Friday Night Stitching

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I joined with everyone to do a little stitching on Friday night. Thanks Wendy for hosting this lovely night again.

I worked on my newest project using scraps from the scrap bin. 


I found lots of 1-1/2 inch strips belonging to a fabric range and decided to use them in a quilt-as-you-go place mat for the coffee table. For the backing I used a piece of pre-quilted calico. The finished size turned out to be about 14 x 20 inches.





I think the longest part to complete was the quilting as I did each side of the joins.  
I also used some of the remaining strips to make the binding.

Went to bed very happy indeed. Pop on over to Wendy's blog and see what everyone else made.


Hope everyone has a safe and happy Easter.






Comments

  1. CathyC19 April 2014 at 09:57

    very cheery :)

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  2. Jenny of Elefantz19 April 2014 at 10:45

    You know what I'm going to say, right? ;-)

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  3. Anonymous19 April 2014 at 12:03

    Love this Heather ,well done on a beautiful finish.xx

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  4. Susan19 April 2014 at 12:34

    Such lovely colours.

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  5. Peg - Happy In Quilting19 April 2014 at 14:40

    Heather that is so lovely...Happy Easter

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  6. Michelle Ridgway19 April 2014 at 18:01

    Lovely work Heather. Happy Easter to you too x

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  7. Fiona19 April 2014 at 18:01

    thats a lovely mat Heather... it's always great to use up the strips and how pretty it looks...
    Hugz

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  8. A Consuming Passion19 April 2014 at 19:37

    Such pretty scraps Heather , makes a lovely place mat too. enjoy the rest of your Easter break.

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  9. Cath19 April 2014 at 19:47

    Such a lovely little mat.....what a treasure of scraps you have.
    Cath @ Bits 'n Bobs

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  10. Cheryll19 April 2014 at 20:44

    A brightly coloured runner that's a perfect use of scraps. We'll done ! :)

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  11. celkalee19 April 2014 at 21:31

    What a nice little mat. Using scraps like this is so much fun. The colors are bright and happy. Happy Easter to you as well.

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  12. make.share.give20 April 2014 at 09:25

    So pretty!

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  13. Sandra20 April 2014 at 09:43

    Thanks for you comment on my blog for FNSI. I love your work, the colours are gorgeous

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  14. barb's creations20 April 2014 at 10:53

    Simply gorgeous Heather!! :) Barb.

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  15. Kim20 April 2014 at 20:09

    Lovely such pretty colours

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  16. Beedeebabee20 April 2014 at 20:26

    How beautiful your place mat turned out! I love the pretty colors in the fabrics you chose...so spring-ish. You did a really lovely job! Happy Easter sweetie! xo

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  17. Vicki20 April 2014 at 21:54

    Such cheerful colours

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  18. Michelle21 April 2014 at 03:29

    Very pretty! You got a lot done. Happy Easter.

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  19. Michelle21 April 2014 at 03:30

    Very pretty! You got a lot done. Happy Easter.

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  20. Michelle21 April 2014 at 03:30

    Very pretty! You got a lot done. Happy Easter.

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  21. Marilyn22 April 2014 at 00:35

    Such pretty colours, and a great finish.

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