Monday, July 2, 2012

Celebrate the 4th Table Topper tutorial

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Here is a little table topper that I made that would be perfect for 4th of July.

It is 12.5 inches x 16.5 inches.
I used a 2.25 inch binding that came from my oldies stash and did a little free motion wiggle quilting on it.
The fabrics are Clermont Farms by Polly Minick & Lauri Simpson for Moda. This was a little 2.5 x 5 inch charm pack of all the colors in their collection. There were 42 pieces.
I took each piece and cut sliced it lengthwise to give me 1.25 x 5 inch strips and then sewed them together in groups of 6. I trimmed them to a 4.25 inch square.

You can see that I made it 4 blocks by 3 blocks and used all my pieces.
You can see that I made it 4 blocks by 3 blocks and used 72 pieces. This was a fast project and could also be a great way to use up scraps from your stash.

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18 comments:

Barbara said...

Very cute!

Sarah said...

It looks really nice and I like the wiggle quilting too!!

Lesley said...

This is adorable! I just bet there will be many of these made around blog land in the next day or two! Thanks for sharing!

shez said...

Connie this so cute,love it.xx

Denise :) said...

I like it!! I've got a set of those candy bar charms and haven't been able to figure out how to use them -- this is perfect! :)

Maria Kievit said...

Railroad fencing and patriotic colours, can't get any more country feel than that! Nice quilt!

Betty Lou said...

Such tiny little strips, lovely fabric. Very nice.

Ariane said...

This is so cute!! I love it!! I need to make one of these!! Love it!!

Needled Mom said...

That is just perfect for the 4th. Very nice!

Jeanne said...

Quick, easy and very cute! Thanks so much.

Linda said...

Love it and love the wiggles too! Thanks for sharing this. I have some red, white and blue fabric left over from another project. Maybe I can make it up quick for July 4th! I'm going to try anyway.

Sheila said...

Very cute fun, patriotic table topper. Or a wall hanging. Excellent directions. Good idea.

Lyn said...

Love it! really like the wiggle. Thanks for sharing.

Cyn ;-) said...

Nice. The patriotic colors look so great together. The 'wiggle' is just perfect.

Quilting Lodge said...

Great table runner Connie!

Vicki @ Quilting Lodge

Melissa said...

I love it Connie! The patriotic colors always pull at my heart (can't imagine why!)

╰☆╮ Barb ╰☆╮ said...

I've never seen the 2.5x5 in. charm pack, but it would be easy enough to cut the 5x5 charms in half. Great way to use a charm pack and get a feel for the fabrics in that line! Happy 4th to you!

Navy Wifey Peters said...

cute topper! Is that a Longaberger basket?