Tag Archives: Placemat

Table Runner and pot holders

  I’ve been trying to use all of the squares from a set of Java charm packs that I ordered from charmpacksplus.  Jeanelle is so helpful that I order all of my charm packs from her unless she is already … Continue reading

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New Etsy listings

I have been doing some quilting this week.  Here’s photos of the last three items that I listed on Etsy. The “ruffles” on the pillow top are actually rows of fabric that is stitched down and clipped like the seams … Continue reading

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Courthouse steps table runner

I listed my Courthouse Steps on Etsy today.  You can go to etsy.com if you want to see more pictures.   I really like the movement created by the diagonal strips of the red and blue areas.  I realize that … Continue reading

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What’s new at Country by Design

Wow!  I didn’t realize it had been so long since I had posted anything here.  Last weekend was a total wash.  We started moving everything out of the dining room on Thursday and tearing up the old self-stick floor tile. … Continue reading

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Ready for winter

Here’s the stack of wood that my hubby and I split and stacked on Friday.  I’m pretty impressed!  I had helped him bring some of the logs up from the woods earlier in the week, then he cut it into … Continue reading

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Nature’s Gift rag quilted table runner is sold!

I finished the Nature’s Gift table runner today and got it listed on Etsy.  It was a custom order, so it is sold already, but I may make another one.  I don’t have enough Nature’s Gift fabric to make another … Continue reading

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Almost finished!

Just spent another hour working on the Nature’s Gifts table runner, and it looks like I’m almost finished. Another hour working on the table runner has it pretty close to being finished, if it weren’t a Country By Design table … Continue reading

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Christmas mittens for Etsy, 2nd edition

I finished another set of rag quilted place mats using Moda fabrics this afternoon.  I’m basically happy with the design, but I’m sure I will tweak it if I use it again.  There were 36 squares in the Countdown to … Continue reading

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Hand quilted border

A couple of days ago, I published a shot of a table runner that I’m working on because I was stuck as to how to finish the border.  Thanks to my good friend Darcy Ashton from Ashton Publications for telling me … Continue reading

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Source for homespun fabrics

Once upon a time, I used homespun fabrics and natural muslin for a lot of my place mats and table runners.  Don’t know where I got off track!  Anyway, I was cleaning out a drawer in my desk and came … Continue reading

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