Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Table Runners and Crayon Tote Bags Finished

Season's Greetings!  I can't believe Christmas is almost here?

I put the finishing touches on my gifts last week and sent them

off in the mail.




My first table runner was an experiment with simple quilted lines.







I had a sudden flash of inspiration and added some ribbons to

this second table runner to make it a little more festive for the

holidays.   After I was all finished I thought how easy it would

have been to make a quilt as you go table runner.   ( Line up

the backing fabric with batting on top and stitch the top

fabric strips down as you go with simple line stitching on each

seam)  Easy peasy!  I have one table runner left to finish for

me, so I may have to try it.





I'm sure most of you have seen the adorable color crayon

roll-ups if not in person, maybe on someones blog.

Well I made my little great nephew and nieces some color

crayon tote bags.  This was a super easy and fun project to

work on and I think the kids will enjoy taking them in the

car and toting them around.   I made mine larger than most

of the tutorials I found, so if you want the dimensions I

would be glad to provide them.

I'll be back to share my finished Snowman quilt soon.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!


13 comments:

Linda G. (Stray Stitches) said...
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Stray Stitches (Linda G) said...

The table runners are beautiful. I would never have thought to add ribbon but it really adds that special little something. The crayon totes are adorable.

Yvette said...

I really like the table runners!

What adorable totes.

em's scrapbag said...

Your crayon bag is an awesome idea. Your neices and nephews are sure to love them.

Jocelyn said...

Very cute! I love the totes.

Anonymous said...

I wished the crayon totes were big when my guys were little..they are adorable as is your runner!
Merry Christmas to you!

Anonymous said...

You are a wonderful great aunt to make the special totes I'm sure the little ones agree! I had to giggle at your first sentence saying you can't believe it's almost Christmas, but then putting a question mark at the end. That's how I feel, not sure it's almost here! Looking forward to the Snowman quilt!

Julia said...

Love the idea of the crayon tote bags..They will so loved and used very often I'm sure..

Carrie P. said...

Oh, those are some great table runners. The ribbon is a very nice touch. Love the fabrics.
Cute bags too.

Allie said...

Kim those table runners are gorgeous! I love that you added ribbon. My first ever quilt, which took me 20 years to complete, was all done by hand - cut the templates out of cardboard, and marked my sewing lines, WITH INK. I had no clue, what can I say. Well, the ink showed after I joined all my pieces, so I found a boatload of ribbon and stitched it down all the seams. It remains one of my favorite quilts. I think the ribbon just really adds wonderful texture and color. Love the crayon totes too, what a great idea!

Crispy said...

Oooo lovely gifts!! I would be VERY interested in the crayon totes Kim!! It would be something fun for my GD :0)

Crispy

Micki said...

Th table runner is just beautiful! I love your dog bag..so cute!
Micki

Anne at Film and Thread said...

I love the crayon totes! Much better idea than the crayon rolls. Lucky nieces and nephews!