking I would make a table topper. Then I couldn't find enough fabric to boarder it! AH! Ready to throw in the towel? Nope! Not yet!

 

So what if I just do 1 strip? Nice on an end table right? BINGO! Great way to use up a little bit of scraps on the boarder and binding too!

Add some boarders

and binding and before you know it....

 

So now I have enough to make one for every single person in my family for Christmas. That's not going to happen but I have enough :)

 

When you want to try a new block or your strips don't line up well all hope is not gone! Turn it into a runner or a mug rug and no one will ever know you didn't mean to do that in the first place!



Is it Fall already???

The leaves are starting to change here in NC and I am so excited! Fall is my favorite time of year. The colors are so beautiful and the crisp air is so refreshing. This is our first fall in NC so I am hoping it is a good one. With that said, let's get move onto the fall crafting world!

 

What's hot in my craft room:

I have been working on fall and Halloween cards. scrapbook pages and sewing. My favorite so far is my fall (coffee) table runner. This was such an easy project. It took me a long afternoon to complete. 

Front

 

Back

 

I followed this video from The Missouri Star Quilt Company to make this. Jenny did the video as a scrap buster but I wanted mine with new fall fat quarters I had purchased at ACMoore for $1 each!! Can you believe that? If you have an ACMoore near you they have seasonal FQ's usually in a spinning display for $1 all of the time. If you get a 20% off total purchase or $5 off $20 or more then you are REALLY in for it!! That's about $.75 per FQ- who ever heard of such a thing???

 

Geez, sales get me so excited! As I was saying about the video... Jenny made hers much wider than I did. The idea is the same so you can make it any size you want. Starting in the center cut a block to whatever size you choose.  Cut your strips and apply in order, just like a log cabin. After I pieced the top of course I thought how easy it would have been to do this as a "quilt as you go" project! Oh well, next time!

 

Apply your binding and you're done!

 

I really love Missouri Star Quilt Company. I have ordered many items from their shop and the tutorials are wonderful. If you aren't subscribed to the videos you should and if you don't get their daily emails you should! The always have a great " Deal of the Day" and I have picked up many charm packs for only $2.99.  Ok, enough of the plugs! :)

 

 

On to the next craft....

 

 

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